Don Henley – The End Of The Innocence (Guitar)

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Remember when the days were long,

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and rolled beneath a deep blue sky

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Didn't have a care in the world,

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with mommy and daddy standing by

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But happily ever after fails,

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and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

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The lawyers dwell on small details,

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since daddy had to fly

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Ah, but I know a place where we can go,

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 that's still untouched by man

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 We'll sit and watch the clouds go by,

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and the tall grass wave in the wind

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You can lay your head back on the ground,

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and let your hair fall all around me

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Offer up your best defense,

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but this is the end,     this is the end

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of the innocence

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 Oh beautiful for spacious skies,

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but now those skies are threatening

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They're beating plowshares into swords,

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for this tired old man that we elected king

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 Armchair warriors often fail,

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and we've been poisoned by these fairytales

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The lawyers clean up all details,

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since daddy had to lie

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Ah, but I know a place where we can go,

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 that's still untouched by man

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 We'll sit and watch the clouds go by,

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and the tall grass wave in the wind

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You can lay your head back on the ground,

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and let your hair fall all around me

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 Offer up your best defense,

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but this is the end,     this is the end

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of the innocence

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Who knows how long this will last,

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or how we've come so far so fast

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But somewhere back there in the dust,

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that same small town in each of us

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 I need to remember this,

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so baby give me just one kiss

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And let me take a long last look,

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before we say goodbye

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Just lay your head back on the ground,

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and let your hair fall all around me

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 Offer up your best defense,

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but this is the end,     this is the end,

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of the innocence