Biography:
Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 hit with the song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.
As a folk-rock solo singer in the 1960s, McGuire is best known for his hits "Eve of Destruction" and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan, as were his other chart successes, "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)." The latter two were co-written by Steve Barri.
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Green, Green:Barry McGuire.
on RCA Records in 1963.
INTRO: C
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#1.
C Em F C
Well, I told my mama on the day I was born,
F G C
Don't you cry when you see I'm gone.
Em F C
You know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down,
F G C
I just gotta be travelin' on..singin'..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#2.
C Em F C
No, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world,
F G C
gonna tell me how to spend my time.
Em F C
I'm just a good lovin' ramblin' man..
F G C
Say, buddy, can you spare me a dime?..hear me cryin'
it's a..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#3.
C Em F C
Here, I don't care when the sun goes down,
F G C
where I lay my weary head.
Em F C
Green, green valley or rocky road,
F G C
It's there I'm gonna make my bed...easy, now..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
OUTRO:
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still.
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still.
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
on RCA Records in 1963.
INTRO: C
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#1.
C Em F C
Well, I told my mama on the day I was born,
F G C
Don't you cry when you see I'm gone.
Em F C
You know there ain't no woman gonna settle me down,
F G C
I just gotta be travelin' on..singin'..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#2.
C Em F C
No, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world,
F G C
gonna tell me how to spend my time.
Em F C
I'm just a good lovin' ramblin' man..
F G C
Say, buddy, can you spare me a dime?..hear me cryin'
it's a..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
#3.
C Em F C
Here, I don't care when the sun goes down,
F G C
where I lay my weary head.
Em F C
Green, green valley or rocky road,
F G C
It's there I'm gonna make my bed...easy, now..
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
CHORUS:
C F
Green, green, it's green they say,
C G
on the far side of the hill.
C F
Green, green, I'm goin' away,
C G C
to where the grass is greener still.
OUTRO:
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still.
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still.
F C G C
To where the grass is greener still..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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