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Eden Is Burning

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Intro - |  F#m|  E|  F#m|  E| x2
F#mDiane and Jack went to the Emovies
F#mThey went to see Richard EPryor
F#mScreamin' on His knees for His lEover
How could have I been Dwrong about EYou?
How could I have been sDo wrong about EYou?
 AEden is Eburning
 AI can see it from My Ewindow
 ABetter take it to the Ewater
Eden is F#mburning 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
Eden is F#mburning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
|  F#m|  E|  F#m|  E|
F#mThinking of EHavana
F#mEating cream and bEananas
F#mYou and Me in the sEunshine
How could have I been Dwrong about EYou?
How could I have been sDo wrong about EYou?
 AEden is Eburning
 AI can see it from My Ewindow
 ABetter take it to the Ewater
Eden is F#mburning 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
Eden is F#mburning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
How could have I been Dwrong about EYou?
How could I have been so Dwrong about EYou?
                     F#m|  E|  F#m|  E..
With love on Our side....
..                   F#m|  E|  F#m|  E|
With love on Our side....
|  F#m|  E|  F#m|  E| x3 - solo
F#mHere's the masquerade of Our Eliving
F#mWell, I hope it makes You feel bEetter
F#mIt's for our Own Eprotection
I thought We were forDever, Me and EYou
But nothin's foDrever, I guess it's Etrue
 AThat Eden is Eburning
 AI can see it from My Ewindow
 ABetter take it to the Ewater
Eden is F#mburning 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
Eden is F#mburning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
 AEden is Eburning
 AI can see it from My Ewindow
 ABetter take it to the Ewater
Eden is F#mburning 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
Eden is F#mburning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Eyeah
|  A..

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Eden Is Burning

by John Mellencamp

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F#m

F#m E F#m E

Intro - | | | | | x2

F#m E

Diane and Jack went to the movies

F#m E

They went to see Richard Pryor

F#m E

Screamin' on His knees for His lover

D E

How could have I been wrong about You?

D E

How could I have been so wrong about You?

A E

Eden is burning

A E

I can see it from My window

A E

Better take it to the water

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m E F#m E

| | | | |

F#m E

Thinking of Havana

F#m E

Eating cream and bananas

F#m E

You and Me in the sunshine

D E

How could have I been wrong about You?

D E

How could I have been so wrong about You?

A E

Eden is burning

A E

I can see it from My window

A E

Better take it to the water

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

D E

How could have I been wrong about You?

D E

How could I have been so wrong about You?

F#m E F#m E

| | | ..

With love on Our side....

F#m E F#m E

.. | | | |

With love on Our side....

F#m E F#m E

F#m E

Here's the masquerade of Our living

F#m E

Well, I hope it makes You feel better

F#m E

It's for our Own protection

D E

I thought We were forever, Me and You

D E

But nothin's forever, I guess it's true

A E

That Eden is burning

A E

I can see it from My window

A E

Better take it to the water

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

A E

Eden is burning

A E

I can see it from My window

A E

Better take it to the water

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m

Eden is burning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

| ..

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