The End Of The Innocence — Bruce Hornsby
Chords and lyrics for The End Of The Innocence by Bruce Hornsby (key of A#).
Verse 1
The End of the Innocence chords
Bruce Hornsby - Live
Co written with Don Henley
listen to intro in song to determine strumming pattern for the intro
Intro
[F] [F] [Gm] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
Verse 1
[F] I remember when the days were long,
and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
[F] Didn't have a care in the world,
with [Bb]mommy and daddy[C] standing by
But [F]happily ever after fails,
and we've been [Bb]poisoned by these fairy tales
The [F]lawyers dwell on small details,
since [Dm]daddy [Bb]had to [C]fly
Ah, but [Dm]I know a [Am]place where [Gm]we can go,[Bb]
[Dm] that's still [Bb]untouched by [C]man
[Dm] We'll sit and [Am]watch the [Gm]clouds go by,[Bb]
and the [Dm]tall grass [Bb]wave in the[C] wind
Chorus
You can [F]lay your head back on the ground,
and [Dm]let your [Am]hair fall [Gm]all around me
[F] Offer up your best defense,
but [Dm]this is the [Am]end,[Gm] [Bb]this is [C]the end
of the [F]innocence
[F] [F] [Gm] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
Verse 2
[F] Oh beautiful for spacious skies,
but now those skies are threatening
They're [F]beating plowshares into swords,
for this[Bb] tired old man that we [C]elected king
[F] Armchair warriors often fail,
and we've been [Bb]poisoned by these fairytales
The [F]lawyers clean up all details,
since [Dm]daddy [Bb]had to [C]lie
Ah, but [Dm]I know a [Am]place where [Gm]we can [Bb]go,
[Dm] that's still [Bb]untouched by [C]man
[Dm] We'll sit and [Am]watch the [Gm]clouds go [Bb]by,
and the [Dm]tall grass [Bb]wave in the [C]wind
Chorus
You can [F]lay your head back on the ground,
and [Dm]let your [Am]hair fall [Gm]all around me[Bb]
[F] Offer up your best defense,
but [Dm]this is [Am]the [Gm]end, [Bb]this is the [C]end
of the [F]innocence
[F] [F] [Gm] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
Verse 3
[F]Who knows how long this will last,
or [Bb]how we've come so far so fast
But [F]somewhere back there in the dust,
that [Bb]same small town in [C]each of us
[F] I need to remember this,
so [Bb]baby give me just one kiss
And [F]let me take a long last look,
[Dm]before we [Bb]say [C]goodbye
Chorus
Just [F]lay your head back on the ground,
and [Dm]let your [Am]hair fall [Gm]all around [Bb]me
[F] Offer up your best defense,
but [Dm]this is the[Am] [Gm]end, [Bb]this is the [C]end,
of the [F]innocence
[F] [F] [Gm] [Dm] [C] [Bb]
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