Chords for Ian Anderson - The Browning of the Green
Tempo:
142 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
C
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Bb]
[Am] [E] Let [G] [D] me play the [A] numbers game, [D] sign up for [Am] some [D] benefits, get my dues and take [A] the pain,
[D] spread out to [Dm] suburbia [C] and spread onwards to [G] the country [F] wide, and when the last [Em] thoughts take an [G] ass hill out onto the other [A] side.
[Bb] It's the browning of [C] the green, [Bb] we'll be tired [F] as can [G] start being, [Bb] and let me screw the [C] right and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [G] between.
It's [Bb] the browning [C] of the green, [Db]
[A] be fruitful, [Am] nothing to [Dm] it, fill [G] the earth, [D] subdue it, [A] multiply, it's written in [Am] that [A] girthly book, [G] so it's [D] really best that I [A] comply.
[D] Another [Dm] faded booming [C] bloomer in the silver [G] thunder tea, [F] another mouth [Em] but what the hell, [G] child benefits, they come [A] for free.
[Bb]
[Am] [E] Let [G] [D] me play the [A] numbers game, [D] sign up for [Am] some [D] benefits, get my dues and take [A] the pain,
[D] spread out to [Dm] suburbia [C] and spread onwards to [G] the country [F] wide, and when the last [Em] thoughts take an [G] ass hill out onto the other [A] side.
[Bb] It's the browning of [C] the green, [Bb] we'll be tired [F] as can [G] start being, [Bb] and let me screw the [C] right and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [G] between.
It's [Bb] the browning [C] of the green, [Db]
[A] be fruitful, [Am] nothing to [Dm] it, fill [G] the earth, [D] subdue it, [A] multiply, it's written in [Am] that [A] girthly book, [G] so it's [D] really best that I [A] comply.
[D] Another [Dm] faded booming [C] bloomer in the silver [G] thunder tea, [F] another mouth [Em] but what the hell, [G] child benefits, they come [A] for free.
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] Let [G] _ [D] me play the [A] numbers game, [D] sign up for [Am] some [D] benefits, _ get my dues and take [A] the pain,
[D] spread out to [Dm] _ _ suburbia [C] and spread onwards to [G] the country [F] wide, and when the last [Em] thoughts take an [G] ass hill out onto the other [A] side.
_ [Bb] It's the browning of [C] the green, _ [Bb] we'll be tired [F] as can [G] start being, _ [Bb] and let me screw the [C] right and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [G] between.
_ _ It's [Bb] the browning [C] of the green, _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[A] be fruitful, _ [Am] nothing to [Dm] it, fill [G] the earth, [D] _ subdue it, [A] multiply, _ it's written in [Am] that [A] girthly book, [G] so it's [D] really best that I [A] comply.
[D] Another _ [Dm] faded booming [C] bloomer in the silver [G] thunder tea, [F] another mouth [Em] but what the hell, [G] child benefits, they come [A] for free.
_ [Bb] It's the browning [C] of the green, _ [Bb] we'll be [F] tired as can [A] start being, [Bb] and let me screw the right [C] and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [G] between.
_ _ _ [Bb] It's the browning of [C] the green.
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[A] little boy, [Am] a little [D] girl, [G] quite [D] perfect but it won't [A] surprise, [D] _ bouncing bears [Am] up [Dm] on my knee, [G] six [D] or [A] seven might be nice,
[D] come trying to go [Dm] with daddy, [C] find ourselves some [G] open playground space, [F] on these concrete [Em] fields to make land, [G] just blessed ground, [D] there's just [A] less space.
[Bb] It's the browning [C] of the green, _ [Bb] we'll be tired [F] as can [G] start being, _ [Bb] and let me screw the right [C] and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [A] between.
_ _ It's [Bb] the [C] browning of the green, _ _ [A] _ browning of the green, _ [E] we'll be tired as can start being, [A] and let me screw the right and the left of us and all points in between.
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] Let [G] _ [D] me play the [A] numbers game, [D] sign up for [Am] some [D] benefits, _ get my dues and take [A] the pain,
[D] spread out to [Dm] _ _ suburbia [C] and spread onwards to [G] the country [F] wide, and when the last [Em] thoughts take an [G] ass hill out onto the other [A] side.
_ [Bb] It's the browning of [C] the green, _ [Bb] we'll be tired [F] as can [G] start being, _ [Bb] and let me screw the [C] right and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [G] between.
_ _ It's [Bb] the browning [C] of the green, _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[A] be fruitful, _ [Am] nothing to [Dm] it, fill [G] the earth, [D] _ subdue it, [A] multiply, _ it's written in [Am] that [A] girthly book, [G] so it's [D] really best that I [A] comply.
[D] Another _ [Dm] faded booming [C] bloomer in the silver [G] thunder tea, [F] another mouth [Em] but what the hell, [G] child benefits, they come [A] for free.
_ [Bb] It's the browning [C] of the green, _ [Bb] we'll be [F] tired as can [A] start being, [Bb] and let me screw the right [C] and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [G] between.
_ _ _ [Bb] It's the browning of [C] the green.
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[A] little boy, [Am] a little [D] girl, [G] quite [D] perfect but it won't [A] surprise, [D] _ bouncing bears [Am] up [Dm] on my knee, [G] six [D] or [A] seven might be nice,
[D] come trying to go [Dm] with daddy, [C] find ourselves some [G] open playground space, [F] on these concrete [Em] fields to make land, [G] just blessed ground, [D] there's just [A] less space.
[Bb] It's the browning [C] of the green, _ [Bb] we'll be tired [F] as can [G] start being, _ [Bb] and let me screw the right [C] and the left of us [Bb] and all [F] points in [A] between.
_ _ It's [Bb] the [C] browning of the green, _ _ [A] _ browning of the green, _ [E] we'll be tired as can start being, [A] and let me screw the right and the left of us and all points in between.
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