Intro
F# B F# B F# B F# B F#
[Verse 1]
G#m
There's naught but care on every hand
B
In every hour that passes O
F# G#m
What signifies the life of man
A#m B F#
If it were not for the lassies O
[Chorus]
G#m
Green grow the rushes O
B
Green grow the rushes O
F# G#m
The sweetest hours that e'er I spent
A#m B C# F#
Are spent among the lassies O
[Verse 2]
G#m
The worldly race may riches chase
B
And riches still may fly them O
F# G#m
And though at last they catch them fast
A#m B F#
Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them O
[Chorus]
G#m
Green grow the rushes O
B
Green grow the rushes O
F# G#m
The sweetest hours that e'er I spent
A#m B C# F#
Are spent among the lassies O
[Verse 3]
G#m
Give me a cannie hour at e'en
F# B
My arms around my dearie O
F# G#m
The wisest man the world e'er saw
A#m B F#
He dearly loved the lassies O
[Chorus]
G#m
Green grow the rushes O
F# B
Green grow the rushes O
F# G#m
The sweetest hours that e'er I spent
A#m B C# F#
Are spent among the lassies O
[Instrumental]
F# G#m B F# G#m A#m B F#
[Verse 4]
G#m
Old nature swears the lovely dears
F# B
Her noblest work she classes O
D#m G#m
Her apprentice hand she tried on man
A#m B F#
Then she made the lassies O
[Chorus]
G#m
Green grow the rushes O
F# B
Green grow the rushes O
D#m G#m
The sweetest hours that e'er I spent
A#m B C# F#
Are spent among the lassies O
[Outro]
G#m
Green grow the rushes
F# B D#m G#m A#m B
Green grow the rushes