When The Grass Grows Green Again chords by Lefty Frizzell

SimplifiedD · G · A · E · Bm …

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
D 
G 
A 
 (D major) Outside the snow  (G major) is falling  (A major) 
G 
And through these  (G major) walls
E 
A 
the cold  (E major) comes creeping in  (A major) 
D 
I've been  (D major) through 20
G 
D 
A 
win (G major) ters in  (D major) this prison  (A major) 
G 
But I'll be  (G major) free
A 
D 
when the grass  (A major) grows green again  (D major) 
A 
Then my  (A major) old friends
D 
will all be glad to  (D major) see me
A 
They'll  (A major) smile at me and
D 
warmly shake my  (D major) hand
G 
A 
D 
At  (G major) last I'll have a name  (A major) and not a  (D major) number
Bm 
D 
G 
 (B minor) Yes,  (D major) I'll be  (G major) home
A 
D 
when the  (A major) grass grows green again  (D major) 
A 
To be free is such a wonderful feel (A major) ing
G 
Em 
E 
A 
Like a  (G major) bird flying  (E minor) south  (E major) in  (A major) the wind
D 
And soon  (D major) I'll leave this prison
G 
A 
 (G major) far be (A major) hind me
G 
Yes, I'll be  (G major) free
A 
D 
Bb 
when the  (A major) grass grows green again  (D major)  (B flat major) 
Eb 
You  (E flat major) know I've been out now
Bb 
for one cold and  (B flat major) lonely winter
Ab 
An (A flat major) d   it's much colder out here
F 
Bb 
 (F major) than it's ever  (B flat major) been
Eb 
Cause  (E flat major) my  old friends that are left
Ab 
Eb 
Bb 
have  (A flat major) all turned  (E flat major)  (B flat major) to  strangers
Ab 
So I'm going back  (A flat major) to my old prison,
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) where I know I've  (E flat major) got some friends
Bb 
Yes,  (B flat major) my  old friends
Eb 
will all be glad to  (E flat major) see me
Bb 
They'll smile  (B flat major) at me and warn me,
Eb 
shake my  (E flat major) hand
Ab 
Bb 
I'll  (A flat major) gladly change my  (B flat major) name
Eb 
for my old  (E flat major) number
Cm 
Eb 
Ab 
Yes,  (C minor)  (E flat major) I'll be  (A flat major) home
Bb 
Eb 
when the grass  (B flat major) grows green again  (E flat major) 
Cm 
Eb 
Fm 
 (C minor) Yes,  (E flat major) I'll be  (F minor) home
Bb 
when the  (B flat major) grass grows green again
Eb 
 (E flat major) 