#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/