G C G C G Oh mother earth, with your fields of green Em C D One more laid down down by the hungry hand G C G How long can you give and not receive Em G D G And feed this world ruled by greed x2 Oh ball of fire in the summer sky Your healing light your parade of days Are they betrayed by the men of power Who hold this world in their changing hands They hold the world in their changing hands Oh freedom land can you let this go Down to the streets where the numbers grow? Respect mother earth and her giving ways Or trade away our children's days x2 D G C G Respect mother earth and her healing ways Em G D C G Or trade away our children's days