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Green River:Waylon Jennings.
#11 on BB Hot Country on RCA Records
in 1966.
(Intro)
 E
(Verse 1)
EGreen River, I've come back to you, do Ayou
remember me?
Do you remember EMolly with the Gbsoft blue Beyes?
I Eleft here with a lot of dreams, Amnone of them
came Atrue.
What I wanted was here Bwaiting all the Etime.
(Verse 2)
EGreen BRiver, did she come here every Eevening,
like the Bneighbors say she did, so Efaithfully.
Green ARiver, has she gone away Eforever?
She just Gbdisappeared one day as Bshe gave up on me.
(Verse 3)
EGreen River, Bif you Esee her, won't you Atell her
I'll return.
All I've brought her is myEself, Gband this little Bdream.
Please Etell her that I love her and my Alesson I have
learned.
(Outro)
Green River, tell her Bmplease come back to Eme.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Green River:Waylon Jennings.

#11 on BB Hot Country on RCA Records

in 1966.

(Intro)

(Verse 1)

E A

Green River, I've come back to you, do you

remember me?

E Gb B

Do you remember Molly with the soft blue eyes?

E Am

I left here with a lot of dreams, none of them

came true.

B E

What I wanted was here waiting all the time.

(Verse 2)

E B E

Green River, did she come here every evening,

B E

like the neighbors say she did, so faithfully.

A E

Green River, has she gone away forever?

Gb B

She just disappeared one day as she gave up on me.

(Verse 3)

E B E A

Green River, if you see her, won't you tell her

I'll return.

E Gb B

All I've brought her is myself, and this little dream.

E A

Please tell her that I love her and my lesson I have

learned.

(Outro)

Bm E

Green River, tell her please come back to me.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Green River Chords by Waylon Jennings

Learn how to play Green River by Waylon Jennings with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Green River chords”, “Green River guitar chords”, or “Waylon Jennings Green River 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 Green River chords and for experienced players who want accurate Green River lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, Gb, B, Am, Bm.

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