Don Henley - The end of the innocence

^GI remember when the days were long, and ^Crolled beneath a deep blue sky ^GDidn't have a care in the world, with ^Cmommy and daddy ^Dstanding by But ^Ghappily ever after fails, and we've been ^Cpoisoned by these fairy tales The ^Glawyers dwell on small details, since ^Emdaddy ^Chad to ^Dfly

Ah, but ^EmI know a ^Bmplace where ^Amwe can go, ^Emthat's still ^Cmaj7untouched by ^Dman ^EmWe'll sit and ^Bmwatch the ^Amclouds go by, and the ^Emtall grass ^Cmaj7wave in the ^Dwind You can ^Glay your ^Dhead back ^Con the ground, and ^Emlet your ^Bmhair fall ^Amall around me ^GOffer ^Dup your ^Cbest defense, but ^Emthis is the ^Bmend,^{Am Cmaj7}this is the ^Dend of the ^Ginnocence

^GOh beautiful for spacious skies, but ^Cnow those skies are threatening They're ^Gbeating plowshares into swords, for this ^Ctired old man that we e^Dlected king ^GArmchair warriors often fail, and we've been ^Cpoisoned by these fairytales The ^Glawyers clean up all details, since ^Emdaddy ^Chad to ^Dlie

Ah, but ^EmI know a ^Bmplace where ^Amwe can go, ^Emthat's still ^Cmaj7untouched by ^Dman ^EmWe'll sit and ^Bmwatch the ^Amclouds go by, and the ^Emtall grass ^Cmaj7wave in the ^Dwind You can ^Glay your ^Dhead back ^Con the ground, and ^Emlet your ^Bmhair fall ^Amall around me ^GOffer ^Dup your ^Cbest defense, but ^Emthis is the ^Bmend,^{Am Cmaj7}this is the ^Dend of the ^Ginnocence

^GWho knows how long this will last, or ^Chow we've come so far so fast But ^Gsomewhere back there in the dust, that ^Csame small town in ^Deach of us ^GI need to remember this, so ^Cbaby give me just one kiss And ^Glet me take a long last look, be^Emfore we ^Csay good^Dbye

Just ^Glay your ^Dhead back ^Con the ground, and ^Emlet your ^Bmhair fall ^Amall around me ^GOffer ^Dup your ^Cbest defense, but ^Emthis is the ^Bmend,^{Am Cmaj7}this is the ^Dend, of the ^Ginnocence