Ruins of Paradise
Roger Alan Wade
Deguello Motel

Intro: A///F#m//// repeat till you remember the words
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Little deep in the garden of Eden

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The bleedin' jackal cries

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Over the slaves of temptation
 
    Bm            E
The tombstone raven flies

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Some hostile Pentecostal prophet

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Shakes a God-forsaken snake in my face

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The pagan says, "Man just get off it"

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Blames it all on a God he don't believe in anyway

(Chorus: on 2nd Chorus use Lorraine, 3rd use Jenny) 
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Well everybody's beggin for mercy

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And me, I'm beggin twice

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Hold me darlin' I'm thirsty

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I just blew in from the ruins of paradise

Verse 2
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Way down the yellow brick highway

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The rainbow cowboy crawls

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Scrawlin' I love you Judy Garland

   Bm           E
In lipstick on the walls

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In line behind the flyin monkeys

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Her ruby slippers turn blue

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And Lorraine says, "We ain't in Kansas no more,

Bm               E
"Get me out of this zoo"

(Chorus w/Lorraine)
Verse 3
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Little Jenny slapped the District Attorney

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She offered no amends

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Told the jailer, "Unstrap my gurney!"

              Bm            E
He said, "Now Jenny that all depends

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She left the chain-gang in the rain hitch-hiking

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Wound up on the fringes of ballet

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She found a job to her liking

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But with her lack of education, it'd be workin all day

Chorus 3 (W/Jenny) (Repeat)