IntroCEmCEm
It's not easy bein' green
Em
Having to spend each day
C7
The color of the leaves
FAm
When I think it could be nicer
G7
Bein' red or yellow or gold
C
Or something much more colorful like that
CEm
It's not easy being green
Em
It seems you blend in
C7F
with so many other ordinary things
FAm
And people tend to pass you over
Am
'Cause you're not standing out
G7
Like flashy sparkles in the water
C
Or stars in the sky
Bb
But green's the color of the spring
FCEm6
And green can be cool and friendly-like
F
And green can be big like a mountain
G
Or important like a river
FG (or fancy walk down thingy)
Or tall like a tree
C
When green is all there is to be
Em
It could make you wonder why
C7F
But why wonder why wonder
Am
I am green, and it'll do fine
GC
It's beautiful, and I think it's what I want to be
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