Surrender Under Protest Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][Am][Em][D][Bm][C][G]

[Verse 1]
From [A]the com
fort zone of his[Am]tory
On [Em]the lips of trusted [D]loved ones
To the [Bm]lonely, fragile [C]minds
of angry youths
[G]

[Verse 2]
[A]No sooner was it [Am]over
Than [Em]the memory made it no[D]bler
The [Bm]selective means by which
[C]to point the [G]view

[Verse 3]
[G]
[Am]Com [A]pelled, but [Em]not defeated
[D]Surren[A]der under[Am] protest
[Em]if you m[D]ust
Com[A]pelled, [Em]but not defeated
[D]

[Interlude 1]
[A][Am][Em][D][Bm][C]
[G]

[Verse 4]
If [A]it's
all you can remem[Am]ber
Then it's [Em]been that way forever
[D]And for six[Bm] long genera
[C]tions it's been [G]told

[Verse 5]
[G]
But among [A]the fallen was tradi[Am]tion
That tra[Em]dition was the mis[D]sion
And that [Bm]the wrongness of
[C]the sin was not the [G]goal

[Verse 6]
[G]
Com[Am]pelled, but [Em]not defeated
[D]Surren[A]der under[Am]
[Em]protest if [D]you must
Com[A]pelled, [Em]but not defeated
[D]

[Interlude 2]
[A][Em][G][D][A]

[Verse 7]
Does [Am]the
color really [Em]matter?
On [Am]the face you blame for [Em]failure
On [G]the shamin' for [D]a
battle's losing cause
[A]

[Verse 8]
If [Am]the victims and [Em]aggressors
Just re[Am]main each other[Em]s others
And the [G]instigators [D]never fight their

[Interlude 3]
own
[A][Am][Em][D][Bm][C][G]

[Verse 9]
Com[Am]pelled, but [Em]not defeated
[D]Surren[A]der under pro[Em]test
if you [D]must
[A]Com[Am]pelled, [Em]but not defeated
[D]Sur[A]ren[Am]der under
[A]protest [Em]if you m[D]ust
Sur[A]render under [Em]protest if you must

[Outro 1]
[D][A][Em]