R.E.M. – Green Grow The Rushes (Guitar)

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Versions (3)

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Chords

[Intro] A G A G A G Bm [Verse 1]
D                 G
The wheelbarrow's fallen

Bm         E
Look at my hands

D                          G
They've found some surplus cheaper hands

Bm                E
Rubbing palms and pick and choose

D             D
Who will they choose?

D           D
Here is the news
[Verse 2]
D            G
Look at that building

Bm           E
Look at this man

D          G
Haloed and whitewashed

Bm               E
Gone to find a cheaper hand

D             D
He'll offer a pound

D            D
Offer a pound
[Chorus]
A              G
Green grow the rushes go

A              G
Green grow the rushes go

A              G
Green grow the rushes go

Bm                  Bm
The compass points the workers home
[Verse 3]
D            G
Pay for your freedom

Bm             E
Or find another gate

D         G
Guilt by associate

Bm              E              D
The rushes wilted a long time ago

D             D
Guilty as you go
[Verse 4]
D             G
Stay off that highway

Bm            E
Word is, it's not so safe

D                G
The grasses that hide the greenback

Bm                 E        D
The amber waves of gain again

D                  D
The amber waves of grain
[Chorus]
A              G
Green grow the rushes go

A              G
Green grow the rushes go

A              G
Green grow the rushes go

Bm                     Bm
The compass points the workers home
[Outro] D D D D
D              D       G  Bm  A
La-la-la la la lye

D              D
La-la-la la la lye (green grow the rushes go)

D              D
La-la-la la la lye (green grow the rushes go)

D              D                               G  Bm  A
La-la-la la la lye (green grow the rushes go)

D              D
La-la-la la la lye (green grow the rushes go)

D              D
La-la-la la la lye (green grow the rushes go)

D              D
La-la-la la la lye (green grow the rushes go)
[Coda] G Bm A G Bm A G Bm A D Dsus D