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Verse 1:
Dmaj7 Dmaj7
Ah, me rcy, mercy me,
Bm7 Bm7 Em7
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
Em7
Where did all the blue skies go?
Gmaj7 Gmaj7
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east.
Verse 2:
Mercy, mercy me,
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon
our seas fish full of mercury,
Verse 3:
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no.
Radiation underground and in the sky;
animals and birds who live near by are dying.
Verse 4:
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be.
What about this over crowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Written by Marvin Gaye