Chords for Mike Farris "Green Green Grass Of Home"
Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I did this song for the [Eb] [F] Port of Ladder tribute we did as part of the Americana Music Festival
or convention or whatever.
It's a song I always wanted to do and I never got a chance to get around to it.
Now everywhere I go I play it.
I love it so much.
I want to pray for you guys.
[G] I spit my gum [A] after my wine.
Pray for [F] me.
[Bb]
[E] Don't forget it.
Don't forget [Eb] it.
[Ab] I got boogers when I'm gambling.
[Em] [Gm]
[E] Is there booger on you?
There's three of them just a minute ago.
[Eb]
The old hometown looks the same
[Ab] as I stepped down [Eb] from that train.
The only family that should meet me
was my mama [Bb] and my papa.
[Eb] Down the road, there comes Mary.
[Ab] Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's the Kentucky [Bb] with three green grass.
[Eb]
Yes, that old town can meet me
[Ab] on three smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] The [Eb]
old house still standing up old.
[Ab] The paint is [Eb] cracked and dry.
There's that old tree that I [Bb] used to play on.
[Eb] Down the road, I look and there comes [Ab] Mary.
Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] [Eb]
It's the old town that meets me
[Ab] on three smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] [Eb] Then I walked and looked around [Ab] [Eb]
me.
Then I realized that I was [F] only dreaming.
[Bb] [Eb] Well, there's that prison car
and that sad old pine [Ab] grave.
I'm going to walk down that [Eb] daybreak
and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Cm]
[Eb] Yes, I will.
The Lord will meet me
[Ab] underneath that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] [Eb]
Yes, I will.
The Lord will meet me
[Ab] underneath that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb]
the green, green grass.
[Ab] My [Abm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [B] mom [C]
[Eb] [F]
was very proud of me that night.
She said, you know the green grass are cool.
They don't let you paint inside.
or convention or whatever.
It's a song I always wanted to do and I never got a chance to get around to it.
Now everywhere I go I play it.
I love it so much.
I want to pray for you guys.
[G] I spit my gum [A] after my wine.
Pray for [F] me.
[Bb]
[E] Don't forget it.
Don't forget [Eb] it.
[Ab] I got boogers when I'm gambling.
[Em] [Gm]
[E] Is there booger on you?
There's three of them just a minute ago.
[Eb]
The old hometown looks the same
[Ab] as I stepped down [Eb] from that train.
The only family that should meet me
was my mama [Bb] and my papa.
[Eb] Down the road, there comes Mary.
[Ab] Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's the Kentucky [Bb] with three green grass.
[Eb]
Yes, that old town can meet me
[Ab] on three smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] The [Eb]
old house still standing up old.
[Ab] The paint is [Eb] cracked and dry.
There's that old tree that I [Bb] used to play on.
[Eb] Down the road, I look and there comes [Ab] Mary.
Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] [Eb]
It's the old town that meets me
[Ab] on three smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] [Eb] Then I walked and looked around [Ab] [Eb]
me.
Then I realized that I was [F] only dreaming.
[Bb] [Eb] Well, there's that prison car
and that sad old pine [Ab] grave.
I'm going to walk down that [Eb] daybreak
and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Cm]
[Eb] Yes, I will.
The Lord will meet me
[Ab] underneath that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
[Ab] [Eb]
Yes, I will.
The Lord will meet me
[Ab] underneath that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb]
the green, green grass.
[Ab] My [Abm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [B] mom [C]
[Eb] [F]
was very proud of me that night.
She said, you know the green grass are cool.
They don't let you paint inside.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
E
Eb
Ab
Bb
I did this song for the [Eb] _ _ [F] _ Port of Ladder _ tribute we did as part of the Americana Music _ Festival
or convention or whatever.
_ _ It's a song I always wanted to do and I never got a chance to get around to it.
_ Now everywhere I go I play it.
I love it so much.
I want to pray for you guys.
[G] I spit my gum [A] after my wine.
Pray for [F] me.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [E] Don't forget it.
Don't forget [Eb] it.
[Ab] I got boogers when I'm gambling.
[Em] _ _ [Gm] _
[E] Is there booger on you?
There's three of them just a minute ago. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The old hometown looks the same
[Ab] as I stepped down [Eb] from that train.
The only family that should meet me
was my mama _ [Bb] and my papa. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Down the road, there comes Mary.
[Ab] _ Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's the Kentucky [Bb] with three green grass.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yes, that old town can meet me
_ [Ab] on three _ smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] The [Eb] _
_ _ _ old house still standing up old.
[Ab] _ The paint is [Eb] cracked and dry.
There's that old tree that I _ [Bb] used to play _ on.
_ _ [Eb] Down the road, I look and there comes [Ab] Mary.
Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ It's the old _ town that meets me
_ [Ab] on three _ smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Then _ _ I walked and looked around _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
me.
_ Then I realized _ that I was [F] only dreaming. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] Well, there's that prison car
and that sad old pine [Ab] grave.
_ _ I'm going to walk down that [Eb] daybreak
and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ Yes, I will.
The Lord _ will meet me
[Ab] _ _ underneath that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
Yes, I will.
The Lord _ will meet me
[Ab] underneath _ _ that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] _
the green, green grass.
[Ab] My _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ mom _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
was very proud of me that night.
_ _ She said, you know the green grass are cool.
They don't let you paint inside. _ _
or convention or whatever.
_ _ It's a song I always wanted to do and I never got a chance to get around to it.
_ Now everywhere I go I play it.
I love it so much.
I want to pray for you guys.
[G] I spit my gum [A] after my wine.
Pray for [F] me.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [E] Don't forget it.
Don't forget [Eb] it.
[Ab] I got boogers when I'm gambling.
[Em] _ _ [Gm] _
[E] Is there booger on you?
There's three of them just a minute ago. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The old hometown looks the same
[Ab] as I stepped down [Eb] from that train.
The only family that should meet me
was my mama _ [Bb] and my papa. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Down the road, there comes Mary.
[Ab] _ Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's the Kentucky [Bb] with three green grass.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yes, that old town can meet me
_ [Ab] on three _ smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] The [Eb] _
_ _ _ old house still standing up old.
[Ab] _ The paint is [Eb] cracked and dry.
There's that old tree that I _ [Bb] used to play _ on.
_ _ [Eb] Down the road, I look and there comes [Ab] Mary.
Hair of gold and lips like [Eb] cherries.
It's good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ It's the old _ town that meets me
_ [Ab] on three _ smiling street [Eb] leaves
good to touch [Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Then _ _ I walked and looked around _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
me.
_ Then I realized _ that I was [F] only dreaming. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] Well, there's that prison car
and that sad old pine [Ab] grave.
_ _ I'm going to walk down that [Eb] daybreak
and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ Yes, I will.
The Lord _ will meet me
[Ab] _ _ underneath that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] the green, green [Eb] grass.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
Yes, I will.
The Lord _ will meet me
[Ab] underneath _ _ that old tree
[Eb] and again I'm going to touch
[Bb] _
the green, green grass.
[Ab] My _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ mom _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
was very proud of me that night.
_ _ She said, you know the green grass are cool.
They don't let you paint inside. _ _