Chords for Where Grass Won't Grow
Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Bb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The [D] dirt was clay and [G] was the color of the blood [D] in me.
A twelve acre farm [G] on a ridge in South [A] Tennessee.
We [Bm] left our sweat [A] all over that land [G] behind a mule.
We watched row
[A] [D] after row.
Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground supporting [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
There was one old store [G] in the heart [D] we all called town.
[D]
It belonged to a gentle [G] old man named [A] Henry Brown.
[Bm] He gave us credit [A] in the wintertime so [G] we could live through the cold.
[A] When the winds [Gb] brought [Bm] snow.
[A] [D] Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground [Em] support [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
[G] [A]
[Bm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh the one I loved [Ab] walked through those fields [Eb] with me.
She was a hard working woman [Ab] true as one [Bb] could be.
Oh [Cm] but then one year [Bb] death was going round [Ab] and swiftly took its toll.
[Bb] Journey [Eb] had to go.
Now she lies asleep [Ab] on the ground so poor [Bb] that grass won't [Eb] grow.
[B] [E]
As I stand here looking [A] over this part of [E] Tennessee.
The fields are bare [A] as far as the eye [B] can see.
And [Dbm] over the grave where Jamie lies there's [A] a beautiful sight to behold.
[B] And no [E] one knows why there's flowers growing [A] on ground so poor [B] that grass [E] won't grow.
Now there's flowers growing [A] on ground [Gbm] so poor [B] that grass won't grow.
[E]
A twelve acre farm [G] on a ridge in South [A] Tennessee.
We [Bm] left our sweat [A] all over that land [G] behind a mule.
We watched row
[A] [D] after row.
Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground supporting [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
There was one old store [G] in the heart [D] we all called town.
[D]
It belonged to a gentle [G] old man named [A] Henry Brown.
[Bm] He gave us credit [A] in the wintertime so [G] we could live through the cold.
[A] When the winds [Gb] brought [Bm] snow.
[A] [D] Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground [Em] support [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
[G] [A]
[Bm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh the one I loved [Ab] walked through those fields [Eb] with me.
She was a hard working woman [Ab] true as one [Bb] could be.
Oh [Cm] but then one year [Bb] death was going round [Ab] and swiftly took its toll.
[Bb] Journey [Eb] had to go.
Now she lies asleep [Ab] on the ground so poor [Bb] that grass won't [Eb] grow.
[B] [E]
As I stand here looking [A] over this part of [E] Tennessee.
The fields are bare [A] as far as the eye [B] can see.
And [Dbm] over the grave where Jamie lies there's [A] a beautiful sight to behold.
[B] And no [E] one knows why there's flowers growing [A] on ground so poor [B] that grass [E] won't grow.
Now there's flowers growing [A] on ground [Gbm] so poor [B] that grass won't grow.
[E]
Key:
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Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The [D] dirt was clay and [G] was the color of the blood [D] in me. _ _ _ _
_ A twelve acre farm [G] on a ridge in South [A] Tennessee. _ _ _ _
We _ [Bm] left our sweat [A] all over that land [G] behind a mule.
We watched row _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] after _ _ _ row.
_ Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground supporting [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
_ _ _ _ There was one old store [G] in the heart [D] we all called town.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
It belonged to a gentle [G] old man named [A] Henry Brown. _ _ _ _
[Bm] He gave us credit [A] in the wintertime so [G] we could live through the _ cold.
_ [A] When the winds [Gb] brought [Bm] snow. _
_ _ [A] _ [D] Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground [Em] support [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Oh the one I loved [Ab] walked through those fields [Eb] with me.
_ _ _ _ She was a hard working woman [Ab] true as one [Bb] could be.
_ _ _ Oh [Cm] but then one year [Bb] death was going round [Ab] and swiftly took its toll. _
_ [Bb] Journey [Eb] had to go. _
_ _ Now she lies asleep [Ab] on the ground so poor [Bb] that grass won't [Eb] grow.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ As I stand here looking [A] over this part of [E] Tennessee. _
_ _ _ _ _ The fields are bare [A] as far as the eye [B] can see.
_ _ And _ [Dbm] over the grave where Jamie lies there's [A] a beautiful sight to behold. _ _ _ _
[B] And no [E] one _ knows _ _ why there's flowers growing [A] on ground so poor [B] that grass [E] won't grow. _ _
Now _ there's flowers growing [A] on ground [Gbm] so poor [B] that grass won't grow.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The [D] dirt was clay and [G] was the color of the blood [D] in me. _ _ _ _
_ A twelve acre farm [G] on a ridge in South [A] Tennessee. _ _ _ _
We _ [Bm] left our sweat [A] all over that land [G] behind a mule.
We watched row _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] after _ _ _ row.
_ Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground supporting [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
_ _ _ _ There was one old store [G] in the heart [D] we all called town.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
It belonged to a gentle [G] old man named [A] Henry Brown. _ _ _ _
[Bm] He gave us credit [A] in the wintertime so [G] we could live through the _ cold.
_ [A] When the winds [Gb] brought [Bm] snow. _
_ _ [A] _ [D] Trying to grow corn and cotton [G] on ground [Em] support [A] that grass [D] won't grow.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Oh the one I loved [Ab] walked through those fields [Eb] with me.
_ _ _ _ She was a hard working woman [Ab] true as one [Bb] could be.
_ _ _ Oh [Cm] but then one year [Bb] death was going round [Ab] and swiftly took its toll. _
_ [Bb] Journey [Eb] had to go. _
_ _ Now she lies asleep [Ab] on the ground so poor [Bb] that grass won't [Eb] grow.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ As I stand here looking [A] over this part of [E] Tennessee. _
_ _ _ _ _ The fields are bare [A] as far as the eye [B] can see.
_ _ And _ [Dbm] over the grave where Jamie lies there's [A] a beautiful sight to behold. _ _ _ _
[B] And no [E] one _ knows _ _ why there's flowers growing [A] on ground so poor [B] that grass [E] won't grow. _ _
Now _ there's flowers growing [A] on ground [Gbm] so poor [B] that grass won't grow.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _