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The Temptation Of Adam by Josh Ritter
The Temptation Of Adam
Tuning:C# F# B E G# C#
Capo:no capo
To match the studio version:
Tuning: C# F# B E G# C# (1 and a half steps down)
[Verse 1]
C G B7 Em
"If this was the Cold War, we could keep each other warm,"
G D C G
I said on the first occasion that I met Marie
C G B7 Em
We were crawling through the hatch that was the missile silo door
G D C G
And I don't think that she really thought that much of me
Em G Em G
I never had to learn to love her like I learned to love the bomb
Em G D G/B C
She just came along and started to ignore me
Em G Em G
But as we waited for the "Big One," I started singing her my songs
Em G D G/B C
And I think she started feeling something for me
[Verse 2]
C G B7 Em
We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside
G D C G
"What five letters spell 'apocalypse?'" she asked me
C G B7 Em
I won her over singing, "W-W-I-I-I"
G D C G
Oh we smiled and we both knew that she'd misjudged me
Em G Em G
Oh, Marie, it was so easy to fall in love with you
Em G D G/B C
It felt almost like a home of sorts or something
Em G Em G
And you would keep the warhead missile silo good as new
Em G D G/B C
And I watched you with my thumb above the button
[Verse 3]
C G B7 Em
Then one night you found me in my Army-issue cot
G D C G
And you told me of your flash of inspiration
C G B7 Em
You said fusion was the broken heart that's lonely's only thought
G D C G
And all night long you drove me wild with your equations
Em G Em G
Oh, Marie, do you remember all the time we used to take
Em G D G/B C
We'd make our love and then ransack the rations?
Em G Em G
I think about you leaving now and the avalanche cascades
Em G D G/B C
And my eyes get washed away in chain reactions
[Break]
C G B7 Em
C G D C
C G B7 Em
C G D/F# D/F#
D/F# D/F#
[Verse 4]
C G B7 Em
Oh, Marie, if you would stay then we could stick pins in the map
C G D C
Of all the places where you thought that love would be found
C G B7 Em
But I would only need one pin to show where my love's at
G D C G
In a top-secret location 300 feet under the ground
Em G Em G
Oh, we could hold each other close and stay up every night
Em G D G/B C
Looking up into the dark like it's the night sky
Em G Em G
And pretend this giant missile is an old oak tree instead
Em G D G/B C
And carve our name in hearts into the warhead
[Verse 5]
C G B7 Em
Oh, Marie, there's something tells me things just won't work out above
C G D C
That our love would live a half-life on the surface
C G B7 Em
So at night while you are sleeping, I hold you closer just because
G D C G
As our time grows short, I get a little nervous
Em G Em G
Oh, I think about the "Big One," W-W-I-I-I
Em G D G/B C
Would we ever really care the world had ended?
Em G Em G
You could hold me here forever like you're holding me tonight
Em G D
I think about that great big button and I'm tempted
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:4th fret
[Verse 1]
F C E7 Am
If this was the Cold War, we could keep each other warm
C G F C
I said on the first occasion that I met Marie
F C E7 Am
We were crawling through the hatch that was the missile silo door
C G F C
And I don’t think that she really thought that much of me
Am C Am C
I never had to learn to love her, like I learned to love the bomb
Am C G C/E F
She just came along and started to ignore me
Am C Am C
But as we waited for the big one, I started singing her my songs
Am C G C/E F
And I think she started feeling something for me
[Verse 2]
F C E7 Am
We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside
C G F C
What five letters spelled apocalypse, she asked me
F C E7 Am
I won her over singin' “W-W-I-I-I”
C G F C
Oh we smiled and we both knew that she misjudged me
Am C Am C
Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you
Am C G C/E F
It felt almost like a home of sorts or something
Am C Am C
And you would keep the warhead missile silo good as new
Am C G C/E F
And I watched you with my thumb above the button
[Verse 3]
F C E7 Am
And then one night you found me in my army issue cot
C G F C
And you told me of your flash of inspiration
F C E7 Am
You said fusion was the broken heart that’s lovely’s only thought
C G F C
And all night long you drove me wild with your equations
Am C Am C
Oh Marie do you remember all the time we used to take
Am C G C/E F
We’d make our love and then ransack the rations
Am C Am C
I think about you leaving now in the avalanche cascades
Am C G C/E F
And my eyes get washed away in chain reactions
[Solo]
F C E7 Am
F C G
F C E7 Am
F C G
[Verse 4]
F C E7 Am
Oh Marie if you would stay then we could stick pins in the map
C G F C
Of all the places where you thought that love would be found
C G F C
But I would only need one pin to show where my loves at
C G F C
In a top secret location 300 feet under the ground
Am C Am C
Oh we could hold each other close, We'd stay up every night
Am C G C/E F
Looking up into the dark like it’s the night sky
Am C Am C
Pretend this giant missile is an old oak tree instead
Am C G C/E F
And I’d carve your name & hearts into the warhead
[Verse 5]
F C E7 Am
Oh Marie there's something tells me things just won't work out above
C G F C
That our love would live a half-life on the surface
F C E7 Am
So at night while you are sleeping I hold you closer just because
C G F C
As our time grows short I get a little nervous
Am C Am C
So I think about the big one W-W-I-I-I
Am C G C/E F
Would we ever really care the world had ended?
Am C Am C
You could hold me here forever, like you’re holding me tonight
Am C G
I think about that big red button and I’m tempted
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version 3
Tuning:C# F# B E G# C#
Capo:no capo
For this song, Josh tunes his whole guitar down one and a half steps. So E
becomes C#, A becomes F#, and so on.
h = hammer on
The basic chords are C G B7 Em D
Chord pattern I:
"If this was the cold war we could
C G
------------------------------------------------|
----------1-----------1-----------0-----------0-|
----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----|
-3-----------3----------------------------------|
-------------------------3-----------3----------|
keep each other warm," I said
B7 Em
------------------------------------------------|
----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
----2-----------2-----------0-----------0-------|
-------1-----------1-----------2-----------2----|
-2-----------2----------------------------------|
-------------------------0-----------0----------|
on the first occasion that I met Marie
G D C G
----------------------------------2-----------2-----------0---------------|
----------0-----------0-----3-----------3-----------2-------------0-------|
----0-----------0--------------2-----------2-----------0-------------0----|
-------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----------------------0h2----------|
-------------------------------------------------3------------------------|
-3-----------3----------------------------------------------------------3-|
then repeat all that..
We were crawling through the hatch
that was the missile silo door
and I don't think that she really thought that much of me
Chord pattern II:
I never had to learn to love her, like I
Em G
------------------------------------------------|
----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----|
------------------------------------------------|
-0-----------0-----------3-----------3----------|
learned to love the bomb. She just
Em G
------------------------------------------------|
----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----|
------------------------------------------------|
-0-----------0-----------3-----------3----------|
came along and started to ignore me
Em G D C
----------------------------------------------------------2------------------|
----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----3----------------------0-|
----0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------2-------------0-------|
-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----0-----------0h2--------2----|
------------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
-0-----------0-----------3-----------3---------------------------------------|
and then repeat II...
as we waited for the big one
I started singing her my songs
and I think she started feeling something for me
This repeats, I,II,I,II, for the whole song, with one small exception in
the last verse...
We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside
What five letters spell "apocalypse" she asked me
I won her over saying "W.W.I.I.I."
She smiled and we both knew that she'd misjudged me
Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you
It felt almost like a home of sorts or something
And you would keep the warhead missile silo good as new
And I'd watch you with my thumb above the button
Then one night you found me in my army issue cot
And you told me of your flash of inspiration
You said fusion was the broken heart that's lonely's only thought
And all night long you drove me wild with your equations
Oh Marie do you remember all the time we used to take
We'd make our love and then ransack the rations
I think about you leaving now and the avalanche cascades
And my eyes get washed away in chain reactions
Oh Marie if you would stay then we could stick pins in the map
Of all the places where you thought that love would be found
But I would only need one pin to show where my heart's at
In a top secret location three hundred feet under the ground
We could hold each other close and stay up every night
Looking up into the dark like it's the night sky
And pretend this giant missile is an old oak tree instead
And carve our name in hearts into the warhead
Oh Marie there's something tells me things just won't work out above
That our love would live a half-life on the surface
So at night while you are sleeping
I hold you closer just because
As our time grows short I get a little nervous
I think about the Big One, W.W.I.I.I.
