Standard (EADGBE)

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I remember when the days were long,

 and rolled beneath a deep blue sky

Didn't have a care in the world,

 with mommy and daddy standing by

 But happily ever after fails,

 and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

 The lawyers dwell on small details,

 since daddy had to fly

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

that's still untouched by man

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,

 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

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

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

that's still untouched by man

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,

 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

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

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