Written by Bruce Hornsby and Don Henley
Performed regularly by Bob Dylan during the fall 2002 tour
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
The intro is playable in G, but the two highest strings that seem to
be sounding throughout made me think they might be open strings, hence
capo 3rd fret and key of E. I don't think that's what they're playing,
but it sounds better that way, so I added a tab like that (see
below).
I should also say that my copy of this song isn't the best-sounding
ever, so there are probably mistakes.
G C G D C D7sus4 : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . |-------3-3-------|-------3-3-------|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----3-3-----3-| |-------3-3-----3-|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3h5---3-3-----3-|-3-----1-1-----1-| |-------2-2-----4-|-4-----2-2-----5-|-5-----4-4-----2-|-2-----0-0-----0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2-----0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C G : . . . : . . . : . . |-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-3--------- |-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-3--------- |-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-0--------- |-0-----2-2-------|-----------------|-0--------- |-----------------|-----------------|-2--------- |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------
G Remember when the days were long C and rolled beneath a deep blue sky G Didn't have a care in the world C D Dsus4 D With mommy and daddy standing by G But happily ever after fails C and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales G The lawyers dwell on small details Em C D Since daddy had to fly
Em Bm Am C Ah but I know a place where we can go Em C D untouched by man Em Bm Am C watch the clouds go rollin' by Em C D watch the tall grass waving in the wind G D C lay your head down on the ground Em Bm Am C let your hair fall all around me G D C Offer up your best defense Em Bm Am this is the end, C D This is the end G 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
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 Darling, give me one more 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
E A E B A Bsus4 : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . |-------0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-| |-------0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0h2---0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0-----0-| |-------4-4-----1-|-1-----4-4-----2-|-2-----1-1-----4-|-4-----2-2-----2-| |-------4-4----(2-|-2)----4-4-----2-|-2-----2-2-----4-|-4-----2-2-----2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A E : . . . : . . . : . . |-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-0--------- |-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-0--------- |-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|-1--------- |-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|-2--------- |-2-----4-4-------|-----------------|-2--------- |-----------------|-----------------|-0---------
E Remember when the days were long A and rolled beneath a deep blue sky E Didn't have a care in the world A B With mommy and daddy standing by E But happily ever after fails A we've been poisoned by these fairy tales E The lawyers dwell on small details C#m A B Since daddy had to fly
C#m G#m F#m A I know a place where we can go C#m A B untouched by man C#m G#m F#m A watch the clouds go rollin' by C#m A B watch the tall grass waving in the wind E B A lay your head down on the ground C#m G#m F#m A let your long hair fall all around me E B A Offer up your best defense C#m G#m F#m this is the end, A B This is the end E Of the Innocence