Green, Green Grass of Home

Green, Green Grass of Home is a standard country western ballad that tells the story of a man about to be executed. He starts to dream about the better parts of his life as he heads for the gallows. Like most country western songs, Green, Green Grass of Home has a somber tone. There’s only three main chords in the song. In the key of G, we will need only G, C, and D7, but this lesson will show you how to add some interesting techniques to fill out the music line. As always, it isn’t the number of chords, but the way you play them that makes Green, Green Grass of Home sound good when you play it.