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G
G7
The old home town looks the same
C
G
As I step down from the train
D D7
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
G
G7
Down the road I look and there runs Mary
C
Hair of gold, and lips like cherries
G
D
G
It's good to touch the green green grass of home
G7
Yes they'll all come out to meet me
C
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly
G
D
G
It's good to touch the green green grass of home
G
G7
The old house is still standing
C
G
Though the paint is cracked and dry
D D7
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
G
G7
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary
C
Hair of gold, and lips like cherries
G
D
G
It's good to touch the green green grass of home
(Talað) Then I awake and look around me
At four gray walls that surround me
And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming
(Söngur)
G
G7
For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre
C
On and on we'll walk at daybreak
G
D
G
Again I'll touch the green green grass of home
G7
Yes they'll all come out to see me
C
In the shade of that old oak tree
G
D
G
As they lay me neath the green green grass of home |
