The Wilderness Years chords by Wesley Stace

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Verse 1
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You threw me out of your Eden
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Now I'm on gardening leave
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I copped my crime but I
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didn't like your timing
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Just days before Christmas Eve
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And now my act is disappearing
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But I  like it better out here
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There's less apple,  less steak
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Much more give and take
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Turns out I   like to play it by ear
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You cussed me out in the wilderness, baby
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You said it was some kind of test
Wave as I walk through
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the wilderness, baby
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The wilderness years
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are my best, oh
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I was tired of your lip and your scripture
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Done with your salesmanship
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You've already won,
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there's no need to go on
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Maybe  you're losing your grip
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So throw what you like at me, mister
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Perhaps I am meant to resist
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But temptation  is free
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And my policy is to lie back
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and wait for the kiss
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You cussed me out in
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the wilderness, baby
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You said it was some kind of test
Wave as I walk through
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the wilderness, baby
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The wilderness years
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are my best
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Oh, oh
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One, two, three,
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four
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So thanks for the old golden handshake
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I cast off these golden handcuffs
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Enough is enough of your
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sad blind man's buff
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Open your eyes up to love
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You cussed me out in the wilderness, baby
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You said it was some kind of test
Wave as I walk through
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the wilderness, baby
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The wilderness years are my best
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Oh, oh
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No one can stay in the Garden of Eden
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So get on your bike
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and go far away from the Garden of Eden
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Leave Adam and Eve,
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the apple and Eve, and the snake,
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and get out there alone.