THE END OF THE INNOCENCE

Re (Ab)mem ber when the days were long and rolled be neath a deep blue sky?

They’re Did n’t have a care in the world, for with (Db)mom my and dad dy we stand in’ by.

But (Ab)“hap pi ly ev er af ter” fails and we’ve been poi soned by these fair y tales The (Ab)law yers dwell on small de tails since (Fm)dad dy (Db)had to (Eb)fly.

Ah, but (Fm7)I know a (Cm7)place where (Bbm7)we can (Dbmaj7)go (Fm7)that’s still un (Dbmaj7)touched by men.

We’ll sit and (Cm7)watch the clouds roll (Dbmaj7)by and the (Fm7)tall grass (Dbmaj7)wave in the wind.

You can (Ab)lay your (Eb)head back (Db)on the ground and (Fm7)let your (Cm7)hair fall all a round (Db)me.

(Ab)Of fer (Eb)up your (Db)best de fense but (Fm7)this is the end,

(Dbmaj7)this is the end

of the (Ab)in no cence.

O (Ab)beau ti ful, for spac ious skys, but now those skys are threat en ing.

They’re beat ing plow shares in to the swords for this (Db)ti red old man that we e ed king.

But (Ab)“hap pi Arm chair iors oft en fail and we’ve been poi soned by these fair y tales.

The (Ab)law yers clean all the de tails since (Fm)dad dy (Db)had to (Eb)lie.

Ah, But (Fm7)I know a (Cm7)place where (Bbm7)we can (Dbmaj7)go (Fm7)and wash a (Dbmaj7)way this sin.

We’ll sit and (Cm7)watch the clouds roll (Dbmaj7)by and the (Fm7)tall grass (Dbmaj7)wave in the wind.

You can (Ab)lay your (Eb)head back (Db)on the ground and (Fm7)let your (Cm7)hair fall all a round (Db)me.

(Ab)Of fer (Eb)up your (Db)best de fense but (Fm7)this is the end,

(Dbmaj7)this is the end

of the (Ab)in no cence.

O

Just (Ab)lay your (Eb)head back (Db)on the ground and (Fm7)let your hair fall all a round me.

(Ab)Of fer (Eb)up your best de fense but (Fm7)this is the end

(Dbmaj7)this is the end

of the (Ab)in no cence.

(Ab)in no cence.