Cool An' Green An' Shady
Words by John Denver and Joe Henry
Music by John Denver
from Back Home Again (1974)
Unusual chord
D#dim : ||1212
A D D#dim A
Saturdays, holidays, easy af-ter-noons
F#m D E Eaug
Lazy days, sunny days, nothing much to do.
A D D#dim A
Rainy days are better days for hangin' out in----side
F#m D E
Grainy days and city ways make me want to hide
A D A
Someplace cool an' green an' shady.
D Bb
Find yourself a piece of grassy ground,
G C
Lay down close your eyes.
F Bb
Find yourself and maybe lose yourself
A D E
While your free spirit flies.
A D D#dim A
August skies, and lull-a-bies, promises to keep
F#m D E
Dan-de-lions and twisting vines clover at your feet.
A F#m D D#dim A
Mem-o-ries of Aspen leaves, tremblin' on the wind.
F#m D E
Honey bees and fan-ta-sies, where to start a-gain,
A D A D
Someplace cool an' green an' shady.
A D A D
Cool an' green an' shady, (Repeat and f=ade.)