Long Road Out of Eden

	  		Intro: Am7 D7 Am7 D7 

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Moon shining down through the palms 
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Shadows moving on the sand 
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Somebody whispering the twenty-third psalm 
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Dusty rifle in his trembling hands 

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Somebody trying just to stay alive 
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He got promises to keep 
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Over the ocean in America 
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Far away and fast asleep 

F            G               F               G       Am A9 Am 
Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky 
F           G           F       G        Am A9 Am 
Cold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passing by 
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Galaxies unfolding, new worlds being born 
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Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn 
C               E            Am 
But it's a long road out of Eden 

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Music blasting from an SUV 
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On a bright and sunny day 
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Rolling down the interstate 
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In the good ol' USA 

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Having lunch at the petroleum club 
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Smokin' fine cigars and swappin' lives 
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He said: "gimme 'nother slice o' that barbecued brisket!" 
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"gimme 'nother piece o' that pecan pie!" 


F        G           F           G   Am A9 Am 
Freeways flickering, cell phones chiming a tune 
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We're riding to utopia, road map says we'll be arriving soon 
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Captains of the old order clinging to the reins 
Dm                Dadd9            Dm 
Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains 
C               E           Am       
But it's a long road out of Eden 


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F                  G 
Back home I was so certain 
F                 G 
The path was very clear 
Dm                Dadd9    Dm 
But now I have to wonder: "what are we doing here?" 
F                   G 
I'm not counting on tomorrow 
F                G 
And I can't tell wrong from right 
Dm           Dadd9                Dm  
But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight 

Solo accomp. (A9 Em Dm Em) 

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Weaving down the American highway 
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Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junk 
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Bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda 
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And now we're driving dazed and drunk 

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Been down the road to Damascus, 
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The road to Mandalay 
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Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian way 
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He said, "it's hard to stop this bingeing, once you get a taste." 
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"but the road to empire is a bloody stupid waste." 


F                     G    F               G 
Behold the bitten apple - the power of the tools 
Dm                    Dadd9              Dm   
But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools 
C               E           Am 
And it's a long road out of Eden.... 

Outro: Am7 D7 ?..