This Earth
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CAPO: 2nd Fret
Intro: G Bm Em C
G Bm
In my life on Earth
Em C Em
The things I have invented, have invented me
A
I've found my industry
G Bm
I am not alone
Em C
I've fashioned friends from precious scraps
D
They hold the light, they bend to serve me
Em Bm
Joking that they don't deserve me
C D
After days of craft and care
C D
I lift a sword and slice the air
C D
Such has been my time upon
G
This Earth
Em C
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G Bm
When my wife returns
Em C Em
More beautiful than when she left the night before
A
I show her things I made
G Bm
A filigree of ferns
Em C
Diamond snowflakes, tears of gold
D
She murmurs praise, a small caress
Em Bm
I smile to see her happiness
C D
Silver webs with sanded grain
C D
That catch and hold real drops of rain
C D
Such has been my toil upon
G
This Earth
Em C
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** Key Change **
Bridge:
F C Em
When I'm feeling vexed I go upstairs and bury something deep
F Am
Then stand back and push a button
F E7 F Am Dm G
From a distance watch the earth explode___
C Am F
This Earth
G
I love this land of mortal men
Am Em
They wake to know the fire again
F G
The things we make, the things we feel
F G
Armour plates and molten steel
F G
All of these inventions of
C
The Earth
Am F C
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How to play This Earth
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.