Don Henley - End of the innocence

^GRemember when the days were long and roll^Ced beneath a deep blue sky ^GDidn't have a care in the world With mommy^C and daddy ^Dstanding by But ha^Gppily ever after fails and we've been poisoned^C by these fairy tales The la^Gwyers dwell on small details Since dadd^Emy had t^Co fly ^D Ah but I k^Em7now a plac^Bm7e where we can^Am7 go ^Em7That's still u^Cmaj7ntouched by ma^Dn ^Em7We'll sit and w^Bm7atch the clou^Am7ds go by and the tal^Em7l grass wav^Cmaj7e in the wind ^D you can lay ^Gyour head ba^Dck on the grou^Cnd An^Em7d let your ^Bm7hair fall^Am7 all around me ^GOffer u^Dp your bes^Ct defense But th^Em7is is the e^Bm7nd, ^{Am7 Cmaj7} This is ^Dthe end Of the Inno^Gcence

^GOh beautiful for spacious skies ^CBut now those skies are threatening ^GThey're beating plowshares into swords ^CFor this tired old man that ^Dwe elected king

^GArmchair warriors often fail And we've been ^Cpoisoned by these fairytales ^GThe lawyers clean up all details Since ^Emdaddy ^Chad to ^Dlie But I ^Em7know a pla^Bm7ce where we ca^Am7n go ^Em7And was^Cmaj7h away the sin^D We'll ^Em7sit and watch t^Bm7he clouds go ^Am7by And the ^Em7tall grass ^Cmaj7wave in the wi^Dnd You can ^Glay your hea^Dd back on the ^Cground L^Em7et your ^Bm7hair fall ^Am7all around me Offer ^Gup your^D best defe^Cnse ^Em7But this is^Bm7 the end, ^Am7 T^Cmaj7his is the e^Dnd Of the I^Gnnocence

^GWho knows how long this will last ^COr how we've come so far so fast ^GBut somewhere back there in the dust ^CThat same small town in ^Deach of us ^GI need to remember this ^CSo baby give me just one kiss ^GAnd let me take a long last look ^CBefore we say ^Dgoodbye Just ^Glay your h^Dead back ^Con the ground And l^Em7et your ^Bm7hair fall ^Am7all around me ^GOffer u^Dp your b^Cest defense ^Em7But this is the^Bm7 end, ^Am7 T^Cmaj7his is the e^Dnd of the ^GInnocence