The End Of The Innocence
Ton : GCapo 1English
Intro :G C D C (2x) G
GRemember when the days were long
and rColled beneath a deep blue sky
GDidn't have a care in the world
With Cmommy and daddy sDtanding by
But hapGpily ever after fails
and we've been Cpoisoned by these fairy tales
The lawGyers dwell on small details
Since dEmaddy haCd to fDly
Ah Em7but I know aBm7 place whereAm7 we can go
ThEm7at's still Cmaj7untouched Dby man
We'lEm7l sit and Bm7watch the Am7clouds go by
and theEm7 tall grasCmaj7s wave in theD wind
you can lGay your heDad back oCn the ground
AndEm7 let yourBm7 hair fall Am7all around me
GOffer uDp your Cbest defense
But thiEm7s is thBm7e end,Am7 Em7This is tCmaj7he end D
Of the GInnocence
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GOh beautiful for spacious skies
But nCow those skies are threatening
GThey're beating plowshares into swords
For tChis tired old man that we Delected king
GArmchair warriors often fail
And wCe've been poisoned by these fairytales
GThe lawyers clean up all details
Since dEmaddy haCd to lDie
ButEm7 I know a plBm7ace where weAm7 can go
AnEm7d wash awayCmaj7 the sin D
We'lEm7l sit and Bm7watch the Am7clouds go by
AndEm7 the tall graCmaj7ss wave in theD wind
You can lGay your heDad back oCn the ground
LetEm7 your haiBm7r fall all Am7around me
GOffer uDp your Cbest defense
But thiEm7s is thBm7e end,Am7 This Em7is the enCmaj7d D
Of the GInnocence
GWho knows how long this will last
Or hoCw we've come so far so fast
GBut somewhere back there in the dust
That Csame small town iDn each of us
GI need to remember this
So baCby give me just one kiss
GAnd let me take a long last look
BeEmfore we sCay goodDbye
JusEm7t lay your hBm7ead back on Am7the ground
AnEm7d let your Cmaj7hair fall Dall around me
OffeEm7r up your Bm7best defenAm7se
But thiEm7s is thBm7e endAm7
Em7This is tCmaj7he end oDf the InnoceGnce