Key: C major
Verse 1
Dm
Baug
C
Am
Dm
Db
Whispering Grass, say! you
Baug
G
can't keep your word, keep your word.
Verse 2
F
Bb
F
Fm
Bb
Why tell the trees what ain't so?
C
Eb
Whispering Grass,
Dm
G
C
the trees don't have to know.
A
Dm
G
No, No,
C
G
E
Why tell them all your secrets?
F
Fm
Bb
Who kissed there long ago?
E
Eb
Whispering grass,
Ebdim
Dm
Em
Am
A
F
C
Bb
the trees don't need to know.
C
Am
F
Don't you tell it to the breeze 'cause
Dm
G
she will tell the birds an d bees
C
Am
D
And ev'ryone will know because
G
Abdim
you told the blabbering trees
Am
C
Am
D
F#dim
Yes, you told them once before;
D
Gsus4
F
Eb
Dm
G
It's no secret any more.
C
Am
E
Why tell them all the old things?
Dm
F
They're buried under the
snow.
Whispering Grass,
Verse 3
C
Ebdim
Why do you whisper, green grass?
Dm
Ab
Why tell the trees what ain't
so?
Whispering Grass,
Dm
Db
the trees don't have to know.
Who kissed there long ago?
the trees don't need to know.
Am
F
Don't you tell it to the breeze 'cause
C
Am
Dm
And ev'ryone will know because you
Abdim
Am
C
Yes, you told them
Dm
F
Bbm
Eb
It's no secret any
F
Dm
Baug
more.
C
Am
E
Why tell them all the old things?
F
Bb
They're buried under the snow.
C
Eb
Whispering Grass,
Ebdim
Dm
F
don't tell the trees
Outro 1
Dm
C
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