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13 <h1 class=
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16 <p>Written by Bruce Hornsby and Don Henley
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17 Performed regularly by Bob Dylan during the fall
2002 tour
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18 Tabbed by Eyolf
Østrem
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22 <p>The intro is playable in G, but the two highest strings that seem to
23 be sounding throughout made me think they might be open strings, hence
24 capo
3rd fret and key of E. I don't think that's what they're playing,
25 but it sounds better that way, so I added a tab like that (see
27 I should also say that my copy of this song isn't the best-sounding
28 ever, so there are probably mistakes.
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55 Remember when the days were long
57 and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
59 Didn't have a care in the world
61 With mommy and daddy standing by
63 But happily ever after fails
65 and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
67 The lawyers dwell on small details
69 Since daddy had to fly
74 Ah but I know a place where we can go
78 watch the clouds go rollin' by
80 watch the tall grass waving in the wind
82 lay your head down on the ground
84 let your hair fall all around me
86 Offer up your best defense
96 Oh beautiful for spacious skies
97 But now those skies are threatening
98 They're beating plowshares into swords
99 For this tired old man that we elected king
100 Armchair warriors often fail
101 And we've been poisoned by these fairytales
102 The lawyers clean up all details
103 Since daddy had to lie
106 <pre class=
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107 But I know a place where we can go
108 And wash away the sin
109 We'll sit and watch the clouds go by
110 And the tall grass wave in the wind
111 You can lay your head back on the ground
112 Let your hair fall all around me
113 Offer up your best defense
114 But this is the end, This is the end
119 Who knows how long this will last
120 Or how we've come so far so fast
121 But somewhere back there in the dust
122 That same small town in each of us
123 I need to remember this
124 Darling, give me one more kiss
125 And let me take a long last look
126 Before we say goodbye
129 <pre class=
"refrain">
130 Just lay your head back on the ground
131 And let your hair fall all around me
132 Offer up your best defense
140 <h2 class=
"songversion">Version in E (capo
3rd fret)
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163 Remember when the days were long
165 and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
167 Didn't have a care in the world
169 With mommy and daddy standing by
171 But happily ever after fails
173 we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
175 The lawyers dwell on small details
177 Since daddy had to fly
180 <pre class=
"refrain">
182 I know a place where we can go
186 watch the clouds go rollin' by
188 watch the tall grass waving in the wind
190 lay your head down on the ground
192 let your long hair fall all around me
194 Offer up your best defense