Jethro Tull – Velvet Green (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Versions (3)

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Chords

[Intro] Em D Em D [Verse 1]
Em                  D       B7   E     B7 
Walking on velvet green.  Scots pine growing. 

E          A                   D 
Isn't it rare to be taking the air, 

 B7       Em               Asus2
singing. Walking on velvet green. 
Em D Em D
Em                  D         B7   E     B7 
Walking on velvet green.  Distant cows lowing. 

E          A                        D 
Never a care: with your legs in the air, 

B7       Em               Asus2
loving. Walking on velvet green. 
Em D Em D [Verse 2]
G                          F                        G 
Won't you have my company, yes, take it in your hands. 

G                      F                  G 
Go down on velvet green, with a country man. 

Gm                           F                Gm 
Who's a young girls fancy and an old maid's dream. 

            Bb            C                          G       F 
Tell your mother that you walked all night on velvet green. 
[Verse 3]
G                     F              G 
One dusky half-hour's ride up to the north. 

G                     F                        G 
There lies your reputation and all that you're worth. 

Gm                      F                       Gm 
Where the scent of wild roses turns the milk to cream. 

            Bb            C                          G       F 
Tell your mother that you walked all night on velvet green. 
[Verse 4]
G                  F                    G 
And the long grass blows in the evening cool. 

G                    F                   G 
And August's rare delight may be April's fool. 

Gm                        F
But think not of that, my love, 

                      Gm
I'm tight against the seam. 

        Bb             C                       G       F 
And I'm growing up to meet you down on velvet green. 
[Verse 5]
G              F                               G 
Now I may tell you that it's love and not just lust. 

G                  F                 G 
And if we live the lie, let's lie in trust. 

Gm                      F                Gm 
On golden daffodils, to catch the silver stream 

     Bb             C                       G       F 
that washes out the wild oat seed on velvet green. 
[Verse 6]
G              F                G 
We'll dream as lovers under the stars --- 

G          F             G 
of civilizations raging afar. 

Gm                 F                      Gm 
And the ragged dawn breaks on your battle scars. 

       Bb                 C                 G       F 
As you walk home cold and alone upon velvet green. 
[Verse 7]
Em                  D       B7   E     B7 
Walking on velvet green.  Scots pine growing. 

E          A                   D 
Isn't it rare to be taking the air, 

 B7       Em               Asus2 
singing. Walking on velvet green. 
Em D Em D
Em                  D         B7   E     B7 
Walking on velvet green.  Distant cows lowing. 

E          A                        D 
Never a care: with your legs in the air, 

B7       Em               Asus2 
loving. Walking on velvet green. 
Em D Em D