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