The End of the Innocence

(Ab)Remember when the days were long and rolled beneath a deep blue sky?

They're Didn't have a care in the world,

for with (Db)mommy and daddy we standin' by.

But (Ab)"happily ever after" fails and we've been (Db)poisoned by these fairy tales

The (Ab)lawyers dwell on small details

since (Fm)daddy (Db)had to (Eb)fly.

Ah, but (Fm7)I know a (Cm7)place where (Bbm7)we can (Dbmaj7)go

(Fm7)that's still (Dbmaj7)untouched by (Eb)men.

(Fm7)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 (Bbm7)around (Db)me.

(Ab)Offer (Eb)up your (Db)best defense

but (Fm7)this is the end,

(Dbmaj7)this is the end

(Eb)of the (Ab)innocence.

(Eb)O (Ab)beautiful, for spacious skys, but now those skys are threatening.

They're beating plow shares into the swords for this (Db)tired old man that we eed king.

But (Ab)"happi Armchair iors often fail and we've been (Db)poisoned by these fairy tales.

The (Ab)lawyers clean all the details

since (Fm)daddy (Db)had to (Eb)lie.

Ah, But (Fm7)I know a (Cm7)place where (Bbm7)we can (Dbmaj7)go

(Fm7)and wash (Dbmaj7)away this (Eb)sin.

(Fm7)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 (Bbm7)around (Db)me.

(Ab)Offer (Eb)up your (Db)best defense

but (Fm7)this is the end,

(Dbmaj7)this is the end

(Eb)of the (Ab)innocence.

(Eb)O

Just (Ab)lay your (Eb)head back (Db)on the ground and (Fm7)let your hair fall all (Bbm7)around (Db6)me.

(Ab)Offer (Eb)up your best (Db)defense

but (Fm7)this is the end

(Dbmaj7)this is the end

(Eb)of the (Ab)innocence.

(Ab)innocence.