Protocol Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][F][Esus4][E]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Who are these ones [Am]who would
lead us now
[C]To the sound of a thousand guns
[F]Who'd storm the gates
of hell itself
[E]To the tune of a single drum?

[Verse 2]
[Am]
Where are the girls of the neighborhood bars
[C]Whose loves were lost at sea
[F]In the hills of France and on German soil
[E]From Saigon to Wounded Knee?

[Verse 3]
[Dm]
Who come from long lines [G]of soldiers
[C]Whose duty was fulfil[F]led
[Dm]In the words of a warrior's [G]will
And [Am]pro tocol

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G][C][F]
[Esus4][E][Am]

[Verse 4]
Where are the boys in their [Am]coats of blue
[C]Who flew when their eyes were blind?
[F]Was God in town for the Roman games
Was he [E]there when the deals

[Verse 5]
were signed?
[Am]
Who are the kings in their coats of mail
[C]Who rode by the cross to [F]die?
Did they all go down into worthiness?
[E]Is it wrong for a king to cry?
[Dm]And who are these ones
who would have [G]us now
Whose [C]presence is con[F]cealed
Whose [Dm]nature is re[G]vealed
In a [Am]time bomb?

[Interlude 2]
[Am][G][C][F]
[Esus4][E][Am]

[Verse 6]
Last of all you old [Am]sea dogs
[C]Who travel after whale
[F]You'd storm the gates of hell itself
For the [E]taste of a mermaid's
[Dm]tail
Who come from long lines [G]of skippers
[C]Whose duty was fulfil[F]led
[Dm]In the words of a warrior's will[G]
And [Am]protocol

[Outro 1]
[Am][G][C][F][E][Am]