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by new Christie minstrels
[Barry McGuire and Randy Sparks – 1963]

Capo:5th fret
[Intro]  [C] [G] [C] [G with run]
 
{ CHORUS } - - - [C] Green, green, it's [F] green they say on the [C] far side of the hill. [G with run]  - - - [C] Green, green, I'm [F] goin' away to where the [C] grass is [G] greener [C] still.
 
[Verse 1] - - - 
Oh well, I [C] told my [Em] mama on the [F] day I was [C] born, "Don't you [F] cry when you [G] see I'm [C] gone." [G] - - - You know there [C] ain't no [Em] woman gonna [F] settle me [C] down. - - - I just [F] gotta be [G] travelin' [C] on. A-singin'... [G with run]
 
{ CHORUS }
 
[Verse 2] - - - No, there [C] ain't no-[Em]-body in this [F] whole wide [C] world gonna [F] tell me how to [G] spend my [C] time. [G] - - -  [C] I'm just a [Em] good lovin' [F] ramblin' [C] man sayin, [F] buddy, can you [G] spare me a [C] dime?  [G with run]
 
{ CHORUS } - - - [C] Green, green, it's [F] green they say on the [C] far side of the hill.  [G with run] - - - [C] Green, green, I'm [F] goin' away to where the [C] grass is [G] greener [C] still.
 
[Verse 3] - - - Yeah, [C] I don't [Em] care when the [F] sun goes [C] down, or where I [F] lay my [G] weary [C] head.  [G] - - - 
[C] Green, green [Em] valley or [F] rocky [C] road. It's [F] there I'm gonna [C] make my [C] bed.  [G with run]
 
{ CHORUS }
Everybody, I want to hear it now...
{ CHORUS }

[Outro]
To where the [C] grass is [G] greener [C] still.
To where the [C] grass is [G] greener [C] still.
To where the [C] grass is [G] greener [C] still.


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