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Green Grass

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The chords are generally played with a bass line playing the tonic note and
the note a fourth down on 1 and 3. The Fm chord is started by sliding up to
the 8th fret on the A string. Enjoy.
[Intro]
Cm Cm
[Verse 1]
Lay your head where my heart uFmsed to be
GHold the earth above Cmme
AbLay down in the green grass
GRemember when you Cmloved me
Come closer dFmon't be shy
GStand beneath a rainy Cmsky
AbThe moon is over the rise
GThink of me as a Cmtrain goes by
Clear the thiFmstles and brambles
GWhistle 'Didn't HCme Ramble'
AbNow there's a bubble of me
GAnd it's flowiCmng in thee
[Middle Section]
FmStand in the Bbshade of me
EbThings are now made of me
AbThe weather vane will say...
GIt smells like rain today
[Verse 2]
God took the stars and he Fmtossed 'em
GCan't tell the birds from the Cmblossoms
AbYou'll never be free of me
GHe'll make a Cmtree from me
Don't say goodFmbye to me
GDescribe the Cmsky to me
AbAnd if the sky falls, Gmark my words
CmWe'll catch mocking birds
[Interlude] (With Whistling)
Fm
G Cm
Ab Ab
G Cm
[Verse/Outro]
Lay your head where my Fmheart used to be
GHold the earth aCmbove me
AbLay down in the green grass
GRemember when you Cmloved meCm  
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