Chords for Drive-By Truckers - Surrender Under Protest (Official Video)
Tempo:
136.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Gm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb]
[Eb]
[C] [Cm] [D]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] From the comfort zone [Cm] of history, [G] on the lips of trusted [F] loved ones, [Dm] to the wounded, fragile
[Eb] minds of [Bb] angry youth, [C] no sooner was [Cm] it over than [Gm] the memory [F] made it nobler a [Dm] selective
means by [Eb] which to point the [Bb]
view.
[G]
Compel but not [F]
defeat.
[C] Surrender [G] under protest if you [F] must.
[C] Compel [G] but [Gm] not [F] defeat.
[C] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] If it's all you can remember, [Gm] then it's been that [F] way forever.
[Dm] After six long [Eb] generations it's [Bb] been told that among [C] the fallen was [Cm] tradition, [Gm]
that
tradition was [F] the mission, and [Dm] that the wrongness of the [Eb] sin was not [Bb] the goal.
[G] Compel but not [F] defeat.
[C] Surrender [D] under [G] protest if [F] you must.
[C] Compel [G] but not [F] defeat.
[C]
[Gm] [D]
Does [C]
the [G] color really [Gm] matter [G] on the face you blame for failure, [Bb] on the shame and horror
[F] of battles, woes, and [C] calls?
If the [Gm] victims and oppressors [G] just remain each other's [Gm] lovers, and [Bb] the instigators
[F] never fight their [C] own.
[Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [G]
Compel but not
[F] defeat.
[C] Surrender under [G] protest if you [F] must.
[C] Compel [G] but not
[F] defeat.
[C] Surrender under [G] protest if you [F] must.
[G] Surrender under [Gm] protest if you [F] must.
[G] [Gm]
[F] Compel but not defeat.
[Eb]
[C] [Cm] [D]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] From the comfort zone [Cm] of history, [G] on the lips of trusted [F] loved ones, [Dm] to the wounded, fragile
[Eb] minds of [Bb] angry youth, [C] no sooner was [Cm] it over than [Gm] the memory [F] made it nobler a [Dm] selective
means by [Eb] which to point the [Bb]
view.
[G]
Compel but not [F]
defeat.
[C] Surrender [G] under protest if you [F] must.
[C] Compel [G] but [Gm] not [F] defeat.
[C] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] If it's all you can remember, [Gm] then it's been that [F] way forever.
[Dm] After six long [Eb] generations it's [Bb] been told that among [C] the fallen was [Cm] tradition, [Gm]
that
tradition was [F] the mission, and [Dm] that the wrongness of the [Eb] sin was not [Bb] the goal.
[G] Compel but not [F] defeat.
[C] Surrender [D] under [G] protest if [F] you must.
[C] Compel [G] but not [F] defeat.
[C]
[Gm] [D]
Does [C]
the [G] color really [Gm] matter [G] on the face you blame for failure, [Bb] on the shame and horror
[F] of battles, woes, and [C] calls?
If the [Gm] victims and oppressors [G] just remain each other's [Gm] lovers, and [Bb] the instigators
[F] never fight their [C] own.
[Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [G]
Compel but not
[F] defeat.
[C] Surrender under [G] protest if you [F] must.
[C] Compel [G] but not
[F] defeat.
[C] Surrender under [G] protest if you [F] must.
[G] Surrender under [Gm] protest if you [F] must.
[G] [Gm]
[F] Compel but not defeat.
Key:
F
C
G
Gm
Bb
F
C
G
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] From the comfort zone [Cm] of history, _ [G] on the lips of trusted [F] loved ones, [Dm] to the wounded, fragile
[Eb] minds of [Bb] angry youth, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] no sooner was [Cm] it over than [Gm] the memory [F] made it nobler a [Dm] selective
means by [Eb] which to point the [Bb]
view.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Compel but not _ [F]
defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender [G] under protest if you [F] must.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Compel [G] but [Gm] not [F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] If it's all you can remember, _ [Gm] then it's been that [F] way forever. _ _
[Dm] After six long _ [Eb] generations it's [Bb] been told _ _ _ _ _ that among [C] the fallen was [Cm] tradition, _ [Gm]
that
tradition was [F] the mission, and [Dm] that the wrongness of the [Eb] sin was not [Bb] the goal. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Compel but not _ [F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender [D] under [G] protest if [F] you must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Compel _ [G] but not _ [F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Does _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
the [G] color really [Gm] matter _ [G] on the face you blame for failure, _ [Bb] on the shame and horror
[F] of battles, woes, and [C] calls? _ _ _ _ _
If the [Gm] victims and oppressors [G] just remain each other's [Gm] lovers, and [Bb] the instigators
[F] _ never fight their [C] own.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Compel _ but not _ _
[F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender under [G] _ protest if you [F] must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Compel [G] but not _
[F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender under [G] protest if you [F] must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Surrender under [Gm] protest if you [F] must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Compel but not defeat. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] From the comfort zone [Cm] of history, _ [G] on the lips of trusted [F] loved ones, [Dm] to the wounded, fragile
[Eb] minds of [Bb] angry youth, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] no sooner was [Cm] it over than [Gm] the memory [F] made it nobler a [Dm] selective
means by [Eb] which to point the [Bb]
view.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Compel but not _ [F]
defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender [G] under protest if you [F] must.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Compel [G] but [Gm] not [F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] If it's all you can remember, _ [Gm] then it's been that [F] way forever. _ _
[Dm] After six long _ [Eb] generations it's [Bb] been told _ _ _ _ _ that among [C] the fallen was [Cm] tradition, _ [Gm]
that
tradition was [F] the mission, and [Dm] that the wrongness of the [Eb] sin was not [Bb] the goal. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Compel but not _ [F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender [D] under [G] protest if [F] you must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Compel _ [G] but not _ [F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Does _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
the [G] color really [Gm] matter _ [G] on the face you blame for failure, _ [Bb] on the shame and horror
[F] of battles, woes, and [C] calls? _ _ _ _ _
If the [Gm] victims and oppressors [G] just remain each other's [Gm] lovers, and [Bb] the instigators
[F] _ never fight their [C] own.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Compel _ but not _ _
[F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender under [G] _ protest if you [F] must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Compel [G] but not _
[F] defeat. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Surrender under [G] protest if you [F] must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Surrender under [Gm] protest if you [F] must. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Compel but not defeat. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _