Whispering Grass Chords by The Ink Spots

Tempo:
85.5 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Fm

Ab

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Ink Spots - Whispering Grass (1940) chords
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[E] [Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
Why do you whisper [Gm] green grass?
[Ab]
Why tell the [Abm] trees what ain't so?
[Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't [Eb] have to [Em] know.
[Fm] No, no.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
[Ab]
Who kissed there [Abm] long ago?
[Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] [Eb] Don't you tell it [Cm] to the breeze,
[Fm] for she will tell the [Bb] birds and bees,
[Eb] and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees,
yes, you [Cm] told them [G] once [Cm] before.
It's [Fm] no secret [C] [B] anymore.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Eb]
Whispering [B] grass [F] don't tell [B] the trees,
[Eb] cause the trees don't need to know.
Now [Cm] don't you tell it to the breeze,
cause she'll [Bb] run and tell it to the birds [Eb] and bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees,
yes, you did.
[G] You told them [Cm] once before.
So that's why [F] it ain't no [C] secret anymore.
[Bb] Why [Eb] tell them all [Gm] the old things?
[Ab] They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Fm]
[Eb] Whispering [B] grass [F] don't tell the trees,
cause [Eb] the trees [B] don't need to know.
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
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To learn The Ink Spots - (Dont Tell The Trees) Whispering Grass chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Eb, Gm, Ab, Abm, Eb, C, F, Bb and Eb in sequence. Set your pace at 42 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 86. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Why do you whisper [Gm] green grass?
[Ab] _
Why tell the [Abm] trees what ain't so?
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't [Eb] have to [Em] know.
[Fm] No, no.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
_ [Ab]
Who kissed there [Abm] long ago?
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ Don't you tell it [Cm] to the breeze,
[Fm] for she will tell the [Bb] birds and bees,
[Eb] and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees,
yes, you [Cm] told them [G] once [Cm] before.
It's [Fm] no secret [C] _ [B] anymore.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [B] grass [F] don't tell [B] the trees,
[Eb] cause the trees don't need to know. _ _
Now [Cm] don't you tell it to the breeze,
cause she'll [Bb] run and tell it to the birds [Eb] and bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees,
yes, you did.
[G] You told them [Cm] once before.
So that's why [F] it ain't no [C] secret anymore.
_ [Bb] Why [Eb] _ tell them all [Gm] the old things?
[Ab] _ They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ [Fm] _
[Eb] Whispering [B] grass [F] don't tell the _ _ trees,
cause [Eb] the _ trees [B] don't _ need to know. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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