It’s (G)good to touch the (D7)green, green (Am7)grass (D7)of (C)home.
The (G)old home town looks the (G7)same look
as around I me
(C)step at down four gray from the walls (G)train,
surround and there to meet and me I realize is my ma ma dreaming.
and (D)pa pa.
(D7)Down the (G)road I look and (G7)there runs Mar y,
hair of (Cdim)gold and (C)lips like (Bm)cher (Am)ries.
It’s (G)good to touch the (D7)green, green (Am7)grass (D7)of (G)home.
Yes, they’ll all
come to see me
(G7)in the (C)reach ing,
smil ing sweet ly;
(Am7)it’s (G)good to touch the (D7)green, green (Am7)grass (D7)of (G)home.
2.
The (G)old house awake is still (G7)stand look
ing, around the me
(C)paint at down four gray is and walls (G)dry,
surround and there’s that old and oak I realize tree that I used dreaming.
to (D)play on.
(D7)Down the (G)lane I walk with (G7)my sweet Mar y,
hair of (Cdim)gold and (C)lips like (Bm)cher (Am)ries.
It’s (G)good to touch the (D7)green, green (Am7)grass (D7)of (G)home.
Yes, they’ll all
come to meet me,
(G7)arms the (C)reach ing,
smil ing sweet ly;
(Am7)it’s (G)good to touch the (D7)green, green (Am7)grass (D7)of (G)home.
3.
(to (C)shade
of that old oak (Bm)tree (Am)as they (G)lay me
’neath the (D7)green, green (Am7)grass (D7)of (C)home.
This page shows “Green Green Grass Of Home” by Porter Wagoner in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 85 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.