Green, Green:Barry McGuire.
on RCA Records in 1963.
INTRO: C
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#1.
C Em F C
Well, I told my mama on the day I was born,
F G C
Don't you cry when you see I'm gone.
Em F C
You know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down,
F G C
I just gotta be travelin' on..singin'..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#2.
C Em F C
No, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world,
F G C
gonna tell me how to spend my time.
Em F C
I'm just a good lovin' ramblin' man..
F G C
Say, buddy, can you spare me a dime?..hear me cryin'
it's a..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#3.
C Em F C
Here, I don't care when the sun goes down,
F G C
where I lay my weary head.
Em F C
Green, green valley or rocky road,
F G C
It's there I'm gonna make my bed...easy, now..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
OUTRO:
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still.
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still.
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.