8 7 6 -6 7 7 6 6 -6 7 7 7 -8
Green, Green, it's green, they say, on the far side of the hill
8 7 6 -6 7 7 7 7 6 6 -6 7 -8 -8 7
Green, Green, I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.
Green Green
New Christy Minstrels,
Barry McGuire
| Play Midi (none found) |
| Tabbed by Mark Purintun from "A" sheet music |
| Play moderately in key of "A" "bouncy" |
|
Written by Barry McGuire and Randy Sparks For Diatonic harmonica See YouTube videos below Hilarious videos |
8 7
6 -6 7 7
6 6 -6 7 7 7 -8
Green, Green, it's green, they say, on the far side of the hill
8 7 6 -6 7
7 7 7 6 6 -6
7 -8 -8 7
Green, Green, I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.
Verse 1:
7 7 7 7 -7-7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 6
6 6 4 4 4 -4
-4 5
Well, I told my mama on the day I was born, "doncha cry when you see I'm gone.
7 7 7 7
7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 6 6 6 4 4
4 -4 4 -4 4
You know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down, I just gotta be travelin'
on"
8
7 6 -6 7
7 6 6 -6 7 7 7
-8
Green, Green, it's green, they say, on the far side of the hill
8 7 6 -6 7
7 7 6 6 6 -6
7 -8 -8 7
Green, Green, I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.
Verse 2:
7 7 7 7 -7 -7
-7 -7 -6 6 6
6 4 4 4 -4 -4 -4 5
No, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world gonna tell me how to spend my
time.
7 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6
6 4 4 4 4
-4 4 -4 4
I'm just a good lovin' ramblin' man. Say, buddy, could you spare me a
dime?
8
7 6 -6 7
7 6 6 -6 7 7 7
-8
Green, Green, it's green, they say, on the far side of the hill
8 7 6 -6 7
7 7 7 6 6 -6
7 -8 -8 7
Green, Green, I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.
Verse 3:
7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6
-6 6 6 6 4
4 -4 -4 5
I don't care when the sun goes down, where I lay my weary head.
7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7-6 -6 6
6 4 4 4 4 -4
-4 4
Green, Green valley or a rocky road; It's there I'm gonna make my bed.
8
7 6 -6 7
7 6 6 -6 7 7 7
-8
Green, Green, it's green, they say, on the far side of the hill
8 7 6 -6 7
7 7 6 6 6 -6 7 -8 -8
7
Green, Green, I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.
One more time...
8 7 6
-6 7 7 6 6 -6
7 7 7 -8
Green, Green, it's green, they say, on the far side of the hill
8 7 6 -6 7
7 7 6 6 6 -6 7 -8 -8
7
Green, Green, I'm goin' away to where the grass is greener still.
Feel free to throw in extra notes as needed for that bouncy effect.
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From June 30, 2006
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