Tom Waits

All The World Is Green

Tom Waits


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