Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles

Intro: ……….

Am Dm
Moon shining down through the Palms

Am Dm
Shadows moving on the sand

Am Dm
Somebody whispering the twenty-third Psalm

Am Dm
Dusty rifle in his trembling hands

Am Dm
Somebody trying just to stay alive

Am Dm
He got promises to keep

Am Dm
Over the ocean in America

Am Dm
Far away, the master sleeps

F
Silent stars

Am
Blinking in the blackness of an endless sky

F Am
Cold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passing by

F
Galaxies unfolding; new worlds being born

Dm
Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn

C E Am
But it's a long road out of Eden

Interlude: Dm Am Dm

Am Dm
Music blasting from an SUV

Am Dm
On a bright and sunny day

Am Dm
Rolling down the interstate

Am Dm
In the good ol' USA

Am Dm
Having lunch at the petroleum club

Am Dm
Smoking fine cigars and swapping lies
Am Dm
"Gimme 'nother slice of that barbecued brisket!"

Am Dm
"Gimme 'nother piece of that pecan pie"

F Am
Freeways flickering, cell phones chiming a tune

F
We're riding to Utopia;

Am
Road map says we'll be arriving soon

F
Captains of the old order clinging to the reins

Dm
Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains

C E Am – C – G
But it's a long road out of Eden

Interlude: Am – C – G D5 | Am – C – G (x2) D5

F
Back home, I was so certain; the path was very clear

Dm
But now I have to wonder - what are we doing here?

F
I'm not counting on tomorrow

And I can't tell wrong from right

G
But I'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight

Int: Am G Dm E/B (x2) Am, - - - - - - | Am Dm (x4)

Am Dm
Weaving down the American highway

Am
Through the litter and the wreckage

Dm
And the cultural junk

Am Dm
Bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda

Am Dm
Now we're driving dazed and drunk

Am
Went down the road to Damascus

Dm
The road to Mandalay

Am Dm
Met the ghost of Caesar on the Appian Way

Am
He said, "It's hard to stop this binging

Dm
Once you get a taste

Am Dm
But the road to empire is a bloody, stupid waste"

F
Behold the bitten apple - the power of the tools

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

Ending: Dm | Am Dm (x3)

Am Dm
Huu… huu huu huu… (x3)

Am Dm
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Am Dm
Huu… huu huu huu… (x3)

Am Dm Am...
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