Chords for Tom Waits - All The World is Green with Lyrics

Tempo:
101.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - All The World is Green with Lyrics chords
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[Bm]
I fell into [Em] the ocean, [B]
[A] and you became [D] my way.
[G] I've risked it [F#] all against the sea, to have a better [Bm] life.
[F#m] Marie, [Bm] you [Em] haul the wild [A] blue skies.
[G] You turn [F#] kings into beggars, and beggars [C#m] into [Bm] kings.
[G] Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] and all the world [D] is green.
bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green.
100%  ➙  102BPM
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Tom Waits - All The World Is Green chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, G, D, G, D, A and D in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 102 BPM. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fell into [Em] the ocean, [B] _
[A] _ _ and you became [D] my way.
_ [G] _ I've risked it [F#] all against the sea, to have a better [Bm] life. _
_ _ [F#m] Marie, [Bm] you [Em] haul the wild [A] blue skies.
[F#m] Men do [D] foolish things.
_ [G] _ You turn [F#] kings into beggars, and beggars [C#m] into [Bm] kings. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, _ [A] and all the world [D] is green.
_ _ [G] We can bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green.
_ _ _ [F#m] The [A#m] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] face [A] forgives the [B] mirror, [F#] _ [D] _ [A] [Em] the [A] worm [G] [D] forgives the plow.
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] The question [F#] begs the answer, _ _ [Gm] can [F#] you [Bm] forgive me somehow?
_ _ _ [F#m] Maybe [Em] when our story's [A] over, we'll go where [D] it's always [G] spring.
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ The band is [F#] playing our song again, _ and [Bm] all the world is green. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, _ [A] and all the world [D] is green.
_ _ [G] _ Can we bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green?
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ The moon [Em] is yellow silver, [Bm] _ [A] _ all the things [D] that summer brings.
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ It's a [F#] love you'd kill for, and all the [Bm] world is green. _
_ _ He's balancing a [Em] diamond [A] _ on a [D] blade of grass.
_ [G] _ _ The two will [F#] settle on our graves, and all [Bm] the world is [F#m] green.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Pretend that you owe [D] me nothing, _ [A] and all the [D] world is green.
_ [G] We can bring [D] back the old days [A] again, when all the [D] world is green. _ _ _
[C#] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
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[G] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
[A] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ He's [F] balancing [Fm] a diamond [G] _ [A#] _ on a [D#] blade of _ grass.
[G#] _ The two will [G] settle on our _ graves, and [Cm] all the world is green.
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Facts about this song

This song, written by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits, is among the lineup of tracks on the Blood Money album.

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