GDCGDGCGD 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,
CD
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,
EmCD
since daddy had to fly
EmBmAm
Ah, but I know a place where we can go,
EmCmaj7D
that's still untouched by man
EmBmAm
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by,
EmCmaj7D
and the tall grass wave in the wind
GDC
You can lay your head back on the ground,
EmBmAm
and let your hair fall all around me
GDC
Offer up your best defense,
EmBmAmCmaj7D
but this is the end, this is the end
G
of the innocence
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Oh beautiful for spacious skies,
C
but now those skies are threatening
G
They're beating plowshares into swords,
CD
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,
EmCD
since daddy had to lie
EmBmAm
Ah, but I know a place where we can go,
EmCmaj7D
that's still untouched by man
EmBmAm
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by,
EmCmaj7D
and the tall grass wave in the wind
GDC
You can lay your head back on the ground,
EmBmAm
and let your hair fall all around me
GDC
Offer up your best defense,
EmBmAmCmaj7D
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,
CD
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,
EmCD
before we say goodbye
GDC
Just lay your head back on the ground,
EmBmAm
and let your hair fall all around me
GDC
Offer up your best defense,
EmBmAmCmaj7D
but this is the end, this is the end,
G
of the innocence
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