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