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