Verse
C Dm
Fragments of another sunset
F C
Ashes of another dawn
Em Am
Drowned in time’s immortal ocean
F G
All too soon, we may be gone
[Chorus]
Am Em
This old Earth has seen a lot of living
F C
This old Earth, the stories she could tell
Dm Am
This old Earth is finished with the giving
G F
This old Earth we knew so well
[Verse]
C Dm
Now the playground stands deserted
F C
In the yellow afternoon
Em Am
And the cotton candy children
F G
Have all gone home too soon
[Chorus]
Am Em
And the tree of knowledge trembles
F C
For the fruit was ours before
Dm Am
Will we be like Eden’s lovers
G F
Driven from the garden’s door?
[Verse]
C Dm
So what can it take from nature
F C
And what must it take from man
Em Am
For the future generation
F G
To save the sky, the sea, the land?
[Chorus]
Am Em
This old Earth has seen a lot of living
F C
This old Earth, the stories she could tell
Dm Am
This old Earth is finished with the giving
G F
This old Earth we used so well
[Verse]
C Dm
So ask your child what really matters
F C
And ask your friend what he will do
Em Am
And ask the leaders you’ve elected
F G
But the answer lies with you
[Chorus]
Am Em
This old Earth has seen a lot of living
F C
This old Earth we’ve used from end to end
Dm Am
Now it’s time for mankind to start giving
G F
This old Earth could use a friend