Green, Green:The New Christy Minstrels. (#14 in 1963)
CHORUS: (Capo 5th fret for original.)
[G]Green, green, it's [C]green they say,
on the [G]far side of the [D]hill.
[G]Green, green, I'm [C]goin' away,
to where the [G]grass is [D]greener [G]still.
#1.
[G]Well, I told my [Bm]mama on the [C]day I was [G]born,
Don't you [C]cry when you [D]see I'm [G]gone.
You know there ain't no [Bm]woman gonna [C]settle me [G]down,
I just [C]gotta be [D]travelin' [G]on. Hear me singin'...
CHORUS:
#2.
[G]No, there ain't no[Bm]body in this [C]whole wide [G]world,
gonna [C]tell me how to [D]spend my [G]time.
I'm just a [Bm]good lovin' [C]ramblin' [G]man..
Say, [C]buddy, can you [D]spare me a [G]dime?..Hear me cryin'..
CHORUS:
#3.
[G]Here, I don't [Bm]care when the [C]sun goes [G]down,
where I [C]lay my [D]weary [G]head.
Green, green [Bm]valley or [C]rocky [G]road,
It's [C]there I'm gonna [D]make my [G]bed...Easy, now..
CHORUS:(x2)
ADD:
[C]To where the [G]grass is [D]greener [G]still.(X3)
CHORUS: (Capo 5th fret for original.)
[G]Green, green, it's [C]green they say,
on the [G]far side of the [D]hill.
[G]Green, green, I'm [C]goin' away,
to where the [G]grass is [D]greener [G]still.
#1.
[G]Well, I told my [Bm]mama on the [C]day I was [G]born,
Don't you [C]cry when you [D]see I'm [G]gone.
You know there ain't no [Bm]woman gonna [C]settle me [G]down,
I just [C]gotta be [D]travelin' [G]on. Hear me singin'...
CHORUS:
#2.
[G]No, there ain't no[Bm]body in this [C]whole wide [G]world,
gonna [C]tell me how to [D]spend my [G]time.
I'm just a [Bm]good lovin' [C]ramblin' [G]man..
Say, [C]buddy, can you [D]spare me a [G]dime?..Hear me cryin'..
CHORUS:
#3.
[G]Here, I don't [Bm]care when the [C]sun goes [G]down,
where I [C]lay my [D]weary [G]head.
Green, green [Bm]valley or [C]rocky [G]road,
It's [C]there I'm gonna [D]make my [G]bed...Easy, now..
CHORUS:(x2)
ADD:
[C]To where the [G]grass is [D]greener [G]still.(X3)
