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