Green Fields of France (G Major)
Artist: Fureys    Genre: Folk    Strum Pattern: D d d    Roman Numerals: I, ii, IV, V, V7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
3/4 time waltz
Entered by: Leadpencil9   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Section 1
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well how do you		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] do young		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Willie Mc-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] -Bride,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Do you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mind if I		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sit here down		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by your grave-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -side,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And rest for a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] while neath the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] warm summer		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] sun,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] I've been		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] walking all		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] day and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I'm nearly		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] done.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I		 see by your [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] gravestone you were		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] only nine-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] -teen
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] When you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] joined the great		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fallen in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 19-		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] -16,
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hope you died		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] well and I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] hope you died clean,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Or young		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Willie Mc-		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] -Bride was it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] slow and ob-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -scene.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Chorus:
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Did they		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] beat the drum		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] slowly, did they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] play the fife		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lowly,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Did they		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sound the dead		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] march, as they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lowered you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] down,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Did the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] band play the last post and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] chor-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] -us,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Did the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pipes play the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Flowers of the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] For-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -est.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Did		 you leave ere a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] wife or a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sweetheart be-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] -hind,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] In		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] some faithful		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] heart is your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] memory en-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -shrined,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Although you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] died back in		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] nineteen-six-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] -teen,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] In		 that faithful [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] heart are you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] forever Nine-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -teen.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Or		 are you a [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stranger without		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] even a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] name,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] En-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] -closed in for-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] -ever be-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -hind a glass		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] frame,
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] In an		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old photo-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] -graph all torn		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] battered and stained,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] And		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] faded to		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] yellow in a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] brown leather		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] frame.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Repeat Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The		 sun now it [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] shines on the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] green fields of		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] France,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] There's a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] warm summer		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] breeze that makes the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] red poppies
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dance,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] look how the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sun shines from		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] under the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] trees,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] There's no gas,		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] no barbed wire, there's no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] guns firing		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] now.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But		 here in this [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] graveyard it's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] still "No Man's		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Land",
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] The		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] countless white		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] crosses stand		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mute in the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sand,
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] To		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] man's blind in-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] -difference to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] his fellow man,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] To a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] whole gener-		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] -ation that were		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] butchered and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] damned.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Repeat Chorus
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ah,		 young Willie Mc- [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] -Bride I can't		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] help wonder		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] why,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Do		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] all those who		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] lie here know		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] why did they		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] die,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] did they be-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] -lieve when they		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] answered the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] call,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Did they		 really be- [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] -lieve that this		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] war would end		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wars.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Well, the		 sorrow, the [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] suffering, the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] glory, the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] pain,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] The		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] killing and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dying were		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] all done in		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] vain,
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] For young		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Willie Mc-		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] -Bride it all		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] happened a-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] -gain,
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And a-		 -gain, and a- [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] -gain, and a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] -gain, and a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] -gain.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Repeat Chorus

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