Whispering Grass
[Intro] C - A - Dm - G
C A Dm G
(spoken) You promised me green grass, not to tell what you 'eard,
A Dm
Whispering grass, say, you can't keep your word!
G
Keep your word. Sing, Lofty.
[Verse]
C Em
Why do you whisper, green grass,
Dm F Fm
Why tell the trees what ain't so ?
C Em Dm G C A Dm G
Whispering grass, the trees don't have to know, no, no.
C Em
Why tell them all your secrets,
Dm F Fm
Who kissed there long, long ago ?
C Em Dm G C F G
Whispering grass, the trees don't need to know.
[Verse]
C Am Dm G
Don't you tell it to the breeze, or she will tell the birds and bees,
C Am F G
And everyone will know, because you told them blabbing trees.
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Yes, you told them once before, it's no secret anymore.
[Verse]
C Em
Why tell them all the old things,
Dm F Fm
They're buried under the snow,
C Em Dm Fm
Whispering grass, don't tell the trees,
F Fm C
'Cause the trees don't need to know.
[Verse]
C Am
(spoken) Don't you tell it to the breeze,
Dm G
'Cause she will tell the birds and bees,
C Am F G
And everyone will know. Because you told them blabbering trees,
Am E Am D
Oh yes, you told them once before, and it is no secret anymore,
F Dm G
I will not have gossip in this jungle.
[Verse]
C Em
Why tell them all the old things,
Dm F Fm
They're buried under the snow,
C Em Dm Fm
Whispering grass, don't tell the trees,
F Fm C F C
'Cause the trees don't need to know.
