Adam Was A Man
Violent Femmes
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Key:
E Adam was a manA E Just like you or meB A E He did not do what he's supposed toA E And he cries internally [Chorus]C#m E There's horror in ParadiseB E In the garden of delightC#m E Where sorrow can paralyzeB E The will to want the right [Verse 2]E Eve was a womanA E Just like you or meB A She did not do what she's supposedE toA E And she cries eternallyContinues after the ad[Chorus]C#m E There's trouble in ParadiseB E In the pathways of delightC#m E Where the rubble blocks the road of lifeB There's no light to light in theE night [Verse 3]E What about that snake?E Oh, snake was an animalA E Almost like you or meB A He said to do what we're notE supposed toA E And he lies so reasonably [Chorus]C#m E Because there's madness in ParadiseB E The asylum of delightC#m E And gladness breaks no morning lightB E By my broken will and might [Verse 4]E Oh, God was GodA E Not like you or meB A He always does and he does justE becauseA E So we hope he stays so friendly [Chorus]C#m E He's the tailor of ParadiseB E In the sweatshops of delightC#m E Clothing a pair of eyesB E And the beauty of wrong and right [Other]E Adam was a manA E Just like you or me