Green Grass Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
95.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Ab

F

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Green Grass chords
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[Cm] [Fm]
[Dbm] [D] [E] [Bb] [F] [C]
[A] [F] [Eb] [B]
[D] [C] [G] [Abm]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm] [Ab] Lay your head where my heart used to [Am] be.
[G] Hold the [Cm] earth above me.
[Ab] Lay down on the green [Am] grass.
[G] Remember [Cm] when you loved me.
[G] Come closer, [Fm] don't be shy.
[G] [Cm] Stand beneath the rainy [Ab] sky.
The moon is [D] over [G] the rise.
Think of [Cm] me as the train goes by.
Clear [Eb] the [F] thistles and [C] brambles.
[G] Whistle, [Cm] didn't he ramble?
[Ab] Now there's a bubble of [G] me.
[Cm] And it's flowing in thee.
[F]
[C] [Bb] Stand in the shade of me.
[Eb]
[Ebm] Things are now made of me.
[Bb] [Ab]
The weathervane will say,
[G] It smells like rain today.
God took the stars and it [C]
cost them.
[G] Can't tell the birds [Cm] from the blossoms.
[Ab] He'll never be free of me.
[G] He'll [Ab] make a tree [Cm] from me.
Don't say [F] goodbye [Cm] to [G] me.
[Cm] Describe the sky to [Ab] me.
And if the sky [G] falls,
Mark my words, [Cm] we'll catch mockingbirds.
[Fm]
[A] [G] [Cm] Lay
[Ab]
[G] [Cm]
[G] your head where [Fm] my heart used to [E] be.
[G] Hold the earth [Cm] above me.
[Ab] Lay down on the green grass.
[G] Remember when you [Cm] loved me.
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To learn Tom Waits - Green Grass chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Cm, Ab, G, Cm, Am, G, Cm and G. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 47 BPM before aiming for the song's 95 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] Lay your head where my heart used to [Am] be.
[G] _ _ Hold the [Cm] earth above me.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Lay down on the green [Am] grass.
[G] _ _ Remember [Cm] when you loved me.
_ _ _ [G] Come closer, [Fm] don't be shy.
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] Stand beneath the rainy [Ab] sky.
_ The moon is [D] over [G] the rise.
Think of [Cm] me as the train goes by.
_ Clear [Eb] the [F] thistles and [C] brambles.
[G] _ _ Whistle, [Cm] didn't he _ ramble?
[Ab] _ _ Now there's a bubble of [G] me.
_ _ [Cm] And it's flowing in thee.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [Bb] Stand in the shade of me.
[Eb] _
[Ebm] Things are now made of me.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
The weathervane will say,
[G] It smells like rain today.
_ God took the stars and it [C]
cost them.
_ [G] Can't tell the birds [Cm] from the blossoms.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ He'll never be free of me.
[G] _ _ He'll [Ab] make a tree [Cm] from me.
_ Don't say [F] goodbye [Cm] to [G] me.
_ _ [Cm] Describe the sky to [Ab] me.
_ And if the sky _ [G] falls,
Mark my words, [Cm] we'll catch _ mockingbirds.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] Lay _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] your head where [Fm] my heart used to [E] be.
[G] _ Hold the earth [Cm] above me.
_ _ [Ab] _ Lay down on the green grass.
[G] _ Remember when you [Cm] loved me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album Real Gone includes this song, written by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits.

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