Our Earth Was Once Green

runrig - our earth was once green capo on 3rd fret . Intro Am , Am , G , Am Am across the skies the monuments stand C G Am shrines of wonder , man worshipping man Am C G Am computer ethics mock a dying land Am down below like rats in a cage C G Am success , survival , two needles in hay Am C G Am it’s romans one facing satan’s stare Chorus : G C but mountains Em are holy places Am F and beauty is free C F we can still walk C G through the garden Am our earth was once green Am , Am , G , Am Verse 2 + 3 [ play same chords from Verse 1 ] Bridge : ( played over the ’hi i hi i hi i hi i’ Verse ) C , G , Am , Am enjoy! lyrics pull down the forests we need more wood extend the grazing we need more food burning our bridges before the flood out on the oceans where it’s relatively safe it’s not so easy being big as a whale we’re all in a race on a bigger scale homosapien , i’ve had enough homosapien , i’m giving up at best your wisdom’s a shot in the dark so make yourself pretty , make yourself rich leopardskin , sealskin , money and se xapartheid , genocide , thalidomide , life it’s your choice