Shade Of All Greens chords by Guy Clark

Tuning: EADGBE

Song is in 3/4 time

Intro:
E E Bm E A D E A

Verse 1:
A                           D        A
The blackbird she flies wherever she wants to
Bm                           Am  A
The mockingbird singing, oh, any old song
                                     D          C#
And the swallow she's nesting in the rafters of my house
B         Bm             E             A
Summer is coming and the geese are all gone
           B           E
You got to fly and let fly

Verse 2:
        A                          D          A
Ah, the mower's broke down and the yard's run away with me
     Bm                        A
I've taken to sitting and just watching it grow
                                D
And the rabbits are eating like kings in the driveway
         Bm                  E           E
And I've just about found me no place to go
              B            E
You've got to live and let live

Chorus:
E                          Bm           E
Come sit by my side in the shade of all greens
   A               D                Em      E A
It smells like the honeysuckle have gone to extremes
    E                       Bm             E
And I've found a reason and you've made it rhyme
    A         D      E               A
And we can go crazy, tomorrow's just fine

Verse 3:
A
I'm going to sit on the front porch
          D              A
Until the lightning bugs show up
       Bm                           A
And it really gets dark and there's dogs in the trash
                                     D           C#
It's the first and the last time all rolled into this time
Bm                      E           A
You make me feel like I just took a bath
           B             E
You got to laugh and let laugh

Chorus:
E                          Bm           E
Come sit by my side in the shade of all greens
   A               D                Em      E A
It smells like the honeysuckle have gone to extremes
    E                       Bm             E
And I've found a reason and you've made it rhyme
    A         D        E       A
And we can go laughin' any old time

Bridge:
           B            E
You got to love and let love
    A         D              A
And we can go lovin' any ol' time
           B           E
You got to fly and let fly

Outro: