Chords for Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You-The Spinners-1972
Tempo:
123.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Fm
Bb
Cm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Eb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [E]
[F] [Bb] Girl, try to remember when [F] we didn't have no [Cm] shoes.
[Fm] How we made it [A] downtown to the [Bb] welfare office.
[Fm] Just me, [Abm] just you, [Bb] [G] took a long time trying to get what we got [Cm] now, baby.
[Bb] Don't you [E] go away and give [C] it up [Eb] to no other man.
I couldn't understand [Cm] it.
Don't let, don't let the green [Fm] grass fool [Ab] you.
Whoa, no [Fm] baby, don't, [Bb] don't let it change [Eb] your [Gb] mind.
[Fm] Yeah, [C] it's gonna [Cm] be hard trying to [Fm] start our lives all over.
[F] Hey mama, you got the kind of loving that [Cm] I need.
Ah, [Bb] yeah, and if you ever leave me, ever leave me down in the dumps without [Fm] a stump to fit my heart.
Ooh wee, baby, I don't think I'll live to see a brand new [Eb] day.
I wanna hear you do it to [E] me.
Say don't, [Cm] don't, [Fm] green grass fool you.
[Ab] No,
[Cm] baby, don't let it, don't let it change your [Eb] mind.
[Cm] [Eb] Whoa, whoa, [Fm] you're my best friend, yeah.
Whoa, I ain't here telling these big black, harmful minds where you [Gm] belong.
[Bbm] [D] Ah, I'm just gonna let these fellas play a [Dbm] little.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [B]
[Eb] Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't let [Fm] the green grass fool you, baby.
Don't you never, ever, never, [Eb] ever, never, [Bb] never let it [D] change your [Cm] mind.
[Fm] [Ab]
Ooh, [Eb] think of me, just think of me [Fm] when the world turns to shore.
I'll be here, baby, and right here, girl, [Eb] is where you belong.
[Fm] You know, I've had an angry in a couple days that [Eb] you done met Freddy who's got a Cadillac.
[Ab] And you know I always drive a Nash.
But, baby, he can talk sweet, nothing's in your ear, woman.
[F]
[Eb] I got action, and, girl, you know I got [Fm] cash.
And I'm [Eb] saying don't, don't, don't, don't [Fm] let the green grass fool you.
Bubbling over inside me when I tell you, baby, [Bb] don't let it change [Cm] your mind.
[Ab]
[Eb] I could sit here all day, [Eb] just wasting the time [Ab] away, thinking [Cm] about [Fm] me and you.
Just telling you, baby, that right here, [Bb] girl, is where you [Gm] belong.
Come on home, give it [Eb] to me.
Oh, don't let the green [Fm] grass fool you.
[D]
[E] [Fm] Don't let it change [Eb] your mind.
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [N]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [E]
[F] [Bb] Girl, try to remember when [F] we didn't have no [Cm] shoes.
[Fm] How we made it [A] downtown to the [Bb] welfare office.
[Fm] Just me, [Abm] just you, [Bb] [G] took a long time trying to get what we got [Cm] now, baby.
[Bb] Don't you [E] go away and give [C] it up [Eb] to no other man.
I couldn't understand [Cm] it.
Don't let, don't let the green [Fm] grass fool [Ab] you.
Whoa, no [Fm] baby, don't, [Bb] don't let it change [Eb] your [Gb] mind.
[Fm] Yeah, [C] it's gonna [Cm] be hard trying to [Fm] start our lives all over.
[F] Hey mama, you got the kind of loving that [Cm] I need.
Ah, [Bb] yeah, and if you ever leave me, ever leave me down in the dumps without [Fm] a stump to fit my heart.
Ooh wee, baby, I don't think I'll live to see a brand new [Eb] day.
I wanna hear you do it to [E] me.
Say don't, [Cm] don't, [Fm] green grass fool you.
[Ab] No,
[Cm] baby, don't let it, don't let it change your [Eb] mind.
[Cm] [Eb] Whoa, whoa, [Fm] you're my best friend, yeah.
Whoa, I ain't here telling these big black, harmful minds where you [Gm] belong.
[Bbm] [D] Ah, I'm just gonna let these fellas play a [Dbm] little.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [B]
[Eb] Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't let [Fm] the green grass fool you, baby.
Don't you never, ever, never, [Eb] ever, never, [Bb] never let it [D] change your [Cm] mind.
[Fm] [Ab]
Ooh, [Eb] think of me, just think of me [Fm] when the world turns to shore.
I'll be here, baby, and right here, girl, [Eb] is where you belong.
[Fm] You know, I've had an angry in a couple days that [Eb] you done met Freddy who's got a Cadillac.
[Ab] And you know I always drive a Nash.
But, baby, he can talk sweet, nothing's in your ear, woman.
[F]
[Eb] I got action, and, girl, you know I got [Fm] cash.
And I'm [Eb] saying don't, don't, don't, don't [Fm] let the green grass fool you.
Bubbling over inside me when I tell you, baby, [Bb] don't let it change [Cm] your mind.
[Ab]
[Eb] I could sit here all day, [Eb] just wasting the time [Ab] away, thinking [Cm] about [Fm] me and you.
Just telling you, baby, that right here, [Bb] girl, is where you [Gm] belong.
Come on home, give it [Eb] to me.
Oh, don't let the green [Fm] grass fool you.
[D]
[E] [Fm] Don't let it change [Eb] your mind.
