Chords for The Ink Spots - Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) 1940
Tempo:
85.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
B
Bb
Ab
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Bb]
[Eb] [E] [Eb]
Why do you [Gm] whisper 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, [F] no, [Bb] no.
[Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
[Ab]
Who kissed them [Abm] long ago?
[Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] [Eb] Don't [Cm] you tell it to the [Fm] breeze,
for she will tell the birds and [Eb] bees,
and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees,
[Cm] yes you told [G] them [Cm] once before.
[F] It's no secret [B] anymore.
[Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Eb]
[B] Whispering grass [Eb] don't tell the [B] trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need [Eb] to know.
Now don't you [Cm] tell it to the breeze,
cause she'll run and tell it to the [Eb] birds and bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees,
yes you did, [B] you told them once [Cm] before.
So that's [Fm] why it [C] ain't no secret [F] anymore.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Eb]
Whispering [B] grass don't tell the trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need to know.
[Eb]
[Eb] [E] [Eb]
Why do you [Gm] whisper 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, [F] no, [Bb] no.
[Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
[Ab]
Who kissed them [Abm] long ago?
[Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] [Eb] Don't [Cm] you tell it to the [Fm] breeze,
for she will tell the birds and [Eb] bees,
and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees,
[Cm] yes you told [G] them [Cm] once before.
[F] It's no secret [B] anymore.
[Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Eb]
[B] Whispering grass [Eb] don't tell the [B] trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need [Eb] to know.
Now don't you [Cm] tell it to the breeze,
cause she'll run and tell it to the [Eb] birds and bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees,
yes you did, [B] you told them once [Cm] before.
So that's [Fm] why it [C] ain't no secret [F] anymore.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Eb]
Whispering [B] grass don't tell the trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need to know.
[Eb]
Key:
Eb
B
Bb
Ab
F
Eb
B
Bb
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Why do you [Gm] whisper 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, [F] no, [Bb] no.
_ [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
_ [Ab]
Who kissed them [Abm] long ago?
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ Don't [Cm] you tell it to the [Fm] breeze,
for she will tell the birds and [Eb] bees,
and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees,
[Cm] yes you told [G] them [Cm] once before.
[F] It's no secret _ [B] _ anymore.
_ _ [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ [Eb]
[B] Whispering grass [Eb] don't tell the [B] trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need [Eb] to know. _ _ _
Now don't you [Cm] tell it to the breeze,
cause she'll run and tell it to the [Eb] birds and bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees,
yes you did, [B] you told them once [Cm] before.
_ So that's [Fm] why it [C] ain't no secret [F] anymore.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab] _
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [B] grass don't tell the trees,
[Eb] _ _ cause the trees _ [B] don't _ need to know. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Why do you [Gm] whisper 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, [F] no, [Bb] no.
_ [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
_ [Ab]
Who kissed them [Abm] long ago?
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ Don't [Cm] you tell it to the [Fm] breeze,
for she will tell the birds and [Eb] bees,
and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees,
[Cm] yes you told [G] them [Cm] once before.
[F] It's no secret _ [B] _ anymore.
_ _ [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ [Eb]
[B] Whispering grass [Eb] don't tell the [B] trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need [Eb] to know. _ _ _
Now don't you [Cm] tell it to the breeze,
cause she'll run and tell it to the [Eb] birds and bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees,
yes you did, [B] you told them once [Cm] before.
_ So that's [Fm] why it [C] ain't no secret [F] anymore.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab] _
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ [Eb]
Whispering [B] grass don't tell the trees,
[Eb] _ _ cause the trees _ [B] don't _ need to know. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _