John Appleseeds Lament

INTRO: Bb D# (4x) Bb D# Bb D# I stepped out the front door into winter and the world outside D# Bb D# I stepped out the door to New York City, my hair was barely dry D C Bb D# Bb D# I could not remember where I was going, so I went back inside Bb D# Bb D# Nothing happening in the elevator, nothing happening on the stairs D# Bb D# Bb D# Nothing ever happen when I am sleeping, I cannot stay there D D# How'd you find a party when you're in your room C Bb D# Bb D# How'd you find the action man, the action is everywhere Bb D# Bb D# If you decide to climb outside your bedroom window, paint a picture on a cloud D# Oh if you decide that you can't hide inside your mind Bb D# Provide the slide to get you out D D# Feels just like you're falling and you're going down C D# But everybody loves you when you hit the ground Bb D# x4 Bb D# I say a prayer, I say a prayer, I say a prayer to Pocahontas Bb D# I pray to John Appleseed D# Bb D# Bb D# Oh I cigarette the winter air, then I Fred Astaire my way down seventh street D C D# Bb D# Bb D# Some chick yells Jesus love me more than I know but less than I need Bb D# Bb D# I parade down the valley to the battery and then I step off into the air D# Bb D# Point my sunglasses east towards Jerusalem and then follow all the Pharaohs there D D# They're building pyramids in Leicester Square C Bb D# Bb D# Driving in circles round the circus 'til the circles in the air Bb D# Bb D# My love says come on Adam tell me what the hell is wrong with you D# Bb D# Bb D# She says, come on Adam tell me, what the hell am I supposed to do? D C D# She says, I could love you, I could leave you, I can't live what you put me through Bb D# x 4 Bb D# Bb D# Bb D# I call the wind Maria because I do not know her face D# Bb D# Bb D# I call the endless sky Emilia because she stays with me from place to place C Bb Bb D# Bb D# I call the sun my love Emmanuel because she cradle me in her embrace Bb D# Bb D# Oh no, nothing happening in the kitchen, nothing happening on the floor D# Bb D# Bb D# Nothing happening in my bed, she don't sleep there no more D D# How’d you find the bottom when you're in the air? C C STOP Hey man, how’d you find a circus man, the circus is everywhere Bb D# x 8 End on Bb