Green Grass
Gary Lewis and the Playboys

(Roger Greenaway - Roger Cook)

Peak chart position # 8 in 1966

 Intro:

         pizzicato strings (arr. for guitar):

                           (C)
          v   v   v   v     v
         -8---5-----------|---
         ---8---5-8---5---|---
         -----------5-----|-5-
         ---------------7-|---
         -----------------|---
         -----------------|---

         band enters [repeat 2X]:

          C               C#dim
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
         -------3-5---3---|-----3-5-----3---
         -1---------------|-2---------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------

         Dm7               G7
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
         -----3-5-----3---|---------5---3---
         -3---------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------


 Verse 1:

         C                        E
         Green grass   'round my window

           fill (acoustic guitar):

           (E)               (F)
            v   v   v   v     v
           -------------0---|---
           -----------0---3-|-1-
           ---------1-------|---
           -2-1-2-4---------|---
           -----------------|---
           -----------------|---

          F                       Fm
         Young leaves   that the wind blows

           fill (acoustic guitar):

           (Fm)              (C)
            v   v   v   v     v
           ---------0-------|---
           -----1-----3-1---|---
           -1---------------|-0-
           -----------------|---
           -----------------|---
           -----------------|---

                     C        C+        F       Fm
         Yes it's springtime,   golden sunshine
                     C      Am             F
         And we're glad my little love and I
                   G7            C   C#dim  Dm7  G7
         Now that summertime is nigh [as per intro]

 Verse 2:

         Carefree   kissing couples
         Dream away   all their troubles
         'Cause it's springtime,   golden sunshine
         While the bluebirds sing their magic song
                  G7              C   C7
         We will love the summer long

 Bridge:

          F                                 Bb9
         All the winter we've been waitin', girl and I anticipating
         Cmaj7                                 C7
         What we're gonna do   with summer overdue
          F
         Now it's here, we're out together
         D7
         So the weatherman had better
         F              Dm7
         Do his best to make it show
                                 G [N.C.]
         And bring the sunshine out to grow the

           pizzicato strings (arr. for guitar):

           (G) [N.C.]        (C)
            v   v   v   v     v
           -----5-----------|---
           ---8---5-8---5---|---
           -----------5-----|-5-
           ---------------7-|---
           -----------------|---
           -----------------|---
           (out to grow the)

 Verse 3:

         Green grass   'round my window
         Young leaves   that the wind blows
         'Cause it's springtime   golden sunshine
         While the bluebirds sing their magic song
                  G7              C   C#dim  Dm7  G7
         We will love the summer long [as per intro]

 Coda [repeat to fade]:

         (Dm7)   (G7)             C    C#dim  Dm7  G7
         We will love the summer long [as per intro]


source: Andrew Rogers, stats by Robin Hood

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