G5 Remember when the days were long C5 and rolled beneath a deep blue sky G5 Didn't have a care in the world C5 D5 With mommy and daddy standing by G5 But happily ever after fails C5 and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales G5 The lawyers dwell on small details E5 C5 D5 Since daddy had to fly E5 B5 A5 Ah but I know a place where we can go E5 C5 D5 That's still untouched by man E5 B5 A5 We'll sit and watch the clouds go by E5 C5 D5 and the tall grass wave in the wind G5 D5 C5 you can lay your head back on the ground E5 B5 A5 And let your hair fall all around me G5 D5 C5 Offer up your best defense E5 B5 A5 C5 D5 But this is the end, This is the end G5 Of the Innocence Repeat Intro G5 Oh beautiful for spacious skies C5 But now those skies are threatening G5 They're beating plowshares into swords C5 D5 For this tired old man that we elected king G5 Armchair warriors often fail C5 And we've been poisoned by these fairytales G5 The lawyers clean up all details E5 C5 D5 Since daddy had to lie E5 B5 A5 But I know a place where we can go E5 C5 D5 And wash away the sin E5 B5 A5 We'll sit and watch the clouds go by E5 C5 D5 And the tall grass wave in the wind G5 D5 C5 You can lay your head back on the ground E5 B5 A5 Let your hair fall all around me G5 D5 C5 Offer up your best defense E5 B5 A5 C5 D5 But this is the end, This is the end G5 Of the Innocence G5 Who knows how long this will last C5 Or how we've come so far so fast G5 But somewhere back there in the dust C5 D5 That same small town in each of us G5 I need to remember this C5 So baby give me just one kiss G5 And let me take a long last look C5 D5 Before we say goodbye G5 D5 C5 Just lay your head back on the ground E5 B5 A5 And let your hair fall all around me G5 D5 C5 Offer up your best defense E5 B5 A5 C5 D5 But this is the end, This is the end G5 of the Innocence Repeat intro.
