All The World Is Green chords by Tom Waits

Chords with lyrics

KEY A augmentedA

Verse rhythm pattern:

  B minorBm   E minorEm   A7A7   D MajorD    G7G7   F#7F#7       B minorBm
E MajorE|------------------5---5-----------3--3---2---2---2---2---------|
BB|--3---3---8-------5---5---7-------3--3---2---2---2---2---3---3-|
G+G|--4---4---9-------6---6---7-------4--4---3---3---3---3---4---4-|
D MajorD|--4---4---9-------5---5---7-------3--3---2---2---2---2---4---4-|
A augmentedA|2-------7-----------7---5------------------4-------4---2-------|
E MajorE|----2-------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---3--2-------2-----------2---|


Chorus rhythm pattern:

  G+G    D MajorD    A7A7   D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD    A7A7   D MajorD D/AD/A A#mA#m
E MajorE|--3---3---2---2---5---5---2-------3---3---2---2---5---5---2-----|
BB|--3---3---3---3---5---5---3-------3---3---3---3---5---5---3---2-|
G+G|--4---4---2---2---6---6---2-------4---4---2---2---6---6---2---3-|
D MajorD|--5---5-0---------5---5-0---------5---5-0---------5---5-0-----3-|
A augmentedA|----5-------0-------7-------0-------5-------0-------7-------0-1-|
E MajorE|3---------------5-------------2-3---------------5---------------|

Intro: B minorBm

Verse sequence:
B minorBm       E minorEm  A7A7       D MajorD
I fell into the ocean and you became my wife
G7G7      F#7F#7               B minorBm
 I risked it all against the sea to have a better life
      E minorEm        A7A7      D MajorD
Marie you are the wild blue sky, men do foolish things
G7G7       F#7F#7            B minorBm
 You turn kings into beggars and beggars into kings

Chorus sequence:
  G+G          D MajorD      A7A7        D MajorD
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G+G           D MajorD          A7A7        D MajorD   (A#mA#m)
 We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green

NOTE: The A#mA#m leads you back into the verse from the chorus.

B minorBm      E minorEm       A7A7         D MajorD
The face forgives the mirror the worm forgives the plow
G7G7       F#7F#7               B minorBm
 The questions begs the answer can you forgive me somehow?
B minorBm        E minorEm    A7A7          D MajorD
Maybe when our story's over we'll go where it's always spring
G7G7       F#7F#7                 B minorBm
 The band is playing our song again and all the world is green

Chorus sequence:
  G+G          D MajorD      A7A7        D MajorD
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G+G           D MajorD          A7A7        D MajorD   (BbmBbm)
 We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green

B minorBm      E minorEm     A7A7          D MajorD
The moon is yellow silver on the things that summer brings
G7G7         F#7F#7             B minorBm
 It's a love you'd kill for and all the world is green
B minorBm      E minorEm     A7A7         D MajorD
He's balancing a diamond on a blade of grass
G7G7         F#7F#7                B minorBm
 The dew will settle on our graves when all the world is green

Chorus sequence:
  G+G          D MajorD      A7A7        D MajorD
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G+G           D MajorD          A7A7        D MajorD
 We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green


Clarinet solo sequence (key change): (C minorCm F minorFm Bb7Bb7 D#D# G#7G#7 G7G7 G7 C minorCm) 2x

C minorCm      F minorFm     Bb7Bb7      D#D#
He's balancing a diamond on a blade of grass
G#7G#7        G#G#                 C minorCm
 The dew will settle on our graves when all the world is green

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