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [N]
Key:
Eb
Fm
Bb
Cm
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bb
_ [Eb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] Girl, try to remember _ when [F] we didn't have no [Cm] shoes.
[Fm] How we made it [A] downtown to the [Bb] welfare office.
[Fm] _ Just me, [Abm] just you, [Bb] _ _ _ [G] took a long time trying to get what we got [Cm] now, baby.
[Bb] _ _ Don't you [E] go away and give [C] it up _ [Eb] to no other man.
I couldn't understand [Cm] it.
Don't let, _ _ don't let the green [Fm] grass fool [Ab] you.
_ _ Whoa, no [Fm] baby, don't, _ [Bb] _ don't let it change [Eb] your [Gb] mind.
[Fm] Yeah, _ _ [C] it's gonna [Cm] be hard _ trying to [Fm] start our lives all over.
_ _ [F] Hey mama, you got the kind of loving _ that [Cm] I need.
Ah, _ [Bb] yeah, and if you ever leave me, ever leave me down in the dumps without [Fm] a stump to fit my heart.
Ooh wee, baby, I don't think I'll live to see a brand new [Eb] day.
_ I wanna hear you do it to [E] me.
Say _ don't, [Cm] don't, _ [Fm] green grass fool you.
[Ab] _ No, _ _
[Cm] _ baby, don't let it, don't let it change your [Eb] mind. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Whoa, whoa, [Fm] you're my best friend, _ yeah.
_ Whoa, I ain't here telling these big black, harmful minds where you [Gm] belong.
_ _ [Bbm] _ [D] Ah, I'm just gonna let these fellas play a [Dbm] little.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't let [Fm] the green grass fool you, baby. _ _ _
Don't you never, ever, never, [Eb] ever, never, [Bb] never let it [D] change your [Cm] mind.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab]
Ooh, [Eb] think of me, just think of me [Fm] when the world turns to shore. _
I'll be here, baby, _ and right here, girl, [Eb] is where you belong.
_ [Fm] You know, I've had an angry in a couple days that [Eb] you done met Freddy who's got a Cadillac. _
_ [Ab] And you know I always drive a Nash.
But, baby, he can talk sweet, nothing's in your ear, woman.
[F] _
[Eb] I got action, and, girl, you know I got [Fm] cash.
And I'm [Eb] saying don't, don't, don't, don't [Fm] let the green grass fool you.
_ _ Bubbling over inside me when I tell you, baby, [Bb] don't let it change [Cm] your mind.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] I could sit here all day, [Eb] just wasting the time [Ab] away, thinking [Cm] about [Fm] me and you.
Just telling you, baby, that right here, [Bb] girl, is where you [Gm] belong.
_ _ Come on home, give it [Eb] to me.
Oh, _ don't let the green [Fm] grass fool you.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ Don't let it change [Eb] your mind.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] Girl, try to remember _ when [F] we didn't have no [Cm] shoes.
[Fm] How we made it [A] downtown to the [Bb] welfare office.
[Fm] _ Just me, [Abm] just you, [Bb] _ _ _ [G] took a long time trying to get what we got [Cm] now, baby.
[Bb] _ _ Don't you [E] go away and give [C] it up _ [Eb] to no other man.
I couldn't understand [Cm] it.
Don't let, _ _ don't let the green [Fm] grass fool [Ab] you.
_ _ Whoa, no [Fm] baby, don't, _ [Bb] _ don't let it change [Eb] your [Gb] mind.
[Fm] Yeah, _ _ [C] it's gonna [Cm] be hard _ trying to [Fm] start our lives all over.
_ _ [F] Hey mama, you got the kind of loving _ that [Cm] I need.
Ah, _ [Bb] yeah, and if you ever leave me, ever leave me down in the dumps without [Fm] a stump to fit my heart.
Ooh wee, baby, I don't think I'll live to see a brand new [Eb] day.
_ I wanna hear you do it to [E] me.
Say _ don't, [Cm] don't, _ [Fm] green grass fool you.
[Ab] _ No, _ _
[Cm] _ baby, don't let it, don't let it change your [Eb] mind. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Whoa, whoa, [Fm] you're my best friend, _ yeah.
_ Whoa, I ain't here telling these big black, harmful minds where you [Gm] belong.
_ _ [Bbm] _ [D] Ah, I'm just gonna let these fellas play a [Dbm] little.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't let [Fm] the green grass fool you, baby. _ _ _
Don't you never, ever, never, [Eb] ever, never, [Bb] never let it [D] change your [Cm] mind.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab]
Ooh, [Eb] think of me, just think of me [Fm] when the world turns to shore. _
I'll be here, baby, _ and right here, girl, [Eb] is where you belong.
_ [Fm] You know, I've had an angry in a couple days that [Eb] you done met Freddy who's got a Cadillac. _
_ [Ab] And you know I always drive a Nash.
But, baby, he can talk sweet, nothing's in your ear, woman.
[F] _
[Eb] I got action, and, girl, you know I got [Fm] cash.
And I'm [Eb] saying don't, don't, don't, don't [Fm] let the green grass fool you.
_ _ Bubbling over inside me when I tell you, baby, [Bb] don't let it change [Cm] your mind.
_ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] I could sit here all day, [Eb] just wasting the time [Ab] away, thinking [Cm] about [Fm] me and you.
Just telling you, baby, that right here, [Bb] girl, is where you [Gm] belong.
_ _ Come on home, give it [Eb] to me.
Oh, _ don't let the green [Fm] grass fool you.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ Don't let it change [Eb] your mind.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _