Letter To Eve chords and lyrics - PETE SEEGER

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[Verse 1]
Oh [Am]Eve, where [E]is [Am]Adam,
now you're kicked out of [E]the garden?[Am]
[A]Oh [Am]Eve, where [C]is [Am]Adam,
now [D]you're kicked out [E]of the garden?[Am]
[A]Been wan[Am]derin' from shore to shore,
[A]now[D] you find there'[F]s no more.
[A]Oh-oh Pac[Am]em Pac[D]em in Teris,[F] Mir,
[A]Shanti, Salaam, Heiwa!
[Am]Don't you wish love,

[Verse 2]
[D]only [F]love,
could [Am]save this world [E]from dis[Am]aster?
[A]Lo-ove, only [E]onl[Am]y love,
could save [E]this world [D]from [E]disaster?
Don't [Am]you wish love could end the [C]confusion,
[D]or is it just one[F] more ill[D]usion?[A]
[Am]Oh-oh Pacem [D]Pacem in Ter[F]is,
[Am]Mir, Shanti, Sa[E]laam, Hei[A]wa!
Well, [Am]if you w[D]ant to have great

[Verse 3]
[F]love,
you've got [E]to have great [Am]an ger.
I-if you you want to have great love,
you've got to [D]have great an[E]ger!
When [Am]I see innocent folks shot [C]down,
[D]you just want me 'shake my [F]head and frown.
[Am]Oh-oh [C]Pacem [Am]Pacem [D]in Teris,[F]
Mir, [A]Shanti, Sa[E]laam, Hei[A]wa!
[Am]If y[Bbm]ou wan[Am]t to hit t[D]he

[Verse 4]
target [F]square,
you [Am]better not [E]have blind an[Am]ger.
[A]I-if you [Am]you want to hit the target square,
you [C]bet[D]ter not have [E]blind anger!
[Am]Or else it'll be one m[C]ore time t[D]he
correction creates [F]another crime!
[A]Oh-oh [Am]Pacem [D]Pacem in [F]Teris,
Mir, [Am]Shanti, Sa[E]laam, Heiwa!
[A]

[Verse 5]
Well, [Am]if music [E]could onl[D]y bring pea[F]ce,
I'd [E]only be a musician.
[Am]If music could only bring peace,
[C]I'd only [D]be a musician!
[E]If son[Am]gs could do more than dull the[C] pain,
[D]if melodies could only bre[F]ak the[D]se chains![F]
[Am]Oh-oh Pacem [C]Pacem [D]in Teris,[F]
Mir, Shanti, Sa[E]laam, [A]Heiwa!

[Verse 6]
[Am]Oh Eve Eve, go[D] tell Ad[F]am,
[E]We've got to build [Am]a garden.
Oh [E]E-----ve, go [Am]go tell Adam,
We' got [C]to [D]build a new [E]garden.
[F]We' [Bbm]got to get aw[Am]orkin' on ab[E]uil[D]din' of a decent
home for [F]all o' God's children!
Oh-oh [Am]Pacem [D]Pacem in [F]Teris, [Am]Mir,
[A]Shanti, Sa[E]laam, [A]Heiwa![Bbm]
[Am]Oh Eve,[F][D]

[Verse 7]
you tell [F]Adam,
[E]next time [Am]he asks you.
[E]Yes Eve-Eve, [Am]you you tell Adam,
[E]next time [D]he ask[E]s you.
He'll [A]say [Am]baby it's cold out[C]side,
[Am]What[D]'s the password to come [F]inside?
You say
[Am]Oh-o[C]h Pace[D]m Pa[F]ce[E]m in[A] Teris[Am],[C][D][F]
Mir, Shanti, Sa[E]laam, Heiwa!
[A]Oh-oh [E]Pacem [Am]Pacem in Teris, [C]Mir,
Shanti, Sa[D]laam, Hei[E]wa!
Four thousand lan[Am]guages in [C]this world,
means [D]the same thing to every [F]boy and girl
Oh-oh [Am]Pacem [C]Pac[D]em in Teris,[F]
Mir, Shanti, Salaam, [A]Heiwa!