Greener Pastures Chords
Greener Pastures by Emmylou Harris is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C7, G7, G, F and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C C C7 C C7
The postman brought a letter for my darlin
G7
I told him that she left here long ago
C C C7 C C7
He wondered if I knew where she headed
G G7 C
I told him everything I know
C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 G G7 G G7
Greener pastures is where she can be found
C F C C7 G G7 C
Greener pastures is where my baby was bound
C C C7 C C7
My calloused hands tell the story
C G G7
Of the hard life and times I have seen
C C C7 C C7
When all around had fields of plenty
C G C
The seeds I sowed always came up lean
C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 G G7 G G7
Greener pastures is where she can be found
C F C C7 G G7 C
Greener pastures is where my baby was bound
SOLO
C F C
I promised her a life of milk and honey
F C
I promised her a never ending love
F C
I promised her she'd never be unhappy
D7 G
I guess sometimes a promise ain't enough
C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 C C7 G G7 G G7
Greener pastures is where she can be found
C F C C7 G G7 C
Greener pastures is where my baby was bound