End Of The Innocence
Don HenleyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Remember when the days were long
and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
Didn't have a care in the world
With mommy and daddy standing by
But happily ever after fails
and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly
Ah but I know a place where we can go
That's still untouched by man
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by
and the tall grass wave in the wind
you can lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end, This is the end
Of the Innocence
Repeat Intro
Oh beautiful for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we've been poisoned by these fairytales
The lawyers clean up all details
Since daddy had to lie
But I know a place where we can go
And wash away the sin
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by
And the tall grass wave in the wind
You can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end, This is the end
Of the Innocence
Who knows how long this will last
Or how we've come so far so fast
But somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us
I need to remember this
So baby give me just one kiss
And let me take a long last look
Before we say goodbye
Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end, This is the end
of the Innocence
Repeat intro.
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Readable chord sheet for End Of The Innocence by Don Henley
[G]Remember when the days were long and roll[C]ed beneath a deep blue sky [G]Didn't have a care in the world With mommy[C] and daddy [D]standing by But ha[G]ppily ever after fails and we've been poisoned[C] by these fairy tales The la[G]wyers dwell on small details Since dadd[Em]y had t[C]o fly [D] Ah but I k[Em7]now a plac[Bm7]e where we can[Am7] go [Em7]That's still u[Cmaj7]ntouched by ma[D]n [Em7]We'll sit and w[Bm7]atch the clou[Am7]ds go by and the tal[Em7]l grass wav[Cmaj7]e in the wind [D] you can lay [G]your head ba[D]ck on the grou[C]nd An[Em7]d let your [Bm7]hair fall[Am7] all around me [G]Offer u[D]p your bes[C]t defense But th[Em7]is is the e[Bm7]nd, [Am7] [Cmaj7] This is [D]the end Of the Inno[G]cence Repeat Intro [G]Oh beautiful for spacious skies [C]But now those skies are threatening [G]They're beating plowshares into swords [C]For this tired old man that [D]we elected king [G]Armchair warriors often fail And we've been [C]poisoned by these fairytales [G]The lawyers clean up all details Since [Em]daddy [C]had to [D]lie But I [Em7]know a pla[Bm7]ce where we ca[Am7]n go [Em7]And was[Cmaj7]h away the sin[D] We'll [Em7]sit and watch t[Bm7]he clouds go [Am7]by And the [Em7]tall grass [Cmaj7]wave in the wi[D]nd You can [G]lay your hea[D]d back on the [C]ground L[Em7]et your [Bm7]hair fall [Am7]all around me Offer [G]up your[D] best defe[C]nse [Em7]But this is[Bm7] the end, [Am7] T[Cmaj7]his is the e[D]nd Of the I[G]nnocence [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]That same small town in [D]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 [C]Before we say [D]goodbye Just [G]lay your h[D]ead back [C]on the ground And l[Em7]et your [Bm7]hair fall [Am7]all around me [G]Offer u[D]p your b[C]est defense [Em7]But this is the[Bm7] end, [Am7] T[Cmaj7]his is the e[D]nd of the [G]Innocence Repeat intro.