Song Name: | Green Green Grass Of Home (chromatic) | By: | Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | G | Genre: | Country |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2010-07-06 10:07:53 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
By: Curly Putman Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner Key: G -1 -1 -1 -1 1* 2 -1 The old home town looks the same -1 -1 2 3 2 3 -1 As I step down from the train -1 3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -4 4 -4-3 3 -2* -3 And there to meet me is my Ma-ma and Pa-pa 3 -4 -5 -5 -5 -4 4 -4 -3 3 Down the road I look and there runs Ma-ry 3 3 -2* 3 -3 3 -2* 2 Hair of gold and lips like cher-ries 2 -1 -1 3 3 -3 -3 3 -2* 3 It�s good to touch the Green Green Grass Of Home CHORUS 3 -4 -5 -5 -4 4 -4 Yes they`ll all come to meet me -4-3 -3 3 -2* 3 -3 3 Arms reach-ing smil-ing sweet-ly 2 -1 -1 3 3 -3 -3 3 -2* 3 It`s good to touch the Green Green Grass Of Home The old house is still standing Tho` the paint is cracked and dry And there`s that old oak tree That I used to play on Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It`s good to touch the Green Green Grass Of Home Yes they`ll all come to see me -4 -3 3 -2* 3 -3 3 -2* In the shade of that old oak tree 2 2 -1 3 3 As they lay me `neath 3 -3 4 3 -2* 3 the Green Green Grass Of Home (spoken) Then I awake and look around me At the four grey walls that surround me And I realize yes I was only dreaming For there`s a guard and there`s a sad old padre Arm in arm we`ll walk at daybreak Again I`ll touch the Green Green Grass Of Home REPEAT CHORUS |