Capo First Fret 
 
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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 
 
Repeat Intro 
 
Oh beautiful for spacious skies 
But now those skies are threatening 
They're beating plowshares into swords 
For this tired old man that we elected king 
Armchair warriors often fail 
And we've been poisoned by these fairytales 
The lawyers clean up all details 
Since daddy had to lie 
But I know a place where we can go 
And wash away the sin 
We'll sit and watch the clouds go by 
And the tall grass wave in the wind 
You can lay your head back on the ground 
Let your hair fall all around me 
Offer up your best defense 
But this is the end, This is the end 
Of the Innocence 
 
Who knows how long this will last 
Or how we've come so far so fast 
But somewhere back there in the dust 
That same small town in each of us 
I need to remember this  
So baby give me just one kiss 
And let me take a long last look 
Before we say goodbye 
 
Just lay your head back on the ground 
And let your hair fall all around me 
Offer up your best defense 
But this is the end 
This is the end of the Innocence 
 
Repeat Intro to end.