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