The End of the Innocence — Don Henley
Chords and lyrics for The End of the Innocence by Don Henley (key of G, capo 1).
Intro
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[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]with mommy and daddy standing [D]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]since [C]daddy had to [D]fly
Chorus
[Em]Ah, but I [Bm]know a place [Am]where we can go,
[Em]that's still [Cmaj7]untouched by [D]man
[Em]We'll sit and [Bm]watch the clouds [Am]go by,
[Em]and the tall [Cmaj7]grass wave in the [D]wind
[G]You can lay [D]your head back [C]on the ground,
[Em]and let your [Bm]hair fall [Am]all around me
[G]Offer up [D]your best [C]defense,
[Em]but this is [Bm]the [Am]end, [Cmaj7]this is the [D]end
[G]of the innocence
Interlude
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 2
[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 we [D]elected king
[G]Armchair warriors often fail,
[C]and we've been poisoned by these fairytales
[G]The lawyers clean up all details,
[Em]since [C]daddy had to [D]lie
Chorus
[Em]Ah, but I [Bm]know a place [Am]where we can go,
[Em]that's still [Cmaj7]untouched by [D]man
[Em]We'll sit and [Bm]watch the clouds [Am]go by,
[Em]and the tall [Cmaj7]grass wave in the [D]wind
[G]You can lay [D]your head back [C]on the ground,
[Em]and let your [Bm]hair fall [Am]all around me
[G]Offer up [D]your best [C]defense,
[Em]but this is [Bm]the [Am]end, [Cmaj7]this is the [D]end
[G]of the innocence
Interlude
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 3
[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,
[Em]before we [C]say [D]goodbye
Chorus
[G]Just lay [D]your head back [C]on the ground,
[Em]and let your [Bm]hair fall [Am]all around me
[G]Offer up [D]your best [C]defense,
[Em]but this is [Bm]the [Am]end, [Cmaj7]this is the [D]end,
[G]of the innocence
Outro
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D]