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