| G | Bm | |
| Here we stand like an Ad | am and an Eve |
| Am | D | |
| A waterfall, the g | arden of Eden. |
| G | Bm | |
| Two fools in love, so beaut | iful and strong, |
| Am | D | |
| The birds in the trees are smili | ng upon them. |
| F# | F#sus4 | |
| From the age of the dinosaurs |
| F# | F#sus4 | |
| Cars have run on | gasoline, |
| G | Bm | |
| Where, where | have they gone? |
| Am | D | |
| Now, it's nothin | g but flowers. |
| Chorus: |
| G | |
| There was a factory, |
| D | C | G | |
| Now there are mountains | and rivers! |
| D | C | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| G | |
| We caught a rattlesnake, |
| D | C | G | |
| Now we've got something | for dinner |
| D | C | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| A | |
| This was a shopping mall, |
| E | D | A | |
| Now it's all cove | red with flowers |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you g | ot it) |
| A | |
| If this is paradise, |
| E | D | A | |
| I wish I had | a lawn mower! |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| Interlude: |
| G - G - D - C (repeat) |
| G | Bm | |
| Years ago I was | an angry young man, |
| Am | D | |
| I'd pretend that | I was a billboard: |
| G | Bm | |
| Standing tall by the | side of the road, |
| Am | D | |
| I fell in love wit | h a beautiful highway. |
| F# | F#sus4 | |
| This used to be real est | ate, |
| F# | F#sus4 | |
| Now it's only | fields and tre | es. |
| G | Bm | |
| Where, where | is the town? |
| Am | D | |
| Now, it's noth | ing but flowers. |
| Am | E | |
| The highways and cars |
| Am | E | |
| Were sacrificed for agricultur | e. |
| Cm | G | |
| I thought that we'd start over |
| C | D | |
| But I gu | ess I was wrong. |
| Chorus: |
| G | |
| Once there were parking lots |
| D | C | G | |
| Now it's a peace | ful oasis |
| D | C | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| G | |
| This was a Pizza Hut |
| D | C | G | |
| Now it's cove | red with daisies |
| D | C | |
| (You got it, you g | ot it) |
| A | |
| I miss the honky tonks, |
| E | D | A | |
| Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens. |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| A | |
| And as things fell apart, |
| E | D | A | |
| Nobody paid m | uch attentio | n. |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| Interlude: |
| A | - | |
| A | - A - E - D (repeat) |
| A | |
| I dream of cherry pies, |
| E | D | A | |
| Candy bars and chocolate | chip cookies |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| A | |
| We used to microwave |
| E | D | A | |
| Now we just eat nut | s and berries |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you g | ot it) |
| A | |
| This was a discount store |
| E | D | A | |
| Now it's turned into a c | ornfield |
| E | D | |
| (You got it, you | got it) |
| A | |
| Don't leave me stranded here, |
| E | D | A | |
| I can't get used | to this lifestyle | . |