C Am Bb

(but our postman didn’t call)

Bb C Dm F Eb

8 lbs. of over-pressure wave seemed to glue him to the wall

F G Am

They said protect and you’ll survive

E.M.P. took out the radio-

(and our milk-man didn’t call)

Flash blinded by the pretty lights,

Didn’t see his bottles fall

Or feel the warm black rain arrive—Am-G

Repeat Intro – Em-Dm-Bb-F-A (2 measures)

Big friendly cloud builds in the West

(and our dust-men haven’t called)

They left a dual carriageway at a hundred miles an hour-

A tail wind chasing them away

PROTECT AND SURVIVE – JETHRO TULL(1980) PAGE 2

BREAK-

A F#m E F#m

And in deep shelters lurk below, sub- regional control

E A

Who sympathise but cannot help

G C

To mend your body or your soul

Am Bm Em F Bb G

Self-appointed guardians of the race with egg upon their face

C D G A B

When steady sirens sing all-clear they pop up, find nobody here

And so I watch two new suns spin-

(our paper man doesn’t call)

Burnt shadow printed on the road-

Now there’s nothing there at all

They said PROTECT AND YOU’LL SURVIVE……………….

Ending-fade out using Em-Dm-Bb-F-A

Comment: Protect and Survive is a difficult piece to play requiring particular attention to timing- any corrections are gratefully accepted. “A” is an extremely complex group of songs which is a real challenge. As always-enjoy and play the music of