Green Green Grass of Home Lyrics

by Tom Jones

Tom Jones Green Green Grass of Home Lyrics

GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E7 - 0 2 0 1 0 0 E B-D-E-G# -OR-
Bm7 - x 2 4 2 3 2 B B-D-F#-A
D0 - x x 0 1 0 1 D B-D-F-G#
C#m7 - x 4 6 4 5 4 C# B-C#-E-G#
6M
INTRO:
The
1M
VERSE #1:
old home? town? looks the same? as I step down? from the
train,? and there to meet? me? is my Ma-? ma? and Pa-pa?
Down? the? road? I look,? and there? runs? Ma-? ry?
hair of gold? and lips? like? cher-? ries, it's good? to touch? the
|E7 Bm7 E7 |A D |? |
green,? green? grass? of home? Yes,? they'll?
8 M
CHORUS #1:
all? come? to meet? me,? arms? reach-? ing,? smil-ing
sweet-? ly? It's? good? to touch? the green,? green? grass? of
home? The
1M
VERSE #2: NOTE: Omit 'Yes, they'll' in last measure and proceed to
old? house? is still stand-? ing,? though the paint? is cracked? and
dry,? and there's that old? oak? tree? that I? used? to play on?
Down? the? lane? I walk? with my? sweet? Ma-? ry,?
? hair of gold? and lips? like? cher-? ries, it's good? to touch? the
|E7 Bm7 E7 |A D |? |
green,? green? grass? of home? Yes,? they'll?
8 M
CHORUS #2: (OPTIONAL) -
all? come? to meet? me,? arms? reach-? ing,? smil-ing
sweet-? ly? It's? good? to touch? the green,? green? grass? of
home?
1M
VERSE #3: 'Guitar Solo' (OPTIONAL) -
|E7 Bm7 E7 |A D |? |
1M
VERSE #4:
Then I a-wake? and? look a-round? me? at four gray walls?
that? sur-round? me,? and I real-ize that I? was on-? ly?
dream-? ing? For there's a guard,? and there's? a?
sad? old? pa-? dre,? arm-in-arm? we'll? walk? at? day-? break?
a-gain? I'll touch? the green,? green? grass? of home?
Yes, they'll
8 M
CHORUS #4: 'CODA' -
all? come? to see? me,? in the shade? of that
? Retard?
old? oak? tree? as they lay? me? 'neath the green,? green? grass? of
home?
Green, Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones (Claude 'Curly' Putnam, Jr., 1965)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 96 BPM (3 Min. 0 Sec. (Orig. Ver.), or 4 Min. 0 Sec.) in 'G'.
Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in 'G#')
GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
G7 - 3 2 0 0 0 1 G G-B-D-F -OR-
C - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E -OR-
D7 - x x 0 2 1 2 D A-C-D-F#
Am7 - x 0 2 0 1 0 A A-C-E-G -OR-
C0 - x x 1 2 1 2 C A-C-D#-F# (Guitar Chord = C0/D#)
Bm7 - x 2 4 2 3 2 B B-D-F#-A
6M
INTRO:
The
1M
VERSE #1:
old home? town? looks the same? as I step down? from the
train,? and there to meet? me? is my Ma-? ma? and Pa-pa?
Down? the? road? I look,? and there? runs? Ma-? ry?
hair of gold? and lips? like? cher-? ries, it's good? to touch? the
|D7 Am7 D7 |G C |? |
green,? green? grass? of home? Yes,? they'll?
8 M
CHORUS #1:
all? come? to meet? me,? arms? reach-? ing,? smil-ing
sweet-? ly? It's? good? to touch? the green,? green? grass? of
home? The
1M
VERSE #2: NOTE: Omit 'Yes, they'll' in last measure and proceed to
old? house? is still stand-? ing,? though the paint? is cracked? and
dry,? and there's that old? oak? tree? that I? used? to play on?
Down? the? lane? I walk? with my? sweet? Ma-? ry,?
? hair of gold? and lips? like? cher-? ries, it's good? to touch? the
|D7 Am7 D7 |G C |? |
green,? green? grass? of home? Yes,? they'll?
8 M
CHORUS #2: (OPTIONAL) -
all? come? to meet? me,? arms? reach-? ing,? smil-ing
sweet-? ly? It's? good? to touch? the green,? green? grass? of
home?
1M
VERSE #3: 'Guitar Solo' (OPTIONAL) -
|D7 Am7 D7 |G C |? |
1M
VERSE #4:
Then I a-wake? and? look a-round? me? at four gray walls?
that? sur-round? me,? and I real-ize that I? was on-? ly?
dream-? ing? For there's a guard,? and there's? a?
sad? old? pa-? dre,? arm-in-arm? we'll? walk? at? day-? break?
a-gain? I'll touch? the green,? green? grass? of home?
Yes, they'll
8 M
CHORUS #4: 'CODA' -
all? come? to see? me,? in the shade? of that
? Retard?
old? oak? tree? as they lay? me? 'neath the green,? green? grass? of
home?

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