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