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