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GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 1)
The song opens with this, the chorus (3 times): E---0----------------0-----0------- B-----2-3-SL-5-5-0-----3-----3---3- SL - slide up G------------------4-----4-----4--- sl - slide down D---------------------------------- H - hammer on A-0-------------------------------- h - hammer off E----------------------------------
Then, after the third time through: E---2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2----------- B-----3-----3---3-3-3-3-3-0--------- G-4-----4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-0--------- D----------------------------------- A----------------------------------- E-----------------------------------
The chords are D Dsus D G Bm E with some picking thrown in (2 times): E-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-----------2-----------0-0---------0------------------ B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------0---0---------0---------------- G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-----------4-----------1-----1-H-2-----0-------------- D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-4-----------2------------------------------ A-----------2-2-2---0-H-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------ E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------0------------------------------
Then: E---------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------- G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-H-9-h-7-4-7-7 D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0 A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- Go through this twice, then back to the chords, and then the chorus again. All the verses have this structure until the last one.
In the last verse, after the chords, it goes like: E---------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------- G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-11-11-11---- D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------
The wheelbarrow's fallen Look at my hands They've found some surplus cheaper hands Rubbing palms and pick and choose, who will they choose? Here is the news.
Look at that building, look at this man Haloed and whitewashed Gone to find a cheaper hand he'll offer a pound, offer a pound.
Green grow the rushes go Green grow the rushes go Green grow the rushes go The compass points the workers home
Pay for your freedom, find another gate Guilt by associate, the rushes wilted a long time ago Guilty as you go
Stay off that highway, word is it's not so safe The grasses that hide the greenback The amber waves of gain again The amber waves of gain
Green grow the rushes go Green grow the rushes go Green grow the rushes go The compass points the workers home
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 2)
intro and chorus trip trip (Green Grow.... The Compass points....) ass: | E----0-----------0-----0------| |----2-----2-------| | B--------2h3h5-----3-----3----| X3 |------3-----3-----| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | G------4-------4-----4-----4--| |-4------4-----4-4-| 4 4 4 4 4 4 | D-----------------------------| |------------------| | A-----------------------------| |------------------| | E-----------------------------| |------------------| ^^^^^ not sure about this
Verses (The (????) fallen... Look at my hands)
1 2 3 4 5 | --------0---| | E------------------| | A--0-0h2-----| | B------3---5-------| | E------------| | G--2h4---4---4-----| ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ slight variations of these fills in all the verses
D D D D/G D G Bm Em (no fill)
Bridge into chorus
(I play it this way; I think Pete uses a finger pick for the d) | E-------------------------------------------------------- | B-------------------------------------------------------- | G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7h9p7------ | D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----9---- | A-------------------------------------------------------- | E--------------------------------------------------------
