Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
G+G Am7/GAm7/G G+G A7A7 D7D7
Verse:
G+G
Well, he traded in his dumb old Ford
C majorC D MajorD G+G
For a new smart car with an extension cord
G+G C majorC
Now he’s saving gas and got a cheaper note
D MajorD G+G
But he’s got no way to haul his boat
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G Am7Am7 G+G
Its the little things we take for granted
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
When we sacrifice to save the planet
G+G C majorC
Darndest thing I’ve ever seen
D MajorD G+G
That old redneck has done gone green
G+G C majorC D7D7 G+G
Verse:
G+G C majorC
Down the road, old man McGower
C majorC D MajorD G+G
You know he runs his house on the solar power
G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC
Now his lights are bright and the music plays
D MajorD G+G
Sorta dark and quiet on the cloudy days
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G Am7Am7 G+G
Its the little things we take for granted
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
When we sacrifice to save the planet
G+G C majorC
Darndest thing I’ve ever seen
D MajorD G+G
That old redneck has done gone green
Instrumental:
G+G A minorAm G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD E minor 7Em7 C majorC
G+G A minorAm G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD E minor 7Em7 C majorC
Bridge:
D MajorD G+G C majorC
The life we knew is coming to a halt
C majorC D MajorD
It’s sad but true and it’s our own fault
D MajorD G+G C majorC
We put our own crimson necks right in the noose
C majorC D MajorD
We got strung out on that black dinosaur juice
Verse:
BB D MajorD C majorC
Well not long ago someone told me
D MajorD G+G
To quit using paper, stop killing trees
G+G C majorC
She said soon there won’t be no more books
DmDm G+G C majorC
I swear to God on a stack of Nooks
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G Am7Am7 G+G
Its the little things we take for granted
G+G D MajorD G+G
When we sacrifice to save the planet
G+G C majorC
Darndest thing I’ve ever seen
D MajorD G+G
That old redneck has done gone green
D MajorD G+G
The whole damn place has done gone green