Cease Bad Religion
Subject: CRD: Cease -- Bad Religion
SONG: Cease
AUTHOR: Greg Graffin
ARTIST: Bad Religion
ALBUM: The Gray Race
YEAR: 1996
TABBED BY: The Jackal
I got an advance copy of Bad Religion's new album, "The Gray Race" (as
far as I know, it will be released March 5th). While this isn't (I guess)=
the easiest song on the album to figure out (especially lyric-wise) it's
the first one I've figured out so far, and IMHO one of the best, so
enjoy!
The lyrics are probably really screwed up by me, but from what I can make=
of 'em, they're some of Greg Graffin's best. Hey, the man has a Ph.D. for=
chrissakes!
"Cease" -- Bad Religion
[B]Flat top p[A]ave-ment c[G]om-fort [F#]me
Like a ch[B]emical reaction or a st[A]eamroller, spr[G]eading randoml[F#]y
There=D5s a[B] distant[A] fuzz of a [G]frequ[F#]ency
It ti[B]ckles my e[A]ars, rustles u[G]nder my fe[F#]et
And it sh[B]akes the le[A]aves off of e[G]very tr[F#]ee
[G]Vio-l[A]ent-l[F#]y
What prote[B]ction e[A]verlasting p[G]eace (??)
Everyt[A]hing must c[B]ease
(same chords as before)
In-sti-tu-tion on the hill
Like a beacon in the mind of an ancestor to remind the people=D5s will (??)
There=D5s a shadow stain on the west facade
It is spread like a cave to entrap the pod (???)
And the decent folks find it oh so odd
Oh so odd
What protection everlasting peace
Everything must cease
(pluck 6th string only -- this part is slow)
[B]Brave me-[A]mo-rials [G]hewn white st[F#]one
Like the co[B]mforting caress of a mo[A]ther or a fri[G]end you've always kn[F#]own
(strum from here -- resumes normal Bad Religion tempo)
It ev[B]okes such p[A]ain and sign[G]ific[F#]ance
[B]What was once is [A]reduced to r[G]emembr[F#]ance
And the g[B]enerations pa[A]ss without r[G]ecompe[F#]nse
[G]Aa-a[A]aaa-[F#]hhh...
What prot[B]ection ev[A]erlasting pe[G]ace
Everyth[A]ing must ce[B]ase
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 21:14:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Evan MALVOLIO Hulka
Subject: CRD: Cease (revised) - Bad Religion
SONG NAME: Cease
ARTIST: Bad Religion
ALBUM: The Grey Race
YEAR: 1996
TABBED BY: Malvolio
Cease -- Bad Religion
Kind of an amend to my earlier tab
The way this sounds best is if you play it in E (power chords). Then the
intro is:
EED CCB. the basic chord pattern is E D C B (Black top pavement...) When
it goes "Shakes the leaves off of..." C D B, and "Violently" is C B A.
"Everything must cease" is E D C ... D E.
If that's a little hard to understand, listen to the album. E. Hulka
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