Gordon Lightfoot - Protocol
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] Am C F E7 Am
[VERSE 1:]
C
Who are these ones who would lead us now
F
To the sound of a thousand guns
E7
We'd storm the gates of hell itself
Am
To the tune of a single drum
[VERSE 2:]
C
Where are the girls of the neighbourhood bars
F
Whose love's were lost at sea
E7
In the hills of France and on German soil
Dm
From Saigon to Wounded Knee
[CHORUS:]
G C
Who come from long lines of soldiers
F
Whose duty was fulfilled
Dm G
In the words of a warriors will
Am
And protocol
[INTERLUDE:] Am C F E7 Am
[VERSE 3:]
C
Where are the boys in their coats of blue
F
Who flew when their eyes were blind
Was god in town for the Roman games
E7 Am
Was he there when the deals were signed
[VERSE 4:]
C
Who are the kings in their coats of mail
F
Who rode by the cross to die
E7
Did they all go down into worthiness
Dm
Is it wrong for a king to cry
[CHORUS:]
G
And who are these ones who would have us now
C F
Whose presence in concealed
Dm G
Whose nature is revealed
Am
In a time bomb
[INTERLUDE:] Am C F E7 Am
[VERSE 5:]
C
And last of all, you old sea dogs
F
Who travel after whale
You'd storm the gates of hell itself
E7 Dm
For the taste of a mermaids tail
[CHORUS:]
G C
Who come from long lines of skippers
F Dm
Whose duty was fulfilled
G
In the words of a warrior's will
Am
And protocol
[OUTRO:] Am C F E7 Am