Earth Song tab by Michael Jackson

Tabs

just a simple tabbed intro to the song that none of the others have..

CAPO 4

p = pull off
h = hammer on
() = optional chord, still sounds good without

  E minorEm         E minorEm
E---0---3ph2p-----------0--3ph2p--------------|
B---0---------0h2-520---0---------0h2-52------|
G---0-------------------0---------------------|
D---2-------------------2---------------------|
A---2-------------------2---------------------|
E---0-------------------0---------------------|

  E minorEm          BB
E---0---3ph2p-----------2---------------------|
B---0---------0h2-520---4---------------------|
G---0-------------------4---2--0--------------|
D---2-------------------4---------4---0-------|
A---2-------------------2---------------------|
E---0-------------------2---------------------| straight into verse..

E minorEm      A augmentedA
  What about sunrise
E minorEm      A augmentedA
  What about rain
E minorEm      A augmentedA            BB
  What about all the things, that you said we were to gain

E minorEm      A augmentedA
  What about killing fields
E minorEm      A augmentedA
  Is there a time
E minorEm      A augmentedA            BB
  What about all the things that you said was yours and mine

    C majorC      D MajorD
Did you ever stop to notice
    G+G       (D/F#D/F#)  E minorEm
All the blood we've shed before
    A minorAm
Did you ever stop to notice
      BB
The crying Earth the weeping shores?

Chorus:
    E minorEm        A augmentedA      E minorEm  A augmentedA
Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
    E minorEm        A augmentedA      BB
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh

E minorEm       A augmentedA
  What have we done to the world
E minorEm         A augmentedA
  Look what we've done
E minorEm      A augmentedA           BB
  What about all the peace that you pledge your only son
E minorEm      A augmentedA
  What about flowering fields
E minorEm      A augmentedA
  Is there a time
E minorEm      A augmentedA            BB
  What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine

    C majorC      D MajorD
Did you ever stop to notice
    G+G      (D/F#D/F#) E minorEm
All the children dead from war
       A minorAm
Did you ever stop to notice
      BB
The crying Earth the weeping shores

Chorus

A minorAm       D MajorD
I used to dream
     G+G       (D/F#D/F#)  E minorEm
I used to glance beyond the stars
A minorAm
Now I don't know where we are
 BB
Although I know we've drifted far

Chorus

Chorus:
    F# minorF#m       BB      F# minorF#m BB
Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
    F# minorF#m       BB      F# minorF#m BB
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh
    F# minorF#m       BB      F# minorF#m BB
Aah aah aah, aah aah aah aah aah aah, aah
    F# minorF#m       BB      F# minorF#m C#C#
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh

F# minorF#m       BB           F# minorF#m         BB        F# minorF#m
Hey, what about yesterday (What about us), what about the seas (What about us)
        BB            F# minorF#m       BB          F# minorF#m
The heavens are falling down (What about us) I can't even breathe (What about us)
        BB             F# minorF#m          BB         F# minorF#m
What about the bleeding Earth (What about us), can't we feel its wounds (What about us)
      BB        C#C#                      F# minorF#m
What about nature's worth (ooo,ooo), it's our planet's womb (What about us)
      BB       F# minorF#m                 BB        F# minorF#m
What about animals (What about it), we've turned kingdoms to dust (What about us)
      BB           F# minorF#m           BB         F# minorF#m
What about elephants (What about us), have we lost their trust (What about us)
      BB             F# minorF#m           BB        F# minorF#m
What about crying whales (What about us), we're ravaging the seas (What about us)
      BB          C#C#                    F# minorF#m
What about forest trails (ooo, ooo), burnt despite our pleas (What about us)
        BB        F# minorF#m           BB         F# minorF#m
What about the holy land (What about it), torn apart by creed (What about us)
        BB           F# minorF#m          BB        F# minorF#m
What about the common man (What about us), can't we set him free (What about us)
      BB             F# minorF#m           BB        F# minorF#m
What about children dying (What about us), can't you hear them cry (What about us)
     BB         C#C#                  F# minorF#m
Where did we go wrong (ooo, ooo), someone tell me why (What about us)
      BB       F# minorF#m           BB        F# minorF#m
What about babies (What about it), what about the days (What about us)
      BB             F# minorF#m         BB        F# minorF#m
What about all their joy (What about us), what about the man (What about us)
        BB           F# minorF#m       BB         F# minorF#m
What about the crying man (What about us), what about Abraham (What was us)
      BB         C#C#
What about death again (ooo, ooo), do we give a damn

Other versions of Earth Song

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