Intro 
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D#m7   Em7 
 
Gmaj7 
Whoa-oh, mercy, mercy me, 
Em7 
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no. 
Am 
Where did all the blue skies go? 
Amaj7 
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east. 
Gmaj7 
Mercy, mercy me, 
Em7 
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no. 
Am 
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon 
Amaj7 
our seas fish full of mercury, 
Gmaj7 
Oh, mercy, mercy me. 
Em7 
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no. 
Am 
Radiation underground and in the sky; 
Amaj7 
animals and birds who live near by are dying. 
Gmaj7 
Oh, mercy, mercy me. 
Em7 
Ah, things ain't what they used to be. 
Am 
What about this over crowded land? 
Amaj7sus2 
How much more abuse from man can she stand? 
 
(Repeats the verse chords one more time, and then a key change.) 
 
G#maj7   Fm7   A#m   Bbmaj7