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[Verse 1]
E A E
The old home town looks the same as I step down from the train
B7
And there to meet me is my Mama and my Papa
E A
Down the road I look and there runs Mary hair of gold and lips like cherries
E B7 E
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
[Verse 2]
E A E
The old house is still standing tho' the paint is cracked and dry
B7
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
E A
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary, hair of gold and lips like cherries
E B7 E
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
E7 A
Yes, they'll all come to meet me, arms reaching, smiling sweetly
E B7 E
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
[Interlue]
E A E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E A E
Then I awake and look around me, to the cold grey walls that surround me
B7
And then I realize that I was only dreaming
E
There's a guard and sad old padre
A
Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
E B7 E
Again I touch the green, green grass of home
E7 A
Yes, we'll all meet together in the shade of that old oak tree
E B7 A F#m E
When we meet beneath the green, green grass of home
