Our Earth Was Once Green Chords by Runrig

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_ _ _ [C] _ _ the sky, monuments stand, shrines [Eb] of water, [Bb] man worship [C] in the land,
future ethics of a dying land.
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_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ Down below, rats in a cage,
success, [Eb]
survival, [Bb] _ [C] freedom's the key.
It's Romans 1, 15, say he do stay,
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_ monuments [Gm] are holy places, [Cm] _
and empty [Ab] street, we [Eb] can [Ab] still [Eb] walk through,
the [Cm] garden _ _ of [C] swans _ _ [Cm]
cleaved.
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ Down the forest we need more wood,
extending, [Eb] we _ [Bb] need [Eb] more food, burning [C] our friendship before the flood.
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We're trying to [C] do this safe, _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] keeping biggest [C] mill, we're on it on a [Cm] bigger scale.
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Mountains [Gm] are holy _ [Cm]
places, and [Ab] beauty's free, we [Eb] can [Ab] still [Eb] walk through,
the [Cm] garden of _ _ [Eb] swans cleaved.
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_ _ _ Almost happy that I've had enough,
[Eb] almost happy [Gm] that I'm giving [C] up, I've missed your wisdom, so show it in the dark.
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_ [C] _ So make yourself pretty, make yourself rich, never skim, [Eb] soup, spin, [Bb]
money, and [C] sex.
I'll digest, I've put it in my galley, _ it's your [Eb] _ [Bb] choice.
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walk [Eb] through,
the garden [Cm] _ of _ [C] swans cleaved.
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