x[Verse 1]
Am D
MOON SHINING DOWN THROUGH THE PALMS
Am D
SHADOWS MOVING ON THE SAND
Am D
SOMEBODY WHISPERING THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM
Am D
DUSTY RIFLE IN HIS TREMBELING HAND
Am D
SOMEBODY TRYING JUST TO STAY ALIVE
Am D
HE’S GOT PROMISES TO KEEP
Am D
OVER THE OCEAN IN AMERICA
Am D
FAR AWAY AND FAST ASLEEP
[Refrain 1]
F G/B F/C G/D Am
SILENT STARS BLINKING IN THE BLACKNESS OF AN ENDLESS SKY
F G/B F/C G/D Am
COLD SILVER SATELILTES, GHOSTLY CARAVANS PASSING BY
F G/B F/C G/D
GALAXIES UNFOLDING, NEW WORLDS BEING BORN
F G/B F/C G/D
PILGRIMS AND PRODIGALS CREEPING TOWARD THE DAWN
C E7 Am
BUT IT’S A LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
MUSIC BLASTING FROM AN SUV,
ON A BRIGHT AND SUNNY DAY
ROLLING DOWN THE INTERSTATE,
IN THE GOOD ‘OL U.S.A.
HAVING LUNCH AT THE PETROLEUM CLUB
SMOKING FINE CIGARS, AND SWAPPING LIES
“GIMME NOTHER SLICE OF THAT BARBEQUE BRISKET”
“GIMME NOTHER PIECE OF THAT PECAN PIE”
[Refrain 2]
FREEWAYS FLICKERING, CELL PHONE CHIMING A TUNE
WE’RE RIDING TO UTOPIA,
ROAD MAP SAYS THAT WE’LL BE ARRIVING SOON
CAPTAINS OF THE OLD ORDER CLINGING TO THE REINS
ASSURING US THE ACHES INSIDE ARE ONLY GROWING PAINS
BUT IT’S A LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
[Bridge]
Am C D
Am C G
[Refrain 3]
F G
BACK HOME I WAS SO CERTAIN,
F G
THE PATH WAS VERY CLEAR,
F G
BUT NOW I HAVE TO WONDER,
F G
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
F G
I’M NOT COUNTING ON TOMMOROW
F G
AND I CAN’ T TELL WRONG FROM RIGHT
F G F G
BUT I’D GIVE ANYTHING TO BE THERE IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)
WEAVING DOWN THE AMERICAN HIGHWAY
THROUGHT 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 DAMACUS, THE ROAD TO MANDALAY
MET THE GHOST OF CAESAR ON THE APPIAN HIGHWAY
HE SAID, “IT’S HARD TO STOP THE BINGEING, ONCE YOU GET A TASTE,
BUT THE ROAD TO EMPIRE IS A BLOODY STUPID WASTE”
[Outro]
F G F G
BEHOLD THE BITTEN APPLE, THE POWER OF THE TOOLS
F G F G
BUT ALL OF THE KNOWELDGE IN THE WORLD IS OF NO USE TO FOOLS
C E7
AND IT’S A LONG ROAD, OUT OF EDEN
