Intro
G#m E G#m
G#m E G#m
[verse]
G#m E G#m
Green grows the holly
G#m E G#m
And so does the ivy
G#m E B
Though the winter winds blow
C#
Never so high
F# C# F#
Green grows the holly
G#m E G#m
Gay are the flowers
G#m E G#m
Hedgerows and the ploughhands
E B
The days grow long
C#
Longer in the sun
F# C# F#
So soft fall the showers
E B E B E B E B
mmmmm [instumental]
[verse]
G#m E G#m
Full gold the harvest
G#m E G#m
And grain for your labor
E B
With God must work
C#
For daily bread
F# C# F#
Or else man will starve
G#m E G#m
Fast fall the shed leaves
G#m E G#m
Russet and yellow
E B
But resting buds
C#
Are smug and safe
F# C# F# E B E B
Where swu-ung the dead leaves
E B E B E B E B
Swung the dead leaves
[solo]
G#m E G#m
G#m E G#m
E B C# F# C# F#
[verse]
G#m E G#m
Green grows the holly
G#m E G#m
And so does the ivy
E B C#
The God of life can never die
F# C# F#
And hope says the holly
[instrumental]
G#m E G#m
G#m E G#m
E B C#
F# C# F#
Green grows the holly
E B C#m B
oooohh
E B E B
Green grows the holly
E B E B
So does the ivy