Last Revised: 24 June 2016
Green
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©2015
Note: to feel the real sound of this song you have to play a couple of little
patterns as well as normal chords. Let's call them P1 and P2 in notation: they
are nothing but parts of Intro.
Dmaj7 C#m E4 E F#m B A
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P1
D --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4
A --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4
E 0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2
P2
D --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2
A --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2
E 0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2
Intro:
D --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4
A --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4
E 0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2
D --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2
A --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2
E 0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2
D --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2
A --4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2
E 0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2
Dmaj7 C#m
Fame, it doesn't matter
Dmaj7 C#m
After all we've seen
Dmaj7 E4 E P1
How is it, we could be so green?
Dmaj7 C#m
The truth is where you find it
Dmaj7 C#m
There's so much that's in-between
Dmaj7 E4 E P2
How is it, we could be so green?
P2
So green
Dmaj7 C#m
Try to think of nothing (to think of nothing)
Dmaj7 C#m
Hardest thing I know (it's all so hard)
Dmaj7 E4 E P1
Try to think of Christmas without snow
Dmaj7 C#m
Blame is in the garden (it's in the garden)
Dmaj7 C#m
Will you let me rake your sand (I don't know if)
Dmaj7 E4 E P2
Do you think the others understand?
P2
Understand
C#m F#m Dmaj7 E4 E
Time will tell whether it's heaven or living hell
C#m F#m
There's a world outside that you can't deny
Dmaj7
It's waiting there for you
B
Nothing left for you to do
A E
You gotta try
(instrumental) Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 E4 E P1
Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 E4 E P1
Come on and try
Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 E4 E P2
You gotta try
P2
So green
P2
So green
P2
Green
Last Revised: 24 June 2016