Whispering Grass Chords by The Ink Spots

Tempo:
128.8 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Fm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Whispering Grass - The Ink Spots chords
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[E]
[Bb]
[Eb] [E] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
Why do you whisper [Gm]
green grass?
[Ab]
Why tell the trees [Abm] what ain't so?
[Eb]
Whispering [D] [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't have [Eb] to know.
[Em] No, [Fm]
no.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] your secrets?
[Ab]
Who kissed that [Abm] long ago?
[Eb]
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] [Eb]
Don't you tell it [Cm] to the breeze,
[Fm] for she will tell [Bb] the birds and bees,
[Eb] and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees.
Yes, you [Cm] told them [G] once [Cm] before.
It's [Fm] no secret [Ab] [B] anymore.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Eb]
Whispering [B] grass [Abm] don't tell the [B] trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Bb] [Eb]
Now don't [Cm] you tell it to the [Ab] breeze,
cause she'll run [Bb] and tell it to the birds and [Eb] bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees.
Yes, you did.
[G] You told them [Cm] once before.
So that's why [Fm]
it [C] ain't no secret [F] anymore.
Mm, [Bb] mm, mm.
[Bb] [Eb]
Why tell them all [Gm] the old things?
[Ab]
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
[Fm] [Eb]
Whispering [B] grass don't [Ab] tell the trees,
cause the [Eb] trees
[B] don't need [E] to
[Eb]
[E] [Eb]
know.
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To learn The Ink Spots - (Dont Tell The Trees) Whispering Grass chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, Ab, Abm, Eb, Bb, Eb, E, Fm, C, F and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 65 BPM and then match the original tempo of 130 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
Why do you whisper [Gm]
green _ grass?
_ [Ab] _
Why tell the trees [Abm] what ain't so?
_ _ _ [Eb]
Whispering [D] _ [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't have [Eb] to _ know.
[Em] No, [Fm]
no.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
Why tell them all [Gm] your _ _ secrets?
_ [Ab] _
Who kissed that [Abm] long ago?
_ _ _ [Eb] _
Whispering [C] grass [F] the trees [Bb] don't need [Eb] to know.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't you tell it [Cm] to the breeze,
[Fm] for she will tell [Bb] the birds and bees,
[Eb] and everyone will know,
because you told the blabbering trees.
Yes, you [Cm] told them [G] _ once [Cm] before.
_ _ It's [Fm] no secret _ [Ab] _ _ [B] anymore. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
Why tell them [Gm] all the old things?
_ _ [Ab] _
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
Whispering [B] grass _ [Abm] don't tell the [B] _ trees,
[Eb] cause the trees [B] don't need [Eb] to know.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
Now don't [Cm] you tell it to the [Ab] breeze,
cause she'll run [Bb] and tell it to the birds and [Eb] bees,
and everyone will know,
because you done told the blabbering trees.
Yes, you did.
[G] You told them [Cm] once before.
_ _ So that's why [Fm]
it [C] ain't no secret _ [F] anymore.
Mm, [Bb] mm, mm.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _
Why tell them all [Gm] the old things?
_ [Ab] _
They're buried under [Abm] the snow.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
Whispering [B] grass _ don't [Ab] tell the _ _ _ trees, _ _
cause the [Eb] trees _ _ _
_ [B] don't _ _ need [E] to _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _
_ know. _ _ _

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