The End Of The Innocence chords by Don Henley (Ver. 2)

The End of the Innocence chords
Don Henley

Capo I

G D C G D G C G D 2x

G
I remember when the days were long,
  C
and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
G

Didn't have a care in the world,
   C        D
with mommy and daddy standing by
  G
But happily ever after fails,
        C
and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
  G
The lawyers dwell on small details,
   Em  C   D
since daddy had to fly

    Em    Bm     Am
Ah, but I know a place where we can go,
Em      Cmaj7    D
that's still untouched by man
Em      Bm    Am
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by,
    Em     Cmaj7    D
and the tall grass wave in the wind
    G    D     C
You can lay your head back on the ground,
  Em    Bm    Am
and let your hair fall all around me
G   D    C
Offer up your best defense,
  Em     Bm Am  Cmaj7    D
but this is the end,   this is the end
    G
of the innocence

G D C G D G C G D

G
Oh beautiful for spacious skies,
  C
but now those skies are threatening
    G
They're beating plowshares into swords,
     C           D
for this tired old man that we elected king
G
Armchair warriors often fail,
        C
and we've been poisoned by these fairytales
  G
The lawyers clean up all details,
   Em  C   D
since daddy had to lie

    Em    Bm     Am
Ah, but I know a place where we can go,
Em      Cmaj7    D
that's still untouched by man
Em      Bm    Am
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by,
    Em     Cmaj7    D
and the tall grass wave in the wind
    G    D     C
You can lay your head back on the ground,
  Em    Bm    Am
and let your hair fall all around me
G   D    C
Offer up your best defense,
  Em     Bm Am  Cmaj7    D
but this is the end,   this is the end
    G
of the innocence

G
Who knows how long this will last,
  C
or how we've come so far so fast
  G
But somewhere back there in the dust,
   C         D
that same small town in each of us
G
I need to remember this,
  C
so baby give me just one kiss
  G
And let me take a long last look,
 Em   C    D
before we say goodbye

   G    D     C
Just lay your head back on the ground,
  Em    Bm    Am
and let your hair fall all around me
G   D    C
Offer up your best defense,
  Em     Bm Am  Cmaj7    D
but this is the end,   this is the end,
    G
of the innocence

G D C G D G C G D 5x


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