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                          MOTHER EARTH - Ian Thomas
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Written by: I. Thomas 
Album: "The Best Of Ian Thomas"  [single version]  (1980, Anthem Records)
       "Long Long Way"           [album version]   (1974, GRT Records)

Transcribed by: Anne Drury 
e-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com 
Date: October 20, 2011

This chord chart covers both the single and album versions of this song.
The main chord chart is of the single version. The extra parts for playing
the album version are below that.

INTRO:

N.C.
Oh-oh oh, ooohoo, oh-oh
D        G       D        G
Oh-oh oh, ooohoo, oh-oh


1ST VERSE:

 D                   G
Lookin' down on the bay
       D                    G
I see nothing fresh in the tide
 D                G
It's all here to stay
         D                         G
All the crap is gettin' harder to hide


CHORUS:

Em                                                   Bb
All the paint in the world ain't gonna make the sky blue
Em                                            Bb
The way it's going, you'd never know we loved you
       A       G
Loved you, ooohoo
         D       G       D       G
Mother Earth


2ND VERSE:

 D                  G
Look at all of the air
         D                         G
You can see it falling out of the sky
D                G
It doesn't seem fair
             D                  G
You used to look so good to my eye


CHORUS:

Em                                   Bb
And when you're crying, is anybody around?
Em                                                  Bb
You're going under and none of your friends can be found
     A        G
Be found, ooohoo
         D        G        D        G
Mother Earth


D        G       D        G
Oh-oh oh, ooohoo, oh-oh...

(fade on this chord progression)

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ALBUM VERSION: The chords for this version are the same as for the single 
version, except for the Intro and the instrumental break after the second
Chorus.

INTRO:   C D           C    G           (play progression 2x)

         1  2  3  4  | 1  2  3  4

The part below shows the transition from the second Chorus into the Break:

     A        G
Be found, ooohoo, Mother

BREAK:

D         G   F     G         D
Earth

D         F         G         D

1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

Then: Repeat the second Chorus

Play D - G chord progression to fade

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Notes:

N.C. ...no chord

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their 
 interpretation of the song.)

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