739 Someplace Green Rod McKuen

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Rod McKuen wrote this song in 1963. Other songs he wrote include Blessings In Shades of Green, Petula in Green Waters, Pastures Green and The Green Hills of England so it's pretty obvious what his favourite colour was. • Someplace Green was recorded by Jimmie Rodgers not long after it was written, and McKuen has said that this is his favourite recording of the song. Others who have recorded it include The Oak Ridge Boys and Kamahl. • Lyrics and chords: • .......... E .............. B7 .......... E .............. A • The Good Lord made Man ... then he rested • .. E ... B7 ..... E • For a little while. • ........... A ............ E .............. B7 .. E .. A • Said “Look what I’ve done, ain’t he pretty?” • .................................. B7 • Then he cracked a smile. • ....... A ............................ E ............ A .. E .. A • “I’ll watch him grow. I’ll hear him talk, • E .......................... B7 • Learn to love and fight, • .......... E .......... B7 ...... E7 ..... A • But when he’s had his fill of these • ..... E .............. B7 ........... E • I’ll walk him through the night, to - • .................. F#m7 ... B7 ............. E • Someplace green - Someplace nice, • ......... F#m7 ..... B7 ..... E .... E7 • Someplace that I call Paradise, • .................. A ...... E • Growing greener in the rain, • ........... F#m7 ......... B7 ........ E • Waiting there - for Man to claim.” • The Good Lord looked down on the Earth • One afternoon and frowned. • Said “Man ain’t learned an awful lot • Since I carved him out of ground. • He’s built a lot of steeples, • Of clay and rocks and sand • But he hasn’t learned to get along • With his fellow man. And - • The Good Lord’s been around a while, • Eternity at least, • And I guess he’ll be around a while • When time and tide have ceased. • Looking down from somewhere • Trying hard to find • If man has earned his paradise, • The other side of time, and - • Someplace green - Someplace nice, • Someplace that He calls Paradise, • Is growing greener in the rain, • Waiting there - for Man to claim. • You can see a playlist of my gospel songs here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list... • Lyrics and chords of many of my songs are no longer available, as my website has expired. I am currently posting lyrics to the information panels on all my videos and those that are too long to post in full will be found on my new website: https://raymondsfolkpage.wordpress.com

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