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Green Grows The Holly

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[intro]
Am  F  Am
Am  F  Am
[verse]
AmGreen Fgrows the Amholly
And Amso Fdoes the Amivy
AmThough the Fwinter winds Cblow
Never so Dhigh
GGreen Dgrows the Gholly
AmGay Fare the Amflowers
AmHedgerows Fand the Amploughhands
The Fdays grow Clong
Longer in the Dsun
So Gsoft Dfall the Gshowers
FmmmCmm F[inCstuFmenCtalF]C  
[verse]
AmFull Fgold the Amharvest
And Amgrain Ffor your Amlabor
With FGod must Cwork
For daily Dbread
Or else Gman Dwill Gstarve
AmFast Ffall the Amshed leaves
AmRusset Fand Amyellow
But Fresting Cbuds
Are smug and Dsafe
Where Gswu-Dung the Gdead leavesF  C  F  C  
Swung the Fdead leavesC  F  C  F  C  F  C  
[solo]
Am  F  Am
Am  F  Am
F  C  D  G  D  G
[verse]
AmGreen Fgrows the Amholly
And Amso Fdoes the Amivy
The FGod of Clife can never Ddie
And Ghope Dsays the Gholly
[instrumental]
Am  F  Am
Am  F  Am
F  C  D
GGreen Dgrows the Gholly
FoooCohhDm  C  
FGreen grows the ChollyF  C  
FSo does the CivyF  C  

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Green Grows The Holly

by Calexico

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[intro]

Am F Am

[verse]

Am F Am

Green grows the holly

Am F Am

And so does the ivy

Am F C

Though the winter winds blow

Never so high

G D G

Green grows the holly

Am F Am

Gay are the flowers

Am F Am

Hedgerows and the ploughhands

F C

The days grow long

Longer in the sun

G D G

So soft fall the showers

F C F C F C F C

mmmmm [instumental]

[verse]

Am F Am

Full gold the harvest

Am F Am

And grain for your labor

F C

With God must work

For daily bread

G D G

Or else man will starve

Am F Am

Fast fall the shed leaves

Am F Am

Russet and yellow

F C

But resting buds

Are smug and safe

G D G F C F C

Where swu-ung the dead leaves

F C F C F C F C

Swung the dead leaves

[solo]

Am F Am

F C D G D G

[verse]

Am F Am

Green grows the holly

Am F Am

And so does the ivy

F C D

The God of life can never die

G D G

And hope says the holly

[instrumental]

Am F Am

F C D

G D G

Green grows the holly

F C Dm C

oooohh

F C F C

Green grows the holly

F C F C

So does the ivy

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