The Temptation of Adam Josh Ritter
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[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 [C]I met Mar[G]ie
We were [C]crawling through the hat[G]ch that was the[B7] missile silo d[Em]oor
And I d[G]on’t think that she [D]really thought that [C]much of me[G]
I never [Em]had to learn to love her[G] like I [Em]learned to love the Bomb[G]
She just [Em]came along and [G]started to ig[D]nore [G/B]me[C]
But as we [Em]waited for the Big One[G] I started [Em]singing her my [G]songs
And I [Em]think she started [G]feeling something [D]for [G/B]me[C]
[C]We passed the time[G] with cross[B7]words that she tho[Em]ught to bring inside
What fi[G]ve letters spell [D]“apocalypse” s[C]he asked [G]me
I [C]won her over [G]saying [B7]“W.W.I[Em].I.I.”
She smi[G]led and we both knew[D] that she’d m[C]isjudged [G]me
Oh Mari[Em]e it was so [G]easy to [Em]fall in love with [G]you
It felt a[Em]lmost like a ho[G]me of sorts o[D]r som[G/B]ethin[C]g
And you[Em] would keep the [G]warhead missile [Em]silo good as[G] new
And I’[Em]d watch you with m[G]y thumb above the [D]butt[G/B]on [C]
[C]Then one night you[G] found me i[B7]n my army issue co[Em]t
And you[G] told me of your [D]flash of inspi[C]ration [G]
You said [C]fusion was the [G]broken heart that’s [B7]lonely’s only [Em]thought
And all[G] night long you d[D]rove me wild w[C]ith your [G]equations
Oh Mari[Em]e do you rem[G]ember al[Em]l the time we used[G] to take
We’d make[Em] our love and t[G]hen ransack t[D]he ra[G/B]tions[C]
I think[Em] about you l[G]eaving n[Em]ow and the avalanc[G]he cascades
And my ey[Em]es get washed a[G]way in chain [D]react[G/B]ions [C]
Oh [C]Marie if you would [G]stay then we could [B7]stick pins in the [Em]map
Of all the [G]places where you [D]thought that [C]love would be [G]found
But [C]I would only [G]need one pin to [B7]show where my heart’[Em]s at
In a [G]top secret [D]location thre[C]e hundred feet [G]under the ground
We could hol[Em]d each other clo[G]se and stay [Em]up every night[G]
Looking [Em]up into the [G]dark like it’s the[D] nigh[G/B]t sky[C]
[Em]And pretend this gi[G]ant missile is[Em] an old oak t[G]ree instead
And [Em]carve our name in [G]hearts into the [D]warhe[G/B]ad[C]
Oh [C]Marie there’s something tells[G] me things just[B7] won’t work out a[Em]bove
That our [G]love would live a [D]half-life on the [C]surface[G]
So at [C]night while you are s[G]leeping I hold you c[B7]loser just b[Em]ecause
As our [G]time grows short [D]I get a little [C]nervous [G]
I thi[Em]nk about the Big[G] One, W.W[Em].I.I.I.[G]
Would we [Em]ever really [G]care the world had [D]ended[G/B] [C]
You could h[Em]old me here f[G]orever l[Em]ike you’re holding me [G]tonight
I look a[Em]t that great big re[G]d button and I[D]’m te[G/B]mpted[C]!
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