Beautiful Wasteland

Am C D7 (4x) Am It rarely makes the news today D7 The place where I was born Am They called it a wasteland D7 A wilderness gone wrong Am Where the twisted trees have fallen D7 The branches stripped and bare F Em In the silence of the night time D Innocence is here Am D Am Beautiful wasteland is me D Am Beautiful wasteland is me Dm Em D If only you'll see, you'll believe Am I embraced my father's warnings D7 And studied in your schools Am To justify your theories D7 And convoluted rules Am Travelled to the corners D7 Where everybody knows F Em My country's been wearing D The emperor's clothes Am D Am D Beautiful wasteland is me Am D Am Beautiful wasteland is me Bb F Dm7 I'll take you there Bb To the bracken slopes C When the summer's rolling Bb F Dm7 I'll take you there Am D7 (4x) Am I'm lying by the ocean D7 Her western breeze is still Am She's the heart of all seasons D7 A mother to my soul Am When the century is over D7 And the shipping days are done F Em Like a child for the first time D I'll lie here again Am D Am Beautiful wasteland is me D Am Beautiful wasteland is me D Am Beautiful wasteland is me D Am Beautiful wasteland is me Dm Em Dm If only you'll see, you'll believe (fade to end) Em Dm You see, you'll believe Em Dm Em You see, you'll believe D You'll believe You'll believe You'll believe