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Monument In Green

Big Head Todd And The Monsters
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well  I rode the green across this  country.
Horses  lived and died to  take me
Men  I killed to help me get there, further west I died to take me.
Blackened  face and dirty laundry.
Many  days since I have eaten.
Found  myself a family.
 Broke my back so I could feed them.
High  in the wind.
Standing  in the sun.
 We're gonna' raise up  the heavens.
With  a shovel and a gun.
I  was so much younger then.
I  would never ever listen.
I  am so much older now.
I  thought that things would end up different.
Farewell,  lover in green.
Elizabeth  she is my lady.
Says  the prayers and does the learnin'.
Waking  up all the children.
 Making love in early morning.
We  took to building up the cities.
We  built the churches in our cities.
Happy  in the green country.
 And in the green they buried me.
Oh.  She sang hymns  that made me cry.
Oh.  She danced  so tender.
As  I held  you in the green.
 *Bridge ends with a flurry of notes I do not know.
Well  I'm dead now.
 My wife Elizabeth is at my side.
 
 I've got children  all around me.
 I've got grandchildren.
 I've got great grandchildren.
 I've got great great grandchildren.
 
 Too many for  me to remember.
 Maybe one of them is you?
 -chords-
  0 0 0 3 0
  3 3 0 2 0
  2 2 3 0 2
  0 0 2 0 2
  1 3 1 3 1
  0 0 3 3 0

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Readable chord sheet for Monument In Green by Big Head Todd And The Monsters

[C7]  [C]   [C7]   [C]   [F9maj7]

[C7]Well I rode the green across t[C]his country.
[C7]Horses lived and died to[C] take me
[F9]Men I killed to help me get there, further west I died to take me.
[C7]Blackened face and dirty laundry.[C]
[C7]Many days since I have e[C]aten.
[F9]Found myself a family.

Broke my back so I could feed them.

[C7]High in the wind.[C]              [C7]                               [C]
[F9]Standing in the sun.
We're gonna' raise [C7]up the heavens.        [C]                        [C7]                                       [C]
[F9]With a shovel and a gun.
[Am]I was so much younger then.
[C]I would never ever listen.
[Am]I am so much older now.
[C]I thought that things would end up different.
[Am]Farewell[G], lover in green.

[C7]Elizabeth she is my [C]lady.
[C7]Says the prayers and does the l[C]earnin'.
[F9]Waking up all the children.

Making love in early morning.
[C7]We took to building up the c[C]ities.
[C7]We built the churches in our cit[C]ies.
[F9]Happy in the green country.

And in the green they buried me.

[Am]Oh. She sang [C]hymns that made me cr[Am]y.            [C]
[Am]Oh. She dance[C]d so tender.
[Am]As I he[C]ld you in the green[G].
*Bridge ends with a flurry of notes I do not know.

[C7]Well I'm dead now.  [C]                [C7]                                [C]
My wife Elizabeth is at my side.         [F9]
                                      [C7]             [C]             [C7]
I've got c[C]hildren all around me.
I've got grandchildren.    [F9]
I've got great [C7]grandchildren.    [C]                    [C7]                                      [C]
I've got great great g[F9]randchildren.
                                      [C7]             [C]              [C7]
Too many for[C] me to remember.
Maybe one of them is you?          [F9]

-chords-   [C]     [C7]    [F9]    [G]     [Am]
               0      0      0      3      0
               3      3      0      2      0
               2      2      3      0      2
               0      0      2      0      2
               1      3      1      3      1
               0      0      3      3      0

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