The Last Worthless Evening
Don Henley, John Corey & Stan Lynch

Don Henley
The End of the Innocence
1989

This song is off Henley's Innocence album.  It's a great song
and one of only two acoustic songs off the album.  I hope you enjoy it.
Good luck and keep playin'!

Capo 1st

INTRO:

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E
  I know you broke up with him
And you're heart's still on the shelf
It's been over two years for me
        Bsus4             B
And I'm still not quite myself

C#m
    You can't be with someone new
        D                 A
And you can't go back to him
C#m
    You're beginning to realize
          D              B
That it's sink or swim

These chords keep repeating during all subsequent verses.

I see you around sometimes
And my heart just melts
Lookin' like if you had your wish
You'd be somewhere else

And it just breaks my heart
To see you here this way
Someday I'll get the nerve
To walk up to you and say

CHORUS
            E              G#m
This is the last worthless evening
            A
That you'll have to spend
     B
Just gimme a chance
                   A     E
To show you how to love again

            E              G#m
This is the last worthless evening
            A
That you'll have to spend
      F#m
Cause I'll be there
          A               Bsus4       B
When your broken heart is on the mend

Every night it's the same old crowd
In a smoky room
You catch a faint glimpse of love sometimes
But it never blooms

I've been around this block
A time or two
And I've made some big mistakes
But girl I promise you, I promise you

CHORUS
This is the last worthless evening
That you'll have to spend
Just gimme a chance
To show you how to love again
This is the last worthless evening
That you'll have to spend
Cause it won't be long
Till your little heart is on the mend

BRIDGE
Same as INTRO

Time time ticking ticking ticking away...

People inside their houses
With the shades pulled down
God knows we could use some romance
In this sleepy bedroom town

I know you're still afraid
To rush into anything
But there's just so many summers, babe
And just so many springs

CHORUS
And this is the last worthless evening
That you'll have to spend, babe
Just gimme a chance, gimme a chance
To show you love again

This is the last worthless evening
That you'll have to spend
Cause it won't be long
Till your little heart is on the mend

Hey... Uh huh
That you'll have to spend
Just gimme a chance
To show you how to love again and again

This is the last worthless evening
That you'll have to spend
Cause it won't be long
Till your broken heart is on the mend

(fade out)