Whispering Grass Chords by Sandy Denny
Tempo:
78.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [E] [Dm]
[E] [F] [G]
Why do [Em] you whisper [B] green grass?
[Am]
Why tell the [Bm] trees [A] what ain't so?
[G]
Whispering [Bm] grass, [C] the [Em] trees [D] don't [G] have to know
[Em] No, [Am] no, no
[D] Why [G]
tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
[Am]
Who kissed [Bm] them [Cm] long ago?
[G]
Whispering grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [Gb] [G] need to know
[C] [G] Now [D] [G] don't you tell it to the [Am] breeze
For she [D] will tell it to the [G] trees
And everyone [Em] will know
[Am] Because you told [D] them once before
[Em] Yes, you [B] told them [Em] once before
[E] [Am] It's [Bm] no [F] secret [Am] anymore
[Gb] Why [G] tell them [Bm] all the old [C] things?
They're buried under [F] [Cm] [Bm] whispering grass
[Am] Don't you tell the [Eb] trees
[G] Because the trees [C] don't [Cm] need [G] to know
[D] [Em] [E]
[B] [Am] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [E]
[Am] [B] [Gb] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [Bbm] [Am]
[F] [Gb] [G] [Bm]
[Am] [D] [G] [E]
[Am] [D] [G] Why tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
[Bbm] [Am] Who kissed them [Cm] long ago?
[F] [G] Whispering [Bm]
[G] grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [G] need to know
[C]
[Bb] Now [G] [D] [G] [Em] don't you tell it to the breeze
[Am] For she [D] will tell it to the trees
[G] And everyone will [Em] know
[Am] Because you told them once before
[Bm] [Em] Yes, you told [B] them once before
[Em] That's [E] why [Am] it's [G] no secret [Ab] [Am] anymore
[Ebm] [D] [G] Why tell them [Bm] all the old [Bbm] things?
[Am] They're buried [Cm] under whispering [G] [Bm]
grass
[Am] Don't tell [Eb] the trees
[G] Because the trees [Gm] don't need [Bb] to know
[D] [Bb] [Eb]
[G]
[E] [F] [G]
Why do [Em] you whisper [B] green grass?
[Am]
Why tell the [Bm] trees [A] what ain't so?
[G]
Whispering [Bm] grass, [C] the [Em] trees [D] don't [G] have to know
[Em] No, [Am] no, no
[D] Why [G]
tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
[Am]
Who kissed [Bm] them [Cm] long ago?
[G]
Whispering grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [Gb] [G] need to know
[C] [G] Now [D] [G] don't you tell it to the [Am] breeze
For she [D] will tell it to the [G] trees
And everyone [Em] will know
[Am] Because you told [D] them once before
[Em] Yes, you [B] told them [Em] once before
[E] [Am] It's [Bm] no [F] secret [Am] anymore
[Gb] Why [G] tell them [Bm] all the old [C] things?
They're buried under [F] [Cm] [Bm] whispering grass
[Am] Don't you tell the [Eb] trees
[G] Because the trees [C] don't [Cm] need [G] to know
[D] [Em] [E]
[B] [Am] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [E]
[Am] [B] [Gb] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [Bbm] [Am]
[F] [Gb] [G] [Bm]
[Am] [D] [G] [E]
[Am] [D] [G] Why tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
[Bbm] [Am] Who kissed them [Cm] long ago?
[F] [G] Whispering [Bm]
[G] grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [G] need to know
[C]
[Bb] Now [G] [D] [G] [Em] don't you tell it to the breeze
[Am] For she [D] will tell it to the trees
[G] And everyone will [Em] know
[Am] Because you told them once before
[Bm] [Em] Yes, you told [B] them once before
[Em] That's [E] why [Am] it's [G] no secret [Ab] [Am] anymore
[Ebm] [D] [G] Why tell them [Bm] all the old [Bbm] things?
