The Temptation of Adam — Josh Ritter
Chords and lyrics for The Temptation of Adam by Josh Ritter (key of C).
Verse 1
To match the studio version:
Verse 1
[C]"If this was the [G]Cold War, we could [B7]keep each other [Em]warm,"
I said [G]on the first [D]occasion that I [C]met Marie[G]
We were [C]crawling through the [G]hatch that was the[B7] missile silo [Em]door
And I [G]don't think that she [D]really thought that [C]much of me[G]
I never [Em]had to learn to [G]love her like I [Em]learned to love the [G]bomb
She just [Em]came along and [G]started to [D]ignore [G/B]me[C]
But as we [Em]waited for the [G]"Big One," I started [Em]singing her my [G]songs
And I [Em]think she started [G]feeling something [D]for [G/B]me[C]
Verse 2
We [C]passed the time with [G]crosswords that she [B7]thought to bring [Em]inside
"What five [G]letters spell [D]'apocalypse?'" she [C]asked [G]me
I [C]won her over [G]singing, [B7][Em]"W-W-I-I-I"
Oh we [G]smiled and we both [D]knew that she'd [C]misjudged me[G]
Oh, [Em]Marie, it was so [G]easy to [Em]fall in love with [G]you
It felt [Em]almost like a [G]home of sorts or [D][G/B]something[C]
And [Em]you would keep the [G]warhead missile [Em]silo good as [G]new
And I [Em]watched you with my [G]thumb above the [D][G/B]button[C]
Verse 3
[C]Then one night you [G]found me in my [B7]Army-issue [Em]cot
And you [G]told me of your [D]flash of [C]inspiration[G]
You said [C]fusion was the [G]broken heart that's [B7]lonely's only [Em]thought
And all night [G]long you drove me [D]wild with your [C]equations[G]
Oh, [Em]Marie, do you [G]remember all the [Em]time we used to [G]take
We'd [Em]make our love and [G]then ransack the [D][G/B]rations?[C]
I [Em]think about you [G]leaving now and the [Em]avalanche [G]cascades
And my [Em]eyes get washed [G]away in chain [D][G/B]reactions[C]
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
Oh, [C]Marie, if you would [G]stay then we could [B7]stick pins in the [Em]map
Of [C]all the places [G]where you thought that [D]love would be [C]found
But [C]I would only [G]need one pin to [B7]show where my love's [Em]at
In a [G]top-secret [D]location 300 [C]feet under the[G] ground
Oh, we could [Em]hold each other [G]close and [Em]stay up every [G]night
Looking [Em]up into the [G]dark like it's the [D]night[G/B] sky[C]
And [Em]pretend this giant [G]missile is an [Em]old oak tree [G]instead
And [Em]carve our name in [G]hearts into the [D][G/B]warhead[C]
Verse 5
Oh, [C]Marie, there's something [G]tells me things just [B7]won't work out [Em]above
That our [C]love would live a [G]half-life on the [D]surface[C]
So at [C]night while you are [G]sleeping, I hold you [B7]closer just [Em]because
As our [G]time grows short, I [D]get a little [C][G]nervous
Oh, I [Em]think about the [G]"Big One," [Em][G]W-W-I-I-I
Would we [Em]ever really [G]care the world had [D][G/B]ended?[C]
You could [Em]hold me here [G]forever like you're [D]holding me [C]tonight
I think [Em]about that great big [G]button and I'm [D]tempted
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