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Adam Melchor – Life On Earth Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C   G    D    D
C  G   D    D

[Verse 1]
C              G          
  Last night I stepped out
       D          Em
 on my balcony to get some air
    C             G   
and all I got was ash 
            D          D
and smoke instead.
C              G            
  Looked up to see the stars,
      D                Em
 the only lights came from the cars,
    C               G   
but in the clouds I saw 
           D          D
a speck of red.

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[Chorus]
Am                 D   
If there’s life on Mars
          G             Em
 are they gonna have to learn
   C              D
to ask if there’s still life
 on [Interlude] earth?

[Interlude]
G     G    Cmaj7    Cmaj7
Em    Em   D       D
G     G     Cmaj7    Cmaj7
Em    Em     D      D

[Verse 2]
    C                    G     
And there’s a man that’s on the
          D                Em
 moon who just reupped his lease
 'till June
     C              G    
'cuz he can see the smoke
               D          D
 from where he is.
         C              G           
And he’s trying make himsеlf believe
      D              Em
 that еverything down there’s
 still green
C               G     
and the good in people 
        D          D
still exists.

[Chorus]
       Am               D 
We may have to fill him in 
     G             Em
for better or for worse
    C                      D
and tell him there’s still life
 on earth.

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[Interlude]
G        G        Cmaj7      Cmaj7
Em       Em       D          D
G        G        Cmaj7      Cmaj7
Em       Em       D          D

[End]
Am                 D       
If there’s life on Mars are
      G             Em
 they gonna have to learn
   C              D    
to ask if there’s still 
         Em         Em
life on earth?
       Am               D 
We may have to fill ‘em in 
     G             Em
for better or for worse
    C               
and tell ‘em there’s 
       D       G
still life on earth.

How to play Life On Earth: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Life On Earth by Adam Melchor on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Life On Earth by Adam Melchor is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: C, G, D, Em, Am and Cmaj7.

Most of the song cycles through D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.