Don Henley - The end of the innocence

^FI remember when the days were long, and ^Frolled beneath a deep blue sky ^FDidn't have a care in the world, with ^Fmommy and daddy ^Gstanding by But ^Fhappily ever after fails, and we've been ^Fpoisoned by these fairy tales The ^Flawyers dwell on small details, since ^Dmdaddy ^Fhad to ^Gfly

Ah, but ^DmI know a ^Emplace where ^Dmwe can go, ^Dmthat's still ^Fmaj7untouched by ^Gman ^DmWe'll sit and ^Emwatch the ^Dmclouds go by, and the ^Dmtall grass ^Fmaj7wave in the ^Gwind You can ^Flay your ^Ghead back ^Fon the ground, and ^Dmlet your ^Emhair fall ^Dmall around me ^FOffer ^Gup your ^Fbest defense, but ^Dmthis is the ^Emend,^{Dm Fmaj7}this is the ^Gend of the ^Finnocence

^FOh beautiful for spacious skies, but ^Fnow those skies are threatening They're ^Fbeating plowshares into swords, for this ^Ftired old man that we e^Glected king ^FArmchair warriors often fail, and we've been ^Fpoisoned by these fairytales The ^Flawyers clean up all details, since ^Dmdaddy ^Fhad to ^Glie

Ah, but ^DmI know a ^Emplace where ^Dmwe can go, ^Dmthat's still ^Fmaj7untouched by ^Gman ^DmWe'll sit and ^Emwatch the ^Dmclouds go by, and the ^Dmtall grass ^Fmaj7wave in the ^Gwind You can ^Flay your ^Ghead back ^Fon the ground, and ^Dmlet your ^Emhair fall ^Dmall around me ^FOffer ^Gup your ^Fbest defense, but ^Dmthis is the ^Emend,^{Dm Fmaj7}this is the ^Gend of the ^Finnocence

^FWho knows how long this will last, or ^Fhow we've come so far so fast But ^Fsomewhere back there in the dust, that ^Fsame small town in ^Geach of us ^FI need to remember this, so ^Fbaby give me just one kiss And ^Flet me take a long last look, be^Dmfore we ^Fsay good^Gbye

Just ^Flay your ^Ghead back ^Fon the ground, and ^Dmlet your ^Emhair fall ^Dmall around me ^FOffer ^Gup your ^Fbest defense, but ^Dmthis is the ^Emend,^{Dm Fmaj7}this is the ^Gend, of the ^Finnocence