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Cool An Green An Shady

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Cool And Green And Shady  
John Denver
ASaturdays Dholidays easy afD#dimter----Anoons     
ALazy days sunnF#my days nothiDng much to do E  
ARainy days are Dbetter days for hanging out  D#dimin---siAde 
AGrainy days and cF#mity ways make Dme want to hide E  
Some place Acool an' Dgreen an' Ashady
CHORUS:
Find youDrself a piece of grassy gBbround 
Lay Gdown, close your Ceyes      
FFind yourself or maybe Bblose yourself    
While your Afree spirit Dfl--Ei--Aes
AAugust skies, Dlullabies, promises  D#dimto   kAeep
Dandelions and F#mtwisting vines cloDver at your feeEt
AMemories of F#maspen leaves Dtrembling in  D#dimthe  wAind
Honey bees and F#mfantasies Dwhere to start aEgain           
Someplace Acool an' Dgreen an' Ashady
REPEAT CHORUS
Find youDrself a piece of grassy gBbround 
Lay Gdown, close your Ceyes      
FFind yourself or maybe Bblose yourself    
While your Afree spirit Dfl--Ei--Aes
ACool an gDreen an shAady
ACool an gDreen an shAady

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Cool An Green An Shady

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Cool And Green And Shady

John Denver

A D D#dim A

Saturdays holidays easy after----noons

A F#m D E

Lazy days sunny days nothing much to do

A D D#dim A

Rainy days are better days for hanging out in---side

A F#m D E

Grainy days and city ways make me want to hide

A D A

Some place cool an' green an' shady

CHORUS:

D Bb

Find yourself a piece of grassy ground

G C

Lay down, close your eyes

F Bb

Find yourself or maybe lose yourself

A D E A

While your free spirit fl--i--es

A D D#dim A

August skies, lullabies, promises to keep

F#m D E

Dandelions and twisting vines clover at your feet

A F#m D D#dim A

Memories of aspen leaves trembling in the wind

F#m D E

Honey bees and fantasies where to start again

A D A

Someplace cool an' green an' shady

REPEAT CHORUS

D Bb

Find yourself a piece of grassy ground

G C

Lay down, close your eyes

F Bb

Find yourself or maybe lose yourself

A D E A

While your free spirit fl--i--es

A D A

Cool an green an shady

A D A

Cool an green an shady

About Cool An Green An Shady Chords by John Denver

Learn how to play Cool An Green An Shady by John Denver with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cool An Green An Shady chords”, “Cool An Green An Shady guitar chords”, or “John Denver Cool An Green An Shady chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cool An Green An Shady chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cool An Green An Shady lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, D, D#dim, F#m, E, Bb.

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The chords for "Cool An Green An Shady" show the original chord names (including A, D, D#dim, F#m, E, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.