F# - G - A
D
- Bm
1. Whoa, oh, mercy, mercy me,
oh, things ain’t what they used to be,
Em - A
no,
where did all the blue sky go ?
Poison is the wind that blows,
D
from
the north, east, south and sea.
D
- Bm
2. Whoa, mercy, mercy me,
oh, things ain’t what they used to be,
Em
A
no,
oil wasted on the oceans, and upon our seas fish full of mercury.
D - Bm
3. Oh, oh, mercy, mercy me,
oh, things ain’t what they used to be,
Em
A
no,
radiation underground and in the sky,
animals
and birds who live nearby are dying.
D
- Bm
4. Oh, mercy mercy me, oh, things ain’t
what they used to be,
Em A
what
about this overcrowded land,
how
much more abuse from man can she stand ?
D Bm Em
- A
Oh oh,
oh no, no no no
….
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Marvin
Gaye)