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Mother Earth.
Tom Rush.
Album: Merrimack County.
F Bb C F Bb C F
FMother BbEarth lives C7on the Focean,
FMother BbEarth sails C7on the Fsea,
FI am Bbblessed with C7her Fdevotion,
FMother BbEarth proC7vides for Fme.Bb  C7  F  
FNow I am Bbgoing C7on a jFourney,
FAnd I Bbpray all tC7hings end Fwell,
FWhile Mother BbEarth C7looks after Fme,
FI will Bbfollow fC7aithFfully.
BbGreen trees Fgrow on C7mountain Ftop,
BbBirds still Fsing whiC7le morninFg come,
BbThough I treFat her AmcarelesDmsly,
FMother BbEarth proCvides for me.
F Bb C F Bb C F Bb C F Bb F
FWhen the Bbgrasslands C7crave for Fwater,
FAnd the Bbharvest C7needs Fsunlight,
FThese are Bbtimes when C7I am Fhelpless,
FMother BbEarth makes C7all things FrightBb.C  F  
FMother BbEarth lives C7on the Focean,
FMother BbEarth sails C7on the Fsea,
FI am Bbblessed with C7her Fdevotion,
FMother BbEarth proC7vides for Fme,
FMother BbEarth proC7vides for Fme,Bb  C7  F  

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Mother Earth

by Tom Rush

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Mother Earth.

Tom Rush.

Album: Merrimack County.

F Bb C F Bb C F

F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth lives on the ocean,

F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth sails on the sea,

F Bb C7 F

I am blessed with her devotion,

F Bb C7 F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth provides for me.

F Bb C7 F

Now I am going on a journey,

F Bb C7 F

And I pray all things end well,

F Bb C7 F

While Mother Earth looks after me,

F Bb C7 F

I will follow faithfully.

Bb F C7 F

Green trees grow on mountain top,

Bb F C7 F

Birds still sing while morning come,

Bb F Am Dm

Though I treat her carelessly,

F Bb C

Mother Earth provides for me.

F Bb C F Bb C F Bb C F Bb F

F Bb C7 F

When the grasslands crave for water,

F Bb C7 F

And the harvest needs sunlight,

F Bb C7 F

These are times when I am helpless,

F Bb C7 F Bb C F

Mother Earth makes all things right.

F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth lives on the ocean,

F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth sails on the sea,

F Bb C7 F

I am blessed with her devotion,

F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth provides for me,

F Bb C7 F Bb C7 F

Mother Earth provides for me,

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