The Last Resort

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[Verse 1]
EShe came from AProvidence, Bthe one in Rhode EIsland.
EWhere the old world sAhadows hang, Bheavy in the Eair.
EShe packed her Ahopes and dreams, Blike a refuEgee.
EJust as her Afather came, Bacross the Esea.
[Verse 2]
EShe heard Aabout a place, Bpeople were Esmiling,
ESpoke about the Ared man's ways, Bhow they lEoved the land.
EThey came from Aeverywhere, Bto the Great DiEvide,
ESeeking a Aplace to stand, Bor a place to Ehide.
[Verse 3]
EDown in the Acrowded bars, Bout for a good Etime,
Ecan't wait to Atell you all, Bwhat it's like up Ethere.
EThey called it Aparadise, BI don't know Ewhy,
Esomebody laid the Amountains low, Bwhile the town got Ehigh.
( E- A(2x)) ( E- B7- E)
[Verse 4]
EAnd then the chilly Awinds blew down, Bacross the Edesert,
Ethrough the canyons Aof the coast, Bto the MaliEbu,
EWhere the pretty Apeople play, huBngry for poEwer,
ETo light their Aneon ways, Bgive 'em things to Edo.
[Verse 5]
ESome rich men came and Araped the land, Bnobody caught E'em,
Eput up a bunch of Augly boxes, Band Jesus people boughEt 'em.
EThey called it Aparadise, Bthe place to Ebe,
Ethey watched the Ahazy sun, Bsinking in the Esea.
( E- A(2x)) ( G- C(2x)) ( G- D) ( G- C(8x))
[Verse 6]
GWe can leave it Call behind, Dand sail to GLahaina,
Gjust like the missionaCries did, Dso many years Gago.
GThey even brought a Cneon sign, “DJesus is Gcoming”,
Gbrought the white man's Cburden down, Dbrought the white man's Greign.
[Verse 7]
GWho will provide the gCrand design, wDhat is yours and wGhat is mine,
G'cuz there is no more Cnew frontier, Dwe have got to Gmake it here.
GWe satisfy our enCdless needs, anDd justify our blooGdy deeds,
Gin the name of Cdestiny, Dand in the name of GGod.
[Verse 8]
And Gyou can Csee them there, Don Sunday Gmorning,
Gthey stand up and Csing about, Dwhat it's like up Gthere.
GThey called it Cparadise, DI don't know Gwhy
GCall someplace parCadise, kisDs it gooGdbye.

The story behind the song

"The Last Resort" was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, appearing on the Eagles' 1976 album Hotel California. The song describes how industry and commerce can destroy beautiful places. Don Henley shared that he cared more about the environment than other song topics, and that the song's core idea was that humanity tends to destroy good things through its presence. He also said that the environment was the reason he got into politics.

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