GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 1)





The song opens with this, the chorus (3 times):

E---0----------------0-----0-----------------|

B-----2-3-SL-5-5-0-----3-----3---3-----------|        SL - slide up

G------------------4-----4-----4-------------|        sl - slide down

D--------------------------------------------|         H - hammer on

A-0------------------------------------------|         h - hammer off

E--------------------------------------------|



Then, after the third time through:

E---2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-----------|

B-----3-----3---3-3-3-3-3-0---------|

G-4-----4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-0---------|

D-----------------------------------|

A-----------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------|



The chords are D Dsus D G Bm E with some picking thrown in (2 times):

E-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-----------2-----------0-0---------0------------------|

B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------0---0---------0----------------|

G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-----------4-----------1-----1-H-2-----0--------------|

D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-4-----------2------------------------------|

A-----------2-2-2---0-H-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------|

E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------0------------------------------|



Then:

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-H-9-h-7-4-7-7-|

D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-|

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Go through this twice, then back to the chords, and then the chorus

again.  All the verses have this structure until the last one.



In the last verse, after the chords, it goes like:

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-11-11-11----|

D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|



E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---------7---7--------------------------------------------------------|

G-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12-11-9-11-9-7--|

D--0--0-0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|



E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-9-9-9-11-9-7-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14---|

D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|



E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---------------------7---7--------------------------------------------|

G-12-11-11-11-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12--|

D--0--0--0--0--0--0-0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|



E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7--|

D--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|



E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-9-9-9-11-9-7-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-11---------------------------------|

D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------|





The wheelbarrow's fallen

Look at my hands

They've found some surplus cheaper hands

Rubbing palms and pick and choose,

who will they choose?  Here is the news.



Look at that building, look at this man

Haloed and whitewashed

Gone to find a cheaper hand

he'll offer a pound, offer a pound.



Green grow the rushes go

Green grow the rushes go

Green grow the rushes go

The compass points the workers home



Pay for your freedom, find another gate

Guilt by associate, the rushes wilted a long time ago

Guilty as you go



Stay off that highway, word is it's not so safe

The grasses that hide the greenback

The amber waves of gain again

The amber waves of gain



Green grow the rushes go

Green grow the rushes go

Green grow the rushes go

The compass points the workers home



GREEN GROW THE RUSHES (Version 2)



From: srussell@GAS.UUG.Arizona.EDU (Seth O Russell)



intro and chorus

                   trip  trip

   (Green Grow....                     The Compass points....)

Bass:  A           G  G A  B            B

| E----0-----------0-----0------|     |----2-----2-------|

| B--------2h3h5-----3-----3----|  X3 |------3-----3-----| 3 3 3 3 3 3

| G------4-------4-----4-----4--|     |-4------4-----4-4-| 4 4 4 4 4 4

| D-----------------------------|     |------------------|

| A-----------------------------|     |------------------|

| E-----------------------------|     |------------------|

           ^^^^^

           not sure about this



Verses

(The (????) fallen...             Look at my hands)



1 2   3    4  5

D D D D/G D   G | D--------0---| Bm  Em  | E------------------|

                | A--0-0h2-----|         | B------3---5-------|

                | E------------|         | G--2h4---4---4-----|

                 ^^^^^^^^^^                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                 slight variations of these fills in

                 all the verses



D D D D/G D G   Bm Em  (no fill)



Bridge into chorus



(I play it this way; I think Pete uses a finger pick for the d)

| E--------------------------------------------------------|

| B--------------------------------------------------------|

| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7h9p7------|

| D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----9----|

| A--------------------------------------------------------|

| E--------------------------------------------------------|



coda (x3, then section A x4)





| E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| B---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-12-12---14-14-14-12-11-11h12-11---11----11--|

| D---------------------------------------------------------12---12-----|

| A---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| E---------------------------------------------------------------------|



| E-----------------------------------3---2-3-0---2-3-2---2-------------|

| B------------------------------------3-------3--------3---------------|

| G-14-14-14-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-----2-------2-----------------------|

| D---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| A---------------------------------------------------------------------|

| E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                      section A



end

       Bass:    F#   F#F# G   F#  E  D

       guitar:  D    D D  D/G D





      D/G



E|--2-3------|

B|---3-------|

G|--2--------|

D|-----------|

A|-----------|

E|-----------|