Verse 1:
F#5
Eden was perfection
E5
A beautiful dream
D5
There was no pretending
A5              ( C#5 )
Everything was as it seemed
F#5
But she took the lust for life
E5
Delivered it to man
D5
Caving into the lies
A5
All the hiding began
           C#5              D5
And that's part, part of who I am


Chorus:
F#5  D5  A5  C#5
I'm a child of Eden
F#5  D5  A5              C#5
I'm a child of Eden, I have been
F#5
But I won't look back
E5
It's just my past
D5
The story doesn't end
                      F#5 E5 D5
For this child of Eden


Verse 2:
F#5
I've had Eve's eyes
E5
Of jealousy and shame
D5
And Adam's dispostion
A5               ( C#5 )
To worry and to blame
F#5
But I've had days when
E5
I found more in me
D5
Forgiveness and mercy
A5
And I was truly free
C#5                       D5
I know, I know that's who I am


Chorus:
F#5  D5  A5  C#5
I'm a child of Eden
F#5  D5  A5              C#5
I'm a child of Eden, I have been
F#5
But I won't look back
E5
It's just my past
D5
The story doesn't end
                      F#5 E5 D5
For this child of Eden


Bridge:
F#5       E5   D5    C#5
Don't let me forget where I was without You
F#5       E5   D5    C#5
Don't let me forget the pain that You went through
F#5       E5   D5    C#5
Don't let me forget that I became Yours
F#5       E5   D5    C#5
When you spread out Your arms for me


Chorus:
F#5  D5  A5  C#5
I'm a child of Eden
F#5  D5  A5              C#5
I'm a child of Eden, I have been
F#5
But I won't look back
E5
It's just my past
D5
The story doesn't end
                      F#5 E5 D5
For this child of Eden