Would we ever really care the world had ended
You could hold me here forever like you're holding me tonight
Em G D C
-------------------2---2----0---0-|
---0-0----0---0--3---3----1---1---|
-0--0---0---0-----2---2----0---0--|
--2--2---0---0--0---0-------------|
-------------------------3---3----|
0---0--3---3----------------------|
I think about that great big button and I'm tempted
Em G D
------------------|
---0-0----0---0---|
-0--0---0---0-----|
--2--2---0---0--0-|
------------------|
0---0--3---3------|
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Em
Capo:5th fret
Chords (In order): First set: C G7 B7 Em G7 D C hammer -> G x2
Second set: Em G7 Em G7 Em G7 D -> G/B x2
Interlude: C G7 B7 E Am G7 F G7 D C ---> G
Note: This is Ritter's live version, which is standard tuning with capo on the
5th fret.
If you want to play the studio, the chords are the same and tuning is 1 1/2
down.
[Intro]
C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1--------1---------1---------1---------1--------1---------------|
G|-------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--------0-------------------|
D|---------2--------2---------2---------2---------2--------2-----------------|
A|-----3--------3--------3---------3----------3--------3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1---------1-----------------------------------|
G|-------0---------0---------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------2-------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
"If... Cold... keep...
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
warm" on occasion
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
I met Marie
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
Crawling... hatch... missile
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
door... don't really...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
that much of me
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
Had... love... learned...
G7 Em G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0-------------------|
D|-------0--------0----------2--------2-----------0--------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------3----------0--------0-----------3--------3---------------------|
bomb... came... started...
D ----> G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--------3----------0--------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0h2----------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ignore me...
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
Waited... Big one... singing...
G7 Em G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0-------------------|
D|-------0--------0----------2--------2-----------0--------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------3----------0--------0-----------3--------3---------------------|
songs... think... feeling...
D ----> G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--------3----------0--------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0h2----------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
for me...
[Verse 2]
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
passed... crosswords... thought...
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
inside... letters... 'apocalypse'...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
Asked me...
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
won... singing... W-W-I-I-
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
I... smiled... knew...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
misjudged me
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
Marie... easy... fall...
G7 Em G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0-------------------|
D|-------0--------0----------2--------2-----------0--------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------3----------0--------0-----------3--------3---------------------|
you... almost... home of
D ----> G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--------3----------0--------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0h2----------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sorts or something
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
you... warhead... silo...
G7 Em G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0-------------------|
D|-------0--------0----------2--------2-----------0--------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------3----------0--------0-----------3--------3---------------------|
new... watched... thumb...
D ----> G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--------3----------0--------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0h2----------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
button.
[Verse 3]
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
Then... found... army...
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
cot... told... flash...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
inspiration...
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
fusion... broken... lonely's only
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
thought... long... wild...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
equations...
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
Marie... remember... time...
G7 Em G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0-------------------|
D|-------0--------0----------2--------2-----------0--------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------3----------0--------0-----------3--------3---------------------|
take... makin'... then...
D ----> G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--------3----------0--------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0h2----------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
rations...
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
think... leaving... avalanche
G7 Em G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0----------0--------0-----------0--------0-------------------|
D|-------0--------0----------2--------2-----------0--------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------3----------0--------0-----------3--------3---------------------|
cascades... eyes... away in chain
D ----> G/B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--------3----------0--------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------0--------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0h2----------------------------------------------|
A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
reactions.
[Interlude]
Note: this is my own personal way of playing this part, but I think it fits
well.
