Cease Acoustic

this is off american lesion by legendary greg graffin . this is also an improvment of the same tab at greg ug page . . . so thanks . . capo 3rd fret . Am G F E E7 ( use E7 in the transition ) ( x2 ) Am G E . . . Am G F C C/B blacktop pavement cover me Am Dm F G like a chemical reaction or a steamroller , spreading randomly Am G F C there’s a distant buzz and low frequency Am G F C C/G it tickles my ears , rumbles under my feet Dm Dm/F C G and it shakes the leaves off of every tree F C G vio - lent - ly Am G Dm what pretention! everlasting peace F F/F# G G/G# Am eve - ry - thing must cease Am G F E E7 ( x2 ) Am G E Am G F C C/B in - sti - tu - tion on the hill Am Dm F G like a beacon in the mind of an ancestor to ignite a people’s will Am G F C there’s a shadow stain on the west facade Am G F C C/G it has spread like decay to enshroud the fraud Dm Dm/F C G F C G and the descendents find it oh so odd , oh so odd Am G Dm what pretention! everlasting peace F F/F# G G/G# Am eve - ry - thing must cease Am G F E E7 ( x2 ) Am G E Am G F C C/B grave memorial , hewn white stone Am Dm F G like the comforting caress of a mother or a friend you’ve always known Am G F C it evokes such pain and significance Am G F C C/G what was once is reduced to rememberence Dm Dm/F C G and the generations pass without recompense F C G oh - oh - ohh Am G Dm what pretention everlasting peace F F/F# G G/G# eve - ry - thing must . . . cease . Am G F E E7 ( x4 ) end with Am .