Song :
C
Intro spoken :
C A7 Dm G7
C A7 Dm G7
You promised me green grass, not to tell what you 'eard
Whispering grass, say you can't keep your word
Keep your word, sing Lofty...
C Em
Why do you whisper, green grass?
Dm F Fm
Why tell the trees what ain't so?
C Em Dm G C G7
Whispering grass, the trees don't have to know. Oh no...
C Em
Why tell them all your secrets?
Dm F Fm
Who kissed there long ago
C Em Dm
Whispering grass,
F Fm C
the trees don't need to know.
C Am
Don't you tell it to the breeze
Dm G
Or she will tell the birds and bees
C Am
And everyone will know
F G
Because you told the blabbering trees,
C Em Am
Yes you told them once before,
F G
It's no secret any more
C Em
Why tell them all the old things?
Dm F Fm
They're buried under the snow.
C Em Dm Dm7
Whispering grass, don't tell the trees,
F Fm C
'Cause the trees don't need to know.
C Am
Don't you tell it to the breeze
Dm G
Or she will tell the birds and bees
C Am
And everyone will know
F G
Because you told the labbering trees,
C Em Am
Yes you told them once before,
F G
It's no secret any more
C Em
Why tell them all the old things?
Dm F Fm
They're buried under the snow.
C Em Dm Dm7
Whispering grass, don't tell the trees,
F Fm C
'Cause the trees don't need to know.
