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Green Grow The Rushes chords by R.E.M.

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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 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramDsusDsus Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramE MajorE 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----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------7---7--------------------------------------------------------
G-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12-11-9-11-9-7--
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----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-11-9-7-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14---
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----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------7---7--------------------------------------------
G-12-11-11-11-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12--
D--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----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7--
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--0-0--0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-11-9-7-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-11---------------------------------
D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------


GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 2)


intro and chorus
                   trip  trip
   (Green Grow....                     The Compass points....)
Bass:  Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB            Chord diagramBB
| 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
Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD D/G Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramG+G | D--------0---| Chord diagramB minorBm  Chord diagramE minorEm  | E------------------|
                | A--0-0h2-----|         | B------3---5-------|
                | E------------|         | G--2h4---4---4-----|
                 ^^^^^^^^^^                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 slight variations of these fills in
                 all the verses

Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD D/G Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramE minorEm  (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--------------------------------------------------------

coda (x3, then section Chord diagramA augmentedA x4)


| E---------------------------------------------------------------------
| B---------------------------------------------------------------------
| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-12-12---14-14-14-12-11-11h12-11---11----11--
| D---------------------------------------------------------12---12-----
| A---------------------------------------------------------------------
| E---------------------------------------------------------------------

| E-----------------------------------3---2-3-0---2-3-2---2-------------
| B------------------------------------3-------3--------3---------------
| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-----2-------2-----------------------
| D---------------------------------------------------------------------
| A---------------------------------------------------------------------
| E---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      section Chord diagramA augmentedA

end
       Bass:    Chord diagramF#F#   F#F# Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramF#F#  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramD MajorD
       guitar:  Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD  D/G Chord diagramD MajorD


      D/G

Chord diagramE MajorE|--2-3------
Chord diagramBB|---3-------
Chord diagramG+G|--2--------
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------


Submitted by: Meantabber90

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