Chords for Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home (Jools Annual Hootenanny 2009)
Tempo:
173.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[Ab] Smiling sweetly,
[Eb] [G]
[Gb] the green, [G] green grass of home.
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] The old hometown looks the same as [C] I step down from [G] the train.
And there to meet me is my mama [Em] [D] and papa.
Down [G] the road I look and there runs Mary, [C] hair of gold and lips [G] like [A] cherries.
It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] of [C] home.
[G] [D]
[E] Yes, [D] they [G] long to meet me,
[C] arms reaching, smiling [G] sweetly.
[Am]
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] of home.
[C] [G]
[D] The [G] old house is still standing, [C] though the paint is [G] cracked and dry.
And there's that old oak tree that [Gbm] I [Em] used [D] to play on.
[E] Down [G] the lane I walk with my [B] sweet [Bm] Mary, [C] hair of gold and lips [G] like [Am] cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] of [C] home.
[G]
[D] [G]
Then I awake and look around me [C] at four gray [G] walls that surround me.
And then I realize, yes, [D]
I was only dreaming.
For you see, [G] there's a God and there's a sad old padre.
[C] Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] [Am] daybreak.
[G] Then I will touch
[D] the green, green [G] grass of home.
[C] [G]
[D] Yes, they [G] long to see me in [C] the shade of that old [Bm] oak tree
as [G] they lay me near [D] the green, green grass of [C] home.
[Bm] [Am] [G]
[C]
[Ab] Smiling sweetly,
[Eb] [G]
[Gb] the green, [G] green grass of home.
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] The old hometown looks the same as [C] I step down from [G] the train.
And there to meet me is my mama [Em] [D] and papa.
Down [G] the road I look and there runs Mary, [C] hair of gold and lips [G] like [A] cherries.
It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] of [C] home.
[G] [D]
[E] Yes, [D] they [G] long to meet me,
[C] arms reaching, smiling [G] sweetly.
[Am]
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] of home.
[C] [G]
[D] The [G] old house is still standing, [C] though the paint is [G] cracked and dry.
And there's that old oak tree that [Gbm] I [Em] used [D] to play on.
[E] Down [G] the lane I walk with my [B] sweet [Bm] Mary, [C] hair of gold and lips [G] like [Am] cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] of [C] home.
[G]
[D] [G]
Then I awake and look around me [C] at four gray [G] walls that surround me.
And then I realize, yes, [D]
I was only dreaming.
For you see, [G] there's a God and there's a sad old padre.
[C] Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] [Am] daybreak.
[G] Then I will touch
[D] the green, green [G] grass of home.
[C] [G]
[D] Yes, they [G] long to see me in [C] the shade of that old [Bm] oak tree
as [G] they lay me near [D] the green, green grass of [C] home.
[Bm] [Am] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Bm
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Smiling _ _ sweetly, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gb] the green, [G] green grass of home. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ The old hometown looks the same _ _ as [C] I step down _ _ from [G] the train.
_ _ And there to meet me _ _ is my _ mama [Em] _ _ [D] and papa.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down [G] the _ road I look and there runs Mary, [C] _ _ hair of gold and lips [G] like [A] _ cherries.
It's good to touch _ [D] the green, green grass [G] _ of [C] home.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] Yes, [D] they [G] long _ to _ _ meet me, _
_ _ [C] arms reaching, _ _ smiling _ [G] sweetly.
_ [Am] _
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] _ of home.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ The [G] _ old house _ is still standing, _ _ [C] though the paint is [G] cracked and dry.
_ _ And there's that old oak tree _ that _ [Gbm] I [Em] used [D] to play on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Down [G] the lane I walk with my [B] sweet [Bm] Mary, _ [C] _ _ hair of gold and lips [G] like _ [Am] cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] _ of _ [C] home.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Then I awake _ and look around me _ [C] _ at four gray [G] walls that surround me. _ _
_ And then I _ realize, _ _ yes, _ _ _ [D] _
I was only dreaming.
_ _ For you see, _ [G] there's a God _ and there's a sad old padre.
_ _ [C] _ _ Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] _ [Am] daybreak.
_ [G] _ Then I will touch _
[D] the green, green [G] grass of home.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ Yes, they [G] _ long _ _ to see me _ in [C] the shade _ _ of that old [Bm] oak tree
as [G] they lay me _ near [D] the _ green, _ _ green _ _ grass _ _ _ of _ [C] _ home. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Smiling _ _ sweetly, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gb] the green, [G] green grass of home. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ The old hometown looks the same _ _ as [C] I step down _ _ from [G] the train.
_ _ And there to meet me _ _ is my _ mama [Em] _ _ [D] and papa.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down [G] the _ road I look and there runs Mary, [C] _ _ hair of gold and lips [G] like [A] _ cherries.
It's good to touch _ [D] the green, green grass [G] _ of [C] home.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] Yes, [D] they [G] long _ to _ _ meet me, _
_ _ [C] arms reaching, _ _ smiling _ [G] sweetly.
_ [Am] _
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] _ of home.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ The [G] _ old house _ is still standing, _ _ [C] though the paint is [G] cracked and dry.
_ _ And there's that old oak tree _ that _ [Gbm] I [Em] used [D] to play on. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Down [G] the lane I walk with my [B] sweet [Bm] Mary, _ [C] _ _ hair of gold and lips [G] like _ [Am] cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [D] the green, green grass [G] _ of _ [C] home.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Then I awake _ and look around me _ [C] _ at four gray [G] walls that surround me. _ _
_ And then I _ realize, _ _ yes, _ _ _ [D] _
I was only dreaming.
_ _ For you see, _ [G] there's a God _ and there's a sad old padre.
_ _ [C] _ _ Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] _ [Am] daybreak.
_ [G] _ Then I will touch _
[D] the green, green [G] grass of home.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ Yes, they [G] _ long _ _ to see me _ in [C] the shade _ _ of that old [Bm] oak tree
as [G] they lay me _ near [D] the _ green, _ _ green _ _ grass _ _ _ of _ [C] _ home. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _