Intro: D Daug Em7 A7 Aaug Verse 1: D F#maj It's not easy bein' green D B7 Having to spend each day the color of the leaves Em7 A7 When I think it could be nicer bein' red, or yellow or gold D Em7 A7 Or something much more colorful like that Verse 2: D F#maj It's not easy bein' green D B7 It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things Em7 And people tend to pass you over A7 'Cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles on the water D D7 Or stars in the sky
Bridge: Gmaj7 But green is the color of spring A7 D D7 And green can be cool and friendly like B7 And green can be big like an mountain Em A7 A7sus4 A7 Or important like a river, or tall like a tree Chorus: Aaug D F#maj When green is all there is to be D B7 It could make you wonder why (but why wonder, why wonder ?) E7 A7 I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful D Em7 A7 And it's what I want to be Instrumental: D F#maj D B7 Em7 A7 D D7 Bridge: Gmaj7 But green is the color of spring A7 D B7 And green can be cool and friendly-like B7 E7 And green can be big like and ocean Em A7 A7sus A7 Or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree Chorus: Aaug D F#maj When green is all there is to be D B7 It could make you wonder why (but why wonder, why wonder?) Em7 A7 D B7 I am green and I'll do fine, and it's what I want to be Outro: Em7 A7 I am green and I'll do fine, it's beautiful N.C D Daug D And I think it's what I want to be