The Wood Brothers - Blue and green

^CCan't you hear your ^Gmomma talkin' ^Em7She told you to ^Fhush your idling ^Ctongue^{C C}Sit down in your ^Gchair, boy ^Em7Eat your supper, ^Fleave your brother a^Clone^C

^Em7I was ^Fonce, ^D7just like ^G7you ^Esus4I was gr^Ameen ^Gand ^Cblue

Well my ^Cmother told my ^Gfather one day ^Em7How much she had ^Floved her life with ^Chim^C Then she ^Crose up from her ^Gbody And she ^Em7vanished in the ^Fblue and green of ^Cspring

^Em7She was ^Fonce, ^D7just like ^G7me ^Esus4Now she's g^Amone in^Gto the ^Fblue ^Gand ^Cgreen

^Em7Blue and ^Fgreen; ^D7blue and ^Ggreen ^Esus4You ain't ^Amlived un^Gtil you've ^Fseen the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen^C

Well you ^Cshould've seen my ^Ggrandmother ^Em7She was strong and ^Ftough as any ^Cman ^{C C}She was sweet and ^Ggentle when she ^Em7held you like the ^Flover she us^Ced to ha^Cve

^Em7But he was ^Fgone, ^D7now so it ^G7seems ^Esus4But they lived ^Amon ^Gin the ^Fblue an^Gd ^Cgreen

^Em7Blue and ^Fgreen; ^D7blue and ^G7green ^Esus4You ain't ^Amlived un^Gtil you've ^Fseen the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen^C

^Em7Blue and ^Fgreen; ^D7blue and ^G7green ^Esus4You ain't ^Amlived un^Gtil you've ^Fseen the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen^C

Well ^Ckeep on growing ^Gup so fast ^Em7Life will hit you ^Fhard as you can take Well ^Ctell me all your ^Gtroubles boy And ^Em7I will try and ^Ftake those troubles away.

^Em7Cause yo^Fu were^D7 once, jus^G7t like me ^Esus4We are ^Amcoming ^Ffrom the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen

^Em7Blue and ^Fgreen; ^D7blue and ^Ggreen ^Esus4You ain't ^Amlived un^Gtil you've ^Fseen the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen^C

^Em7Blue and ^Fgreen; ^D7blue and ^Ggreen ^Esus4You ain't ^Amlived un^Gtil you've ^Fseen the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen^C

^Em7Blue and ^Fgreen; ^D7blue and ^Ggreen ^Esus4You ain't ^Amlived un^Gtil you've ^Fseen the ^Gblue and ^Cgreen^C

^CCan't you hear your ^Gmomma talkin' ^Em7She told you to ^Fhush your idling ^Ctongue