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0-----------0---------0--------0---------0----------------|
G|----2--------2-----------1---------1--------1---------1--------------------|
D|------1--------1-----------2---------2--------2---------2------------------|
A|--2--------2-----------2---------2--------2---------2----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1--------1--------1--------1---------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|------2--------2--------2--------2---------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|--------2--------2--------2--------2---------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
A|----0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3---------|
F G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1--------1--------1----------0--------0------------------|
G|-----2--------2--------2--------2----------0--------0----------------------|
D|-------3--------3--------3--------3----------0--------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---1--------1--------1--------1----------3--------3------------------------|
D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0------------3--------3--------3--------3-----------------|
G|----0--------0------------2--------2--------2--------2---------------------|
D|------0--------0------------0--------0--------0--------0-------------------|
A|------------------------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------------|
E|--3--------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
Marie... stay... stick...
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
map... all... where...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
love would be fouund...
C G7 B7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1--------1-----------0--------0----------0--------0---------------|
G|-----0--------0-----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|-------2--------2-----------0--------0----------1--------1-----------------|
A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
I... one... show...
Em G7 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0----------3--------3---------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0----------2--------2-------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
at... top... location...
C ---> G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---------1---------0-------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0-------0------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------0h2--------0-------0----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
300 feet under the ground
Em G7 Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0----------------|
G|------0--------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------------------|
D|--------2--------2----------0--------0---------2--------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3---------0--------0----------------------|
hold... clost... stay...
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night... up... dark...
D ----> G/B
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night sky.
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Pretend... missile... old...
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instead... carve... hearts...
D ----> G/B
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A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
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warhead...
[Verse 5]
Again, played a little differently
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Marie... tells... won't...
Em G7 D
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above... love... half-life...
C ---> G
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A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
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surface...
C G7 B7
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night... sleeping... closer...
Em G7 D
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because... time... get...
C ---> G
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A|---3-------3------------------0--------------------------------------------|
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nervous.
Em G7 Em
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think... 'Big One' W-W-I-I-
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I ever... care...
D ----> G/B
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A|----0--------2--------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ended...
C G7 B7
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A|---3--------3-------------------------------2--------2---------------------|
E|------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
hold... forever... holding...
Em G7 D
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D|--------2--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------0---------------------|
E|----0--------0----------3--------3-----------------------------------------|
tonight... about... button...
C ---> G
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D|-------2-------0h2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
and I'm tempted
If this was the Cold War we could keep each other warm
I said on the first occasion that I met Marie
We were crawling through the hatch that was the missile silo door
And I don't think that she really thought that much of me
I never had to learn to love her like I learned to love the Bomb
She just came along and started to ignore me
But as we waited for the Big One
I started singing her my songs
And I think she started feeling something for me
We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside
What five letters spell "apocalypse" she asked me
I won her over saying "W.W.I.I.I."
She smiled and we both knew that she'd misjudged me
Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you
It felt almost like a home of sorts or something
And you would keep the warhead missile silo good as new
And I'd watch you with my thumb above the button
Then one night you found me in my army issue cot
And you told me of your flash of inspiration
You said fusion was the broken heart that's lonely's only thought
And all night long you drove me wild with your equations
Oh Marie do you remember all the time we used to take
We'd make our love and then ransack the rations
I think about you leaving now and the avalanche cascades
And my eyes get washed away in chain reactions
Oh Marie if you would stay then we could stick pins in the map
Of all the places where you thought that love would be found
But I would only need one pin to show where my heart's at
In a top secret location three hundred feet under the ground
We could hold each other close and stay up every night
Looking up into the dark like it's the night sky
And pretend this giant missile is an old oak tree instead
And carve our name in hearts into the warhead
Oh Marie there's something tells me things just won't work out above
That our love would live a half-life on the surface
So at night while you are sleeping
I hold you closer just because
As our time grows short I get a little nervous
I think about the Big One, W.W.I.I.I.
Would we ever really care the world had ended
You could hold me here forever like you're holding me tonight
I look at that great big red button and I'm tempted
Legend: h = Hammer on
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