No 2 in the UK charts in 1971.
Capo on 5 for correct key = F
Intro = strum C a few times then Dm G C Am Dm G C G (as per chorus 2).
Verse 1
C
The mountainside the flower grows
E7
The riverside where the water flows forever
F
The jungle life of mystery
C A7
The wide and graceful history of life
Chorus
Dm G
Don't let it die
C Am
Don't let it die
F
The tiger's free the kangaroo
G
It's up to me and up to you
Verse 2
C
What we see is what we choose
E7
What we keep or what we lose forever
F
The world is ours to tear apart
C A7
But what if it's too late to start again
Chorus 2
Dm G
Don't let it die
C Am
Don't let it die
Dm G C G
Or say goodbye amen
Chords as per verse
C E7 F C A7
Chorus - outro
Dm G
Don't let it die
C Am
Don't let it die
Dm G C
Or say goodbye in the end
