Protocol

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