John Appleseeds Lament

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John Appleseed’s Lament – Counting Crows
INTRO
G C x 4
G C G C
I stepped out the front door into winter and the world outside
C G C
I stepped out the door to New York City, my hair was barely dry
B A G C G C
I could not remember where I was going, so I went back inside
G C G C
Nothing happening in the elevator, nothing happening on the stairs
C G C G C
Nothing ever happen when I am sleeping, I cannot stay there
B C
How'd you find a party when you're in your room
A G C G C
How'd you find the action man, the action is everywhere
G C G C
If you decide to climb outside your bedroom window, paint a picture on a cloud
C
Oh if you decide that you can't hide inside your mind
G C
Provide the slide to get you out
B C
Feels just like you're falling and you're going down
A C
But everybody loves you when you hit the ground
G C
x4
G C
I say a prayer, I say a prayer, I say a prayer to Pocahontas
G C
I pray to John Appleseed
C G C G C
Oh I cigarette the winter air, then I Fred Astaire my way down seventh street
B A C G C G C
Some chick yells Jesus love me more than I know but less than I need
G C G C
I parade down the valley to the battery and then I step off into the air
C G C
Point my sunglasses east towards Jerusalem and then follow all the Pharaohs there
B C
They're building pyramids in Leicester Square
A G C G C
Driving in circles round the circus 'til the circles in the air
G C G C
My love says come on Adam tell me what the hell is wrong with you
C G C G C
She says, come on Adam tell me, what the hell am I supposed to do?
B A C
She says, I could love you, I could leave you, I can't live what you put me through
G C x 4
G C G C G C
I call the wind Maria because I do not know her face
C G C G C
I call the endless sky Emilia because she stays with me from place to place
A G G C G C
I call the sun my love Emmanuel because she cradle me in her embrace
G C G C
Oh no, nothing happening in the kitchen, nothing happening on the floor
C G C G C
Nothing happening in my bed, she don't sleep there no more
B C
How’d you find the bottom when you're in the air?
A A
STOP
Hey man, how’d you find a circus man, the circus is everywhere
G C x 8
End on G

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John Appleseed’s Lament – Counting Crows
INTRO
G              C              x 4
G      C      x4
G      C      x 4
G              C       x 8
End on G

John Appleseeds Lament Chords by Counting Crows

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