[Am] They're buried [Cm] under whispering [G] [Bm]
grass
[Am] Don't tell [Eb] the trees
[G] Because the trees [Gm] don't need [Bb] to know
[D] [Bb] [Eb]
[G]
Key:
G
Am
D
Bm
Em
G
Am
D
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
Why do [Em] you whisper [B] green grass?
[Am]
Why tell the [Bm] trees [A] what ain't so?
_ _ [G]
Whispering [Bm] grass, [C] the [Em] trees [D] don't [G] have to know
[Em] No, [Am] no, no
[D] Why [G] _ _
tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
_ [Am] _
Who kissed [Bm] them [Cm] long ago?
_ [G] _
Whispering grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [Gb] [G] need to know
[C] [G] Now _ _ [D] _ [G] don't you tell it to the [Am] breeze
For she [D] will tell it to the [G] trees
And everyone [Em] will know
[Am] Because you told [D] them once before
[Em] Yes, you [B] told them [Em] once before
[E] _ _ [Am] It's [Bm] no [F] secret [Am] anymore
[Gb] Why [G] _ tell them [Bm] all the old [C] things?
They're buried under [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bm] whispering grass
[Am] Don't you tell the [Eb] trees
[G] Because the trees [C] don't [Cm] need [G] to know
[D] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Bbm] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Why tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
_ [Bbm] _ [Am] Who kissed them [Cm] long ago?
[F] _ _ [G] Whispering [Bm]
[G] grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [G] need to know
[C]
[Bb] Now [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Em] don't you tell it to the breeze
[Am] For she [D] will tell it to the trees
[G] And everyone will [Em] know
[Am] Because you told them once before
[Bm] [Em] Yes, you told [B] them once before
[Em] That's [E] why [Am] it's [G] no secret [Ab] [Am] anymore
_ [Ebm] _ [D] _ [G] Why tell them [Bm] all the old [Bbm] things?
[Am] _ They're buried _ [Cm] under whispering _ [G] _ _ [Bm]
grass
[Am] Don't tell [Eb] the _ trees
[G] Because the trees [Gm] don't need [Bb] _ to know
_ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _
Why do [Em] you whisper [B] green grass?
[Am]
Why tell the [Bm] trees [A] what ain't so?
_ _ [G]
Whispering [Bm] grass, [C] the [Em] trees [D] don't [G] have to know
[Em] No, [Am] no, no
[D] Why [G] _ _
tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
_ [Am] _
Who kissed [Bm] them [Cm] long ago?
_ [G] _
Whispering grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [Gb] [G] need to know
[C] [G] Now _ _ [D] _ [G] don't you tell it to the [Am] breeze
For she [D] will tell it to the [G] trees
And everyone [Em] will know
[Am] Because you told [D] them once before
[Em] Yes, you [B] told them [Em] once before
[E] _ _ [Am] It's [Bm] no [F] secret [Am] anymore
[Gb] Why [G] _ tell them [Bm] all the old [C] things?
They're buried under [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bm] whispering grass
[Am] Don't you tell the [Eb] trees
[G] Because the trees [C] don't [Cm] need [G] to know
[D] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ [B] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Bbm] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Why tell them [Bm] all your secrets?
_ [Bbm] _ [Am] Who kissed them [Cm] long ago?
[F] _ _ [G] Whispering [Bm]
[G] grass, [Am] the trees [D] don't [G] need to know
[C]
[Bb] Now [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Em] don't you tell it to the breeze
[Am] For she [D] will tell it to the trees
[G] And everyone will [Em] know
[Am] Because you told them once before
[Bm] [Em] Yes, you told [B] them once before
[Em] That's [E] why [Am] it's [G] no secret [Ab] [Am] anymore
_ [Ebm] _ [D] _ [G] Why tell them [Bm] all the old [Bbm] things?
[Am] _ They're buried _ [Cm] under whispering _ [G] _ _ [Bm]
grass
[Am] Don't tell [Eb] the _ trees
[G] Because the trees [Gm] don't need [Bb] _ to know
_ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _