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Green, Green: Barry McGuire
on RCA Records in 1963
INTRO:
e|-C-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------0--1--2--| x2
A|-----0--1--2--3-----------|
E|--3-----------------------|
CHORUS:
CGreen, green, it's Fgreen they say,
on the Cfar side of the Ghill.
CGreen, green, I'm Fgoin' away,
to where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
#1.
CWell, I told my Emmama on the Fday I was Cborn,
Don't you Fcry when you Gsee I'm Cgone.
You know there ain't no Emwoman gonna Fsettle me Cdown,
I just Fgotta be Gtravelin' Con..singin'..
CHORUS:
CGreen, green, it's Fgreen they say,
on the Cfar side of the Ghill.
CGreen, green, I'm Fgoin' away,
to where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
#2.
CNo, there ain't noEmbody in this Fwhole wide Cworld,
gonna Ftell me how to Gspend my Ctime.
I'm just a Emgood lovin' Framblin' Cman..
Say, Fbuddy, can you Gspare me a Cdime?..hear me cryin'
it's a..
CHORUS:
CGreen, green, it's Fgreen they say,
on the Cfar side of the Ghill.
CGreen, green, I'm Fgoin' away,
to where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
#3.
CHere, I don't Emcare when the Fsun goes Cdown,
where I Flay my Gweary Chead.
Green, green Emvalley or Frocky Croad,
It's Fthere I'm gonna Gmake my Cbed...easy, now..
CHORUS:
CGreen, green, it's Fgreen they say,
on the Cfar side of the Ghill.
CGreen, green, I'm Fgoin' away,
to where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
CHORUS:
CGreen, green, it's Fgreen they say,
on the Cfar side of the Ghill.
CGreen, green, I'm Fgoin' away,
to where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
OUTRO:
FTo where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
FTo where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill.
FTo where the Cgrass is Ggreener Cstill..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Green Green

by Barry McGuire

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Green, Green: Barry McGuire

on RCA Records in 1963

INTRO:

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|-----------------0--1--2--| x2

A|-----0--1--2--3-----------|

E|--3-----------------------|

CHORUS:

C F

Green, green, it's green they say,

C G

on the far side of the hill.

C F

Green, green, I'm goin' away,

C G C

to where the grass is greener still.

#1.

C Em F C

Well, I told my mama on the day I was born,

F G C

Don't you cry when you see I'm gone.

Em F C

You know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down,

F G C

I just gotta be travelin' on..singin'..

CHORUS:

C F

Green, green, it's green they say,

C G

on the far side of the hill.

C F

Green, green, I'm goin' away,

C G C

to where the grass is greener still.

#2.

C Em F C

No, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world,

F G C

gonna tell me how to spend my time.

Em F C

I'm just a good lovin' ramblin' man..

F G C

Say, buddy, can you spare me a dime?..hear me cryin'

it's a..

CHORUS:

C F

Green, green, it's green they say,

C G

on the far side of the hill.

C F

Green, green, I'm goin' away,

C G C

to where the grass is greener still.

#3.

C Em F C

Here, I don't care when the sun goes down,

F G C

where I lay my weary head.

Em F C

Green, green valley or rocky road,

F G C

It's there I'm gonna make my bed...easy, now..

CHORUS:

C F

Green, green, it's green they say,

C G

on the far side of the hill.

C F

Green, green, I'm goin' away,

C G C

to where the grass is greener still.

CHORUS:

C F

Green, green, it's green they say,

C G

on the far side of the hill.

C F

Green, green, I'm goin' away,

C G C

to where the grass is greener still.

OUTRO:

F C G C

To where the grass is greener still.

F C G C

To where the grass is greener still.

F C G C

To where the grass is greener still..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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