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Ebmajor

90BPM

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

There's an Eb chord fingerpicked in the background for most of the song, with some variation.
Here's the main idea:
e|--------------|
B|-------4------|
G|-----3---3----|
D|---5-------5--|
A|-6------------|
E|--------------|
[Verse 1]
EbWe took a flight to the PacCmific Northwest
I've had a lAbonging to go there deep in my chest
Like a dream
[Verse 2]
Left EbPortland in the mornin' Cmheaded for the coast
Feels like Abmiddle of nowhere, windin' down this road
AbAnd then I see it
This can't be real
[Chorus]
I've Ebnever seen a Bbgreener green than Abthat
The Ebsea salt air I'm Bbbreathin' brings Ablife back
Together, we're aEblive and free, holdin' Cmhands on the beach
And AbI remember what it is to be
SEbo greenCm  Ab  
It was so EbgreenCm  Ab  
[Verse 3]
Take a Eblighthouse tour, we saw the Cmoctopus tree
Feels Ablike some Wes Anderson Fmmovie scene
In the Abbreeze
[Verse 4]
Made a Ebbonfire on the beach, talked Cmlate into the night
We made Ablove after bottles of Fmcheap red wine
It was way too Absweet (mmmFm, yeah)
You taste so Abswee-eBbet
[Chorus]
I've Ebnever seen a Bbgreener green    Abthan that
The Ebsea salt air I'm Bbbreathin' brings   Ablife back
Together, we're alEbive and free, holdin' Cmhands on the beach
And AbI remember what it is to be
So EbgreenCm  Ab  Fm  
Yeah, it was so EbgreenCm  
[Interlude]
AbYeah-Fmeah-eah-Ebe  -  Cma  Ab-  Fmh, yeah, Ebyeah, CmohAb  Fm  
[Chorus]
I've Ebnever seen a Bbgreener green    Abthan that
The Ebsea salt air I'm Bbbreathin' brings   Ablife back
Together, we're alEbive and free, holdin' Cmhands on the beach
And AbI remember what it is to be
You and I rememberin' what it is to be
SEbo greCmenAb  Bb  
It was so EbgreCmenAb  

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Green

by Ben Rector

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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There's an Eb chord fingerpicked in the background for most of the song, with some variation.

Here's the main idea:

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

B|-------4------|

G|-----3---3----|

D|---5-------5--|

A|-6------------|

E|--------------|

[Verse 1]

Eb Cm

We took a flight to the Pacific Northwest

I've had a longing to go there deep in my chest

Like a dream

[Verse 2]

Eb Cm

Left Portland in the mornin' headed for the coast

Feels like middle of nowhere, windin' down this road

And then I see it

This can't be real

[Chorus]

Eb Bb Ab

I've never seen a greener green than that

Eb Bb Ab

The sea salt air I'm breathin' brings life back

Eb Cm

Together, we're alive and free, holdin' hands on the beach

And I remember what it is to be

Eb Cm Ab

So green

Eb Cm Ab

It was so green

[Verse 3]

Eb Cm

Take a lighthouse tour, we saw the octopus tree

Ab Fm

Feels like some Wes Anderson movie scene

In the breeze

[Verse 4]

Eb Cm

Made a bonfire on the beach, talked late into the night

Ab Fm

We made love after bottles of cheap red wine

Ab Fm

It was way too sweet (mmm, yeah)

Ab Bb

You taste so swee-eet

[Chorus]

Eb Bb Ab

I've never seen a greener green than that

Eb Bb Ab

The sea salt air I'm breathin' brings life back

Eb Cm

Together, we're alive and free, holdin' hands on the beach

And I remember what it is to be

Eb Cm Ab Fm

So green

Eb Cm

Yeah, it was so green

[Interlude]

Ab Fm Eb Cm Ab Fm Eb Cm Ab Fm

Yeah-eah-eah-e - a - h, yeah, yeah, oh

[Chorus]

Eb Bb Ab

I've never seen a greener green than that

Eb Bb Ab

The sea salt air I'm breathin' brings life back

Eb Cm

Together, we're alive and free, holdin' hands on the beach

And I remember what it is to be

You and I rememberin' what it is to be

Eb Cm Ab Bb

So green

Eb Cm Ab

It was so green

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