Key: E major
Intro 1
Bm
G
D
Asus4
G
D
Verse 1
A
Dm
D
a swamp when I was younger
Dm
A
The ducks and geese would pass
Dm
D
in the fall an d spring
A
Asus4
the blackbirds sing
Verse 2
D
A
D
And to the east, rose briar hill above me
A
D
and watch the clouds roll by
A
Am
We didn’t know that
A
Asus4
and the dragonflies
Verse 3
D
A
Now paradise is 16 lanes
D
A
of highway
A
Dm
D
cars roll by each day
D
A
It overlooks a 16 lane
highway
G
Dm
D
Verse 4
Dm
D
And in a month,
A
D
they tore that swamp apart
Am
A
And they left an ugly scar
Am
G
while we stood watching
A
Asus4
planner’s work of art
Verse 5
Dm
A
And the people that I knew
And the houses stood there
A
Dm
D
empty row on row
A
G
the easy money
A
Asus4
forced to go
Verse 6
D
A
Now paradise is 16 lanes
D
A
of highway
A
Dm
D
cars roll by each day
D
A
It overlooks a 16 lane highway
Interlude 1
G
Dm
D
Dm
D
G
D
G
D
Bm
G
D
Asus4
G
D
Verse 7
D
A
Now the city’s gone on by to
D
Dm
take some more land
D
Dm
And the ducks and geese
A
D
ain’t been around for years
A
Asus4
A
tears
Verse 8
Dm
D
A
They’ll never see a thing that
Dm
D
wasn’t put there
Dm
D
thing growing free
A
Am
And they’ll never know
A
Asus4
please help me
Verse 9
D
Am
A
Now paradise is 16 lanes
D
A
of highway
A
D
cars roll by each day
D
A
D
It overlooks a 16 lane highway
D
A
It overlooks a 16 lane highway
G
D
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