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Michael Jackson - Earth Song Chords

Chord reference Gm, C, D, Eb, F, Bb, Cm, A#, Am, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[Gm]What about [C]sunrise, [Gm]What about [C]rain [Gm]What about [C]all the things that you [D]said we were to gain [Gm]What about [C]killing fields [Gm]Is there a [C]time [Gm]What about [C]all the things that you [D]said we were to gain Did you [Eb]ever stop to [F]notice All the [Bb]blood we’ve shed be-[Gm]fore Did you [Cm]ever stop to notice The crying [D]earth the weeping shores?

[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [D]

[Gm]What have we [C]done to the world [Gm]Look what we’ve [C]done [Gm]What about [C]all the peace that you [D]pledge your only son [Gm]What about [C]flowering fields [Gm]Is there a [C]time [Gm]What about [C]all the dreams that you [D]said was yours and mine Did you [Eb]ever stop to [F]notice, all the [Bb]children dead from [Gm]war Did you [Cm]ever stop to notice The crying [D]earth the weeping shores?

[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [D]

[Cm]I used to dream, [F]I used to [A#]glance beyond the [Gm]stars [Cm]Now I don’t know where we are [D]Although I know we’ve drifted far

[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [D]

[Am] [D] [Am]Ah Ah [D] [Am] [D] [Am]Oh [D]Oh [Am] [D] [Am]Ah Ah [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [E]Oooh

[Am]what about [D]yesterday (What about [Am]us) What about the [D]seas (What about [Am]us) The heavens are [D]falling down (What about [Am]us) I can’t even [D]breathe [D](What about [Am]us) What about the [D]bleeding Earth (What about [Am]us) Can’t we feel its [D]wounds (What about [Am]us) What about [D]nature’s worth (ooo, ooo), [E]It’s our planet’s womb (What about [Am]us)

What about [D]animals (What about [Am]it) We’ve turned kingdoms to [D]dust (What about [Am]us) What about [D]elephants (What about [Am]us) Have we lost their [D]trust (What about [Am]us) What about crying [D]whales (What about [Am]us) We’re ravaging the [D]seas (What about [Am]us) What about forest [D]trails (ooo, ooo), [E]Burnt despite our pleas (What about [Am]us)

What about the [D]holy land (What about [Am]it) Torn apart by [D]creed (What about [Am]us) What about the [D]common man (What about [Am]us) Can’t we set him [D]free (What about [Am]us) What about [D]children dying (What about [Am]us), Can’t you hear them [D]cry (What about [Am]us) Where did we go [D]wrong (ooo, ooo), [E]Someone tell me why (What about [Am]us)

What about [D]babies (What about [Am]it) What about the [D]days (What about [Am]us) What about all their [D]joy (What about [Am]us) What about the [D]man (What about [Am]us) What about the [D]crying man (What about [Am]us) What about [D]Abraham (What was [Am]us) What about [D]death again (ooo, ooo), [E]Do we give a damn

[Am] [D]Aah [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]Aah [Am] [D]Aah [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am]Ah Ah [D] [Am] [D] [Am]Oh [D]Oh [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]Ah Ah [Am] [E]Oooh

Artist Michael Jackson
Album This Is It
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1982
Key Gm

How to Play Earth Song on Guitar?

Michael Jackson - Earth Song can be played in the key of Gm using the Gm, C, D, Eb, F, Bb, Cm, A#, Am, E chords.

  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Earth Song with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.