Chords for Elvis Presley - Green Green Grass of Home (Take 2-3)
Tempo:
88.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Am]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
The old hometown
[Em] [D] [E]
looks [G]
[Am] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
the same as [C] I stepped out [G] on the train.
That amigami is my mama and [D] my papa.
Down the [G] road I look and there runs Mary.
[C] Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
[D] Yes, they'll all [G] come to meet me.
[C] Arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
Oh, [G] it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of [C] home.
[G]
The old house is still standing, [C] though the paint is cracked [G] and dry.
And there's that old, old tree that I used [D] to play on.
[G] Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary.
[C] Hair of gold and lips like [G] cherries.
It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to meet me.
[C] Arms reaching, smiling [Bm] sweetly.
[G] Oh, it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of home.
Then I awake and look around me
[C] at four gray [G] walls that surround me.
And I realize I was [D] only dreaming.
There's [G] a garden and there's a sad old padre.
[C] Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] daybreak again.
I'll touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to see me.
[C] In the shade of that old, old tree as [G] I lay me.
In the [Am] green, [D] green grass [C] of home.
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
The old hometown
[Em] [D] [E]
looks [G]
[Am] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
the same as [C] I stepped out [G] on the train.
That amigami is my mama and [D] my papa.
Down the [G] road I look and there runs Mary.
[C] Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
[D] Yes, they'll all [G] come to meet me.
[C] Arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
Oh, [G] it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of [C] home.
[G]
The old house is still standing, [C] though the paint is cracked [G] and dry.
And there's that old, old tree that I used [D] to play on.
[G] Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary.
[C] Hair of gold and lips like [G] cherries.
It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to meet me.
[C] Arms reaching, smiling [Bm] sweetly.
[G] Oh, it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of home.
Then I awake and look around me
[C] at four gray [G] walls that surround me.
And I realize I was [D] only dreaming.
There's [G] a garden and there's a sad old padre.
[C] Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] daybreak again.
I'll touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to see me.
[C] In the shade of that old, old tree as [G] I lay me.
In the [Am] green, [D] green grass [C] of home.
[Am] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ The old hometown _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ looks [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the same as [C] I stepped out _ [G] on the train. _
That amigami is my mama and [D] my papa.
_ _ _ _ Down the [G] road I look and there runs Mary.
[C] _ Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
_ _ [D] _ _ Yes, they'll all [G] come to meet me. _
[C] Arms reaching, _ smiling sweetly.
Oh, [G] it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of [C] home.
_ [G] _ _ _
The old house _ is still standing, [C] though the paint is cracked [G] and dry. _
And there's that old, old tree that I used [D] to play on. _ _ _
[G] Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary.
[C] _ Hair of gold and lips like [G] cherries.
It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
_ _ Yes, they'll all come to meet me. _
[C] Arms reaching, _ smiling [Bm] sweetly.
[G] Oh, it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of home. _ _ _ _ _
_ Then I awake and look around me _
[C] _ at four gray [G] walls that surround me. _
And I realize _ I was [D] only dreaming.
_ _ _ _ There's [G] a garden and there's a sad old padre.
[C] _ Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] daybreak again.
I'll touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
_ _ _ _ Yes, they'll all come to see me.
[C] In the shade of that old, old tree as [G] I lay me.
In the [Am] green, [D] green grass [C] of home.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ The old hometown _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ looks [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the same as [C] I stepped out _ [G] on the train. _
That amigami is my mama and [D] my papa.
_ _ _ _ Down the [G] road I look and there runs Mary.
[C] _ Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
[G] It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
_ _ [D] _ _ Yes, they'll all [G] come to meet me. _
[C] Arms reaching, _ smiling sweetly.
Oh, [G] it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of [C] home.
_ [G] _ _ _
The old house _ is still standing, [C] though the paint is cracked [G] and dry. _
And there's that old, old tree that I used [D] to play on. _ _ _
[G] Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary.
[C] _ Hair of gold and lips like [G] cherries.
It's good to touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
_ _ Yes, they'll all come to meet me. _
[C] Arms reaching, _ smiling [Bm] sweetly.
[G] Oh, it's good to touch [Am] the [D] green, green [G] grass of home. _ _ _ _ _
_ Then I awake and look around me _
[C] _ at four gray [G] walls that surround me. _
And I realize _ I was [D] only dreaming.
_ _ _ _ There's [G] a garden and there's a sad old padre.
[C] _ Arm in arm we'll walk at [G] daybreak again.
I'll touch [Am] the green, [D] green [G] grass of home.
_ _ _ _ Yes, they'll all come to see me.
[C] In the shade of that old, old tree as [G] I lay me.
In the [Am] green, [D] green grass [C] of home.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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