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nd Fret Intro: G Bm Em C G Bm In my life on Earth Em C Em The things I have invented, have invented me A I've found my industry G Bm I am not alone Em C I've fashioned friends from precious scraps D They hold the light, they bend to serve me Em Bm Joking that they don't deserve me C D After days of craft and care C D I lift a sword and slice the air C D Such has been my time upon G This Earth Em C This Earth G Bm When my wife returns Em C Em More beautiful than when she left the night before A I show her things I made G Bm A filigree of ferns Em C Diamond snowflakes, tears of gold D She murmurs praise, a small caress Em Bm I smile to see her happiness C D Silver webs with sanded grain C D That catch and hold real drops of rain C D Such has been my toil upon G This Earth Em C This Earth ** Key Change ** Bridge: F C Em When I'm feeling vexed I go upstairs and bury something deep F Am Then stand back and push a button F E7 F Am Dm G From a distance watch the earth explode___ C Am F This Earth G I love this land of mortal men Am Em They wake to know the fire again F G The things we make, the things we feel F G Armour plates and molten steel F G All of these inventions of C The Earth Am F C This Earth
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