All The World Is Green Chords by Tom Waits
Tempo:
101.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
I fell into [Em] the ocean, [B] [A]
and you [D] became my wife.
[G]
I [G#] rested all [F#] against the sea, to have a better [Bm] life.
[F#m] I read you [Em] all the wild [A] blue skies.
[F#m] Men do [D] foolish things,
[G] you turn [F#] kings into beggars.
Beggars [E] into [Bm] kings.
[G] Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[G] We can bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[F#m] [A#m]
[Bm] [F#m] The face [Em] forgives the mirror, [F#]
[D] [A] [Em] [A] the worm [G] [D] forgives the plow.
[G] The [Bm] question [F#] begs the answer, [C#] can you [F#m] [Bm] forgive me somehow?
[F#m] Maybe [Em] when our story's over, [A] we'll go [D] where it's always [G] spring.
The band is [F#] playing our song again, [Bm] when all the world is green.
[G] Pretend that you owe me [D] nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[G] Can we bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green?
[Bm] The moon [Em] is yellow silver, [Bm]
[A] the things [D] that summer brings.
[G] It's a [F#] love you'd kill for, when all [Bm] the world is green.
He's balancing a [Em] diamond, [A] on a [D] blade of grass.
[G] The two [F#] will settle on our graves, when all the [Bm] world [F#m] is [Bm] green.
[G] Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[G] We can bring [D] back the old days [A] again, when all the [D] world is green.
[G]
[Cm] [F] [C] [A#]
[D#]
[G#] [G]
[Cm]
[Fm] [D#]
[A#] [D#] [A]
[G#] [G]
[Cm]
He's [G#] balancing [Fm] a [G] diamond, [A#] on [D#] a blade of grass.
[G#] The two will [G] settle on our graves, when [Cm] all the world is green.
I fell into [Em] the ocean, [B] [A]
and you [D] became my wife.
[G]
I [G#] rested all [F#] against the sea, to have a better [Bm] life.
[F#m] I read you [Em] all the wild [A] blue skies.
[F#m] Men do [D] foolish things,
[G] you turn [F#] kings into beggars.
Beggars [E] into [Bm] kings.
[G] Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[G] We can bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[F#m] [A#m]
[Bm] [F#m] The face [Em] forgives the mirror, [F#]
[D] [A] [Em] [A] the worm [G] [D] forgives the plow.
[G] The [Bm] question [F#] begs the answer, [C#] can you [F#m] [Bm] forgive me somehow?
[F#m] Maybe [Em] when our story's over, [A] we'll go [D] where it's always [G] spring.
The band is [F#] playing our song again, [Bm] when all the world is green.
[G] Pretend that you owe me [D] nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[G] Can we bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green?
[Bm] The moon [Em] is yellow silver, [Bm]
[A] the things [D] that summer brings.
[G] It's a [F#] love you'd kill for, when all [Bm] the world is green.
He's balancing a [Em] diamond, [A] on a [D] blade of grass.
[G] The two [F#] will settle on our graves, when all the [Bm] world [F#m] is [Bm] green.
[G] Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
[G] We can bring [D] back the old days [A] again, when all the [D] world is green.
[G]
[Cm] [F] [C] [A#]
[D#]
[G#] [G]
[Cm]
[Fm] [D#]
[A#] [D#] [A]
[G#] [G]
[Cm]
He's [G#] balancing [Fm] a [G] diamond, [A#] on [D#] a blade of grass.
[G#] The two will [G] settle on our graves, when [Cm] all the world is green.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I fell into [Em] the ocean, [B] _ [A] _
_ and you [D] became my wife.
[G] _
_ I [G#] rested all [F#] against the sea, _ to have a better [Bm] life. _ _
_ [F#m] I read you [Em] all the wild [A] blue skies.
_ [F#m] Men do [D] foolish things, _
[G] _ you turn [F#] kings into beggars.
_ _ Beggars [E] into [Bm] kings. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ We can bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A#m] _
[Bm] _ [F#m] The face [Em] forgives the mirror, [F#] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] [A] the worm [G] [D] forgives the plow. _
[G] The [Bm] _ question [F#] begs the answer, _ [C#] can you [F#m] [Bm] forgive me somehow? _
_ _ [F#m] Maybe [Em] when our story's over, [A] _ _ we'll go [D] where it's always [G] spring. _
_ _ The band is [F#] playing our song again, _ [Bm] when all the world is green. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Pretend that you owe me [D] nothing, _ [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ Can we bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ The moon [Em] is yellow silver, [Bm] _
[A] _ the things [D] that summer brings. _
[G] _ _ It's a [F#] love you'd kill for, _ when all [Bm] the world is green. _
_ _ He's balancing a [Em] diamond, [A] _ _ on a [D] blade of grass.
[G] _ _ The two [F#] will settle on our graves, _ when all the [Bm] world [F#m] is [Bm] green.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, _ [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ We can bring [D] back the old days [A] again, when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [A] _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ He's [G#] balancing [Fm] a [G] diamond, [A#] _ _ on [D#] a blade of grass.
[G#] _ The two will [G] settle on our graves, when [Cm] all the world is green. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I fell into [Em] the ocean, [B] _ [A] _
_ and you [D] became my wife.
[G] _
_ I [G#] rested all [F#] against the sea, _ to have a better [Bm] life. _ _
_ [F#m] I read you [Em] all the wild [A] blue skies.
_ [F#m] Men do [D] foolish things, _
[G] _ you turn [F#] kings into beggars.
_ _ Beggars [E] into [Bm] kings. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ We can bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A#m] _
[Bm] _ [F#m] The face [Em] forgives the mirror, [F#] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] [A] the worm [G] [D] forgives the plow. _
[G] The [Bm] _ question [F#] begs the answer, _ [C#] can you [F#m] [Bm] forgive me somehow? _
_ _ [F#m] Maybe [Em] when our story's over, [A] _ _ we'll go [D] where it's always [G] spring. _
_ _ The band is [F#] playing our song again, _ [Bm] when all the world is green. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Pretend that you owe me [D] nothing, _ [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ Can we bring [D] back the old days again, [A] when all the world [D] is green? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ The moon [Em] is yellow silver, [Bm] _
[A] _ the things [D] that summer brings. _
[G] _ _ It's a [F#] love you'd kill for, _ when all [Bm] the world is green. _
_ _ He's balancing a [Em] diamond, [A] _ _ on a [D] blade of grass.
[G] _ _ The two [F#] will settle on our graves, _ when all the [Bm] world [F#m] is [Bm] green.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Pretend that you [D] owe me nothing, _ [A] when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ We can bring [D] back the old days [A] again, when all the [D] world is green.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [A] _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ He's [G#] balancing [Fm] a [G] diamond, [A#] _ _ on [D#] a blade of grass.
[G#] _ The two will [G] settle on our graves, when [Cm] all the world is green. _
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