The end of the innocence (1989)
G - C
- D - C (2x)
G
1. 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 Em C D
The lawyers dwell on small
details since daddy had to fly.
Em
Bm
Am - Em C
D
Oh, but I know a place where we can go, still untouched by men,
Em Bm
Am Em C
D
sit and
watch the clouds roll by, and the tall grass waves in the wind.
G D C
You can lay your head back on the ground,
Em Bm Am G D C
and let your hair fall all around
me. Offer up your best defense,
Em Bm
- Am C - D
G
but this is the end, this is the e…..nd of
the innocence.
+ G - C - D
- C
G
2. 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 fairy tales,
G Em C
D
the
lawyers clean up all details since daddy had to lie.
Em Bm Am - Em C D
Oh, but I know a place where we can go and wash away this sin,
Em Bm Am Em C D
we’ll sit and watch the clouds roll
by, and the tall grass waves in the wind.
G D C
You can lay your head back on the ground,
Em Bm Am G D
C
and let your hair spill all
around me. Offer up your best defense,
Em Bm - Am C - D G
but this is the end, this is the e…..nd
of the innocence.
+ G - C - D
- C ….
G - C
3. Who knows how long this will
last, 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 - C
I need to remember this, so, baby, give me just one kiss,
G Em C D
and
let me take a long last look before we say goodbye.
G D C
You can lay your head back on the ground,
Em Bm Am G D C
and let your hair fall all around
me. Offer up your best defense,
Em Bm - Am
C - D G
but this is the end, this is the e…..nd
of the innocence.
+ G - C - D
- C (3x)
….
(orig. = capo 1st; midi = no capo) (Don Henley
& Bruce Hornsby)