[Intro]
N.C.
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
[Verse 1]
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Moon shining down through the palms
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Shadows moving on the sand
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Somebody whispering the twenty-third psalm
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Dusty rifle in his trembling hands
[Verse 2]
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Somebody trying just to stay alive
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
He got promises to keep
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Over the ocean in America
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Far away and fast asleep
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Am Em7 Am7
Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Am Em7 Am7
Cold silver satellites ghostly caravans passing by
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Em7
Galaxies unfolding, new worlds being born
Dm7 G/D Dm7 D7sus2 G/D
Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn
[Chorus 1]
C Csus2 E E7 Am
And it's a lo - ng road out of Eden
[Interlude 1]
Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
[Verse 2]
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Music blasting from an SUV
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
On a bright and sunny day
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Rolling down the interstate
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
In the good old USA
[Verse 3]
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Having lunch at the petroleum club
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Smoking fine cigars and swapping lies
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
He said Give me another slice of that barbecued brisket
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Give me another piece of that pecan pie
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Am Em7 Am7
Freeways flickering, cell phones chiming a tune
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Am Em7 Am7
We're riding to utopia, road map says we'll be arriving soon
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Em7
Captains of the old order clinging to the reins
Dm7 G/D Dm7 D7sus2 G/D
Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains
[Chorus 2]
C Csus2 E E7 Am
But it's a lo - ng road out of Eden
[Bridge]
C G
Am C G Gsus2 D
Am C G
Am C G Gsus2 D
[Pre-chorus 3]
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Em7
Back home I was so certain the path was very clear
Dm7 G/D Dm7 D7sus2 Gsus4/D
But now I have to wonder what are we doing here?
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Em7
I'm not counting on tomorrow and I can't tell wrong from right
F/G G/D F/G Am/G G7sus4
But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight
[Solo]
Am Am7 Em Em7 Dm7 D7sus2 Gsus2 G6
Am Am7 Em Em7 Dm7 D7sus2 Gsus2 G6
Am
N.C.
[Interlude 2]
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
[Verse 4]
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Weaving down the American highway
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junk
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
And now we're driving dazed and drunk
[Verse 5]
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
Been down the road to Damascus, the road to Mandalay
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian way
Am Am7 D7 D7sus4
He said it's hard to stop this binging once you get a taste
Am Am7 D7 D7sus2
But the road to empire is a bloody stupid waste
[Pre-Chorus 4]
F F6/9 Fmaj7 F6/9 Em7
Behold the bitten apple, the power of the tools
Dm7 G/D Dm7 D7sus2 Gsus4/D
But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools
[Chorus 3]
C Csus2 E E7 Am
And it's a lo - ng road out of Eden
[Outro]
Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7 D7sus2
Am Am7 A7sus2 D7
Moon shining down through the palms
Shadows moving on the sand
Somebody whispering the twenty-third psalm
Dusty rifle in his trembling hands
Somebody trying just to stay alive
He got promises to keep
Over the ocean in America
Far away and fast asleep
Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky
Cold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passing by
Galaxies unfolding, new worlds being born
Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn
But it's a long road out of Eden
Music blasting from an SUV
On a bright and sunny day
Rolling down the interstate
In the good old USA
Having lunch at the petroleum club
Smokin' fine cigars and swappin' lives
He said, "Give me another slice of that barbecued brisket!"
"Give me another piece of that pecan pie!"
Freeways flickering, cell phones chiming a tune
We're riding to Utopia, road map says we'll be arriving soon
Captains of the old order clinging to the reins
Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains
But it's a long road out of Eden
Back home I was so certain
The path was very clear
But now I have to wonder what are we doing here?
I'm not counting on tomorrow
And I can't tell wrong from right
But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight
Weaving down the American highway
Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junk
Bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda
And now we're driving dazed and drunk
Been down the road to Damascus,
The road to Mandalay
Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian Way
He said, "It's hard to stop this binging, once you get a taste."
"But the road to empire is a bloody stupid waste."
Behold the bitten apple - the power of the tools
But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools
And it's a long road out of Eden....
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