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