All The World Is Green chords by Tom Waits

KEY A

Verse rhythm pattern:

  Bm   Em   A7   D    G7   F#7       Bm
E|------------------5---5-----------3--3---2---2---2---2---------|
B|--3---3---8-------5---5---7-------3--3---2---2---2---2---3---3-|
G|--4---4---9-------6---6---7-------4--4---3---3---3---3---4---4-|
D|--4---4---9-------5---5---7-------3--3---2---2---2---2---4---4-|
A|2-------7-----------7---5------------------4-------4---2-------|
E|----2-------7-6-5-----------5-4-3---3--2-------2-----------2---|


Chorus rhythm pattern:

  G    D    A7   D    G    D    A7   D D/A A#m
E|--3---3---2---2---5---5---2-------3---3---2---2---5---5---2-----|
B|--3---3---3---3---5---5---3-------3---3---3---3---5---5---3---2-|
G|--4---4---2---2---6---6---2-------4---4---2---2---6---6---2---3-|
D|--5---5-0---------5---5-0---------5---5-0---------5---5-0-----3-|
A|----5-------0-------7-------0-------5-------0-------7-------0-1-|
E|3---------------5-------------2-3---------------5---------------|

Intro: Bm

Verse sequence:
Bm       Em  A7       D
I fell into the ocean and you became my wife
G7      F#7               Bm
 I risked it all against the sea to have a better life
      Em        A7      D
Marie you are the wild blue sky, men do foolish things
G7       F#7            Bm
 You turn kings into beggars and beggars into kings

Chorus sequence:
  G          D      A7        D
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G           D          A7        D   (A#m)
 We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green

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

Bm      Em       A7         D
The face forgives the mirror the worm forgives the plow
G7       F#7               Bm
 The questions begs the answer can you forgive me somehow?
Bm        Em    A7          D
Maybe when our story's over we'll go where it's always spring
G7       F#7                 Bm
 The band is playing our song again and all the world is green

Chorus sequence:
  G          D      A7        D
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G           D          A7        D   (Bbm)
 We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green

Bm      Em     A7          D
The moon is yellow silver on the things that summer brings
G7         F#7             Bm
 It's a love you'd kill for and all the world is green
Bm      Em     A7         D
He's balancing a diamond on a blade of grass
G7         F#7                Bm
 The dew will settle on our graves when all the world is green

Chorus sequence:
  G          D      A7        D
Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green
G           D          A7        D
 We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green


Clarinet solo sequence (key change): (Cm Fm Bb7 D# G#7 G7 G7 Cm) 2x

Cm      Fm     Bb7      D#
He's balancing a diamond on a blade of grass
G#7        G#                 Cm
 The dew will settle on our graves when all the world is green