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