Mother Earth — Tom Rush
Chords and lyrics for Mother Earth by Tom Rush (key of F).
Verse 1
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth lives [C7]on the [F]ocean,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth sails [C7]on the [F]sea,
[F]I am [Bb]blessed with [C7]her [F]devotion,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth [C7]provides for [F][Bb]me.[F][C7]
[F]Now I am [Bb]going [C7]on a [F]journey,
[F]And I [Bb]pray all [C7]things end [F]well,
[F]While Mother [Bb]Earth [C7]looks after [F]me,
[F]I will [Bb]follow [C7][F]faithfully.
[Bb]Green trees [F]grow on [C7]mountain [F]top,
[Bb]Birds still [F]sing [C7]while [F]morning come,
[Bb]Though I [F]treat her [Am][Dm]carelessly,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth [C]provides for me.
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] [F]
[F]When the [Bb]grasslands [C7]crave for [F]water,
[F]And the [Bb]harvest [C7]needs [F]sunlight,
[F]These are [Bb]times when[C7] I am [F]helpless,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth makes [C7]all things [F][Bb][C]right.[F]
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth lives [C7]on the [F]ocean,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth sails [C7]on the [F]sea,
[F]I am [Bb]blessed with [C7]her [F]devotion,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth [C7]provides for [F]me,
[F]Mother [Bb]Earth [C7]provides for [F][Bb]me,[F][C7]
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