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(Cm)Once
there were (Fm)green fields
(Cm)kissed
by the (G7)sun;
(Cm)once
there were (Fm)val leys where (Cm)riv ers used to (G7)run.
(Ab)Once
there was (Bb)blue sky with (Gm7)white clouds high a (C)bove,
(Fm7)once
they were (Bb7)part of an (Cm)ev er last ing (G)love.
(Cm)We
were the (Fm)lov ers who (Cm)strolled
(G7)through green (Cm)fields.
(Cm)Green
fields are (Fm)gone now,
(Cm)parched
by the (G7)sun;
(Cm)gone
from the (Fm)val leys where (Cm)riv ers used to (G7)run,
(Ab)gone
with the (Bb)cold wind that (Gm7)swept in to my (C)heart,
(Fm7)gone
with the (Bb7)lov ers who (Cm)let their dreams de (G)part.
(Cm)Where
are the (Fm)green fields that (Cm)we
(G7)used to (Cm)roam?
(Ab)I’ll
nev er (Bb9)know
what (Fm7)made you (Bb7)run a (Eb)way.
(Fm7)How can I keep (Bb9)search ing when (Fm7)dark clouds (Bb7)hide the (Eb)day?
I on ly know
there’s (Ab)noth ing here for (Fm)me,
(Cm)noth ing in this (Fm)wide world
(D)left for me to (G)see,
(G7)but (Cm)I’ll
keep on (Fm)wait in’
(Cm)’til
you re (G7)turn.
(Cm)I’ll
keep on (Fm)wait ing un (Cm)til the day you (G7)learn
you can’t be (Bb)hap py while (Gm7)your heart’s on the (C)roam.
You can’t be (Bb7)hap py un (Cm)til you bring it (G)home,
(Cm)home
to the (Fm7)green fields and (Cm)me
(G7)once a (Cm)gain.
(Cm)Once
there were (Fm)green fields
(Cm)kissed
by the (G7)sun;
(Cm)once
there were (Fm)val leys where (Cm)riv ers used to (G7)run.
(Ab)Once
there was (Bb)blue sky with (Gm7)white clouds high a (C)bove,
(Fm7)once
they were (Bb7)part of an (Cm)ev er last ing (G)love.
(Cm)We
were the (Fm)lov ers who (Cm)strolled
(G7)through green (Cm)fields.
(Cm)Green
fields are (Fm)gone now,
(Cm)parched
by the (G7)sun;
(Cm)gone
from the (Fm)val leys where (Cm)riv ers used to (G7)run,
(Ab)gone
with the (Bb)cold wind that (Gm7)swept in to my (C)heart,
(Fm7)gone
with the (Bb7)lov ers who (Cm)let their dreams de (G)part.
(Cm)Where
are the (Fm)green fields that (Cm)we
(G7)used to (Cm)roam?
(Ab)I’ll
nev er (Bb9)know
what (Fm7)made you (Bb7)run a (Eb)way.
(Fm7)How can I keep (Bb9)search ing when (Fm7)dark clouds (Bb7)hide the (Eb)day?
I on ly know
there’s (Ab)noth ing here for (Fm)me,
(Cm)noth ing in this (Fm)wide world
(D)left for me to (G)see,
(G7)but (Cm)I’ll
keep on (Fm)wait in’
(Cm)’til
you re (G7)turn.
(Cm)I’ll
keep on (Fm)wait ing un (Cm)til the day you (G7)learn
you can’t be (Bb)hap py while (Gm7)your heart’s on the (C)roam.
You can’t be (Bb7)hap py un (Cm)til you bring it (G)home,
(Cm)home
to the (Fm7)green fields and (Cm)me
(G7)once a (Cm)gain.
(Cm)gain.
(Ab)Home
to the (Fm7)green fields and (Cm6)me
(G7)once a (Cm)gain.
This page shows “Greenfields” by The Brothers Four 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 F at 66 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.