Intro  G  C  G   C  


Verse 1

G                           G7   C                       G
The old home town looks the same as I step down from the train
                                 G7 D    D7
and there to meet me is Mama and my Papa
         G               G7              C                               (notes C,B,A)   
Down the road I look and there runs Mary hair of gold and lips like cherries
G                      D           D7       G
It's good to touch the green green grass of home

Chorus 1

C            G           G7      C            (notes C,B,A) G
Yes, they'll all come to meet me   arms reaching   smiling sweetly
                       D           D7       G     D
It's good to touch the green green grass of home

Verse 2

G                          G7           C                        G
The old house is still standing,   tho' the paint is cracked and dry
                                      G7     D       D7
and there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
         G                G7            C                          (notes C,B,A)  
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary   hair of gold and lips like cherries
G                      D            D7      G
It's good to touch the green green grass of home


Verse 3
(spoken Line)
A                                   D                            A
    Then I awake and look around me,    at these four grey walls that surround me
                    A7    A     E        E7
Then I realize that I was only dreaming
           A          A7      G
There's a guard and a sad old padre
D                         (notes C#,B)  A
   Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
A                 E            E7      A
Again I touch the green green grass of home

Outro

A                       A7            D          (notes D C# B)    
Yes they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree
A                        E                    A      D   D7   A
as they lay me neath the green green grass of home