Tom: 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
Final: Cm
