The Temptation of Adam by Josh Ritter --------------------------------------------------------------------- Version #1 figured out by Matt Gordon Tuning: Db Gb B E Ab Db Intro: Gb6 to Gb7 C G If this was the Cold War B7 Em We could keep each other warm G D C G I said on the first occasion that I met Marie C G We were crawling through the hatch B7 Em That was the missile silo door G D C G And I dont think that she really thought that much of me Em G I never had to learn to love her Em G Like I learned to love the bomb Em G D D/B C She just came along and started to ignore me Em G But as we waited for the big one Em G I started singing her my songs Em G D D/B C And I think she started feeling something for me We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside What five letters spelled apocalypse she asked me I won her over saying w-w-i-i-i Oh she smiled and we both knew that she misjudged me Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you Felt almost like a home of sorts or something And you would keep the warhead missile silo good as knew And I'd watch you with my thumb above the button Then one night you found me in my army issue cot And you told me of your flash of inspiration You said fusion was the broken heart thats lonelys only thought And all night long you drove me wild with your equations Oh Marie do you remember All the time we used to take We'd make our love and then ransack the rations I think about you leaving now in the avalanche cascades My eyes get washed away in chain reactions Bridge: C G B7 Em C G D C G B7 Em C G Gb6 Gb7 C G B7 Em Oh Marie if you would stay then we could stick pins in the map C G D C Of all the places where you thought that love would be found C G B7 Em But I would only need one pin to show where my loves at G D C G In a top secret location 300 feet under the ground (same as before) Oh we could hold each other close We'd stay up every night Looking up into the dark like its the night sky Pretend this giant missile is an old oak tree instead And Id carve your name in hearts into the warhead (same as previous verse after bridge) Oh Marie theres something tells me things just wont work out at all That our love would live a half-life on the surface So at night while your are sleeping I hold you closer just because As our time grows short I get a little nervous Em G So I think about the big one Em G W-w-i-i-i Em G D D/B C Would we ever really care the world had ended? Em G Your could hold me here forever D C Like youre holding me tonight Em G D I think about that big red button and Im tempted --------------------------------------------------------------------- sorta workable version in standard tuning, figured out by Matt Rowley Might be all kinds of wrong... capo 3 G D If this was the Cold War F# Bm We could keep each other warm D A G D I said on the first occasion that I met Marie G D We were crawling through the hatch F# Bm That was the missile silo door D A G D And I dont think that she really thought that much of me Bm D I never had to learn to love her Bm D Like I learned to love the bomb Bm D A She just came along and started to ignore me Bm D But as we waited for the big one Bm D I started singing her my songs Bm D A And I think she started feeling something for me We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside What five letters spelled apocalypse she asked me I won her over saying w-w-i-i-i Oh she smiled and we both knew that she misjudged me Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you Felt almost like a home of sorts or something And you would keep the warhead missile silo good as knew And I'd watch you with my thumb above the button Then one night you found me in my army issue cot And you told me of your flash of inspiration You said fusion was the broken heart thats lonelys only thought And all night long you drove me wild with your equations Oh Marie do you remember All the time we used to take Wed make our love and then ransack the rations I think about you leaving now in the avalanche cascades My eyes get washed away in chain reactions Oh Marie if you would stay then we could stick pins in the map Of all the places where you thought that love would be found But I would only need one pin to show where my loves at In a top secret location 300 feet under the ground Oh we could hold each other close We'd stay up every night Looking up into the dark like its the night sky Pretend this giant missile is an old oak tree instead And Id carve your name in hearts into the warhead Oh Marie theres something tells me things just wont work out at all That our love would live a half-life on the surface So at night while your are sleeping I hold you closer just because As our time grows short I get a little nervous So I think about the big one W-w-i-i-i Would we ever really care the world had ended? Your could hold me here forever Like youre holding me tonight I think about that big red button and Im tempted