Green, Green:The New Christy Minstrels. (#14 in 1963)
CHORUS: (Capo 5th fret for original.)
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Green, green, it's green they say,
GD
on the far side of the hill.
GC
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
GDG
to where the grass is greener still.
#1.
GBmCG
Well, I told my mama on the day I was born,
CDG
Don't you cry when you see I'm gone.
BmCG
You know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down,
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I just gotta be travelin' on. Hear me singin'...
CHORUS:
#2.
GBmCG
No, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world,
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gonna tell me how to spend my time.
BmCG
I'm just a good lovin' ramblin' man..
CDG
Say, buddy, can you spare me a dime?..Hear me cryin'..
CHORUS:
#3.
GBmCG
Here, I don't care when the sun goes down,
CDG
where I lay my weary head.
BmCG
Green, green valley or rocky road,
CDG
It's there I'm gonna make my bed...Easy, now..
CHORUS:(x2)
ADD:
CGDG
To where the grass is greener still.(X3)