Intro: C Em
C Em
It's not easy bein' green
Em
Having to spend each day
C7
The color of the leaves
F Am
When I think it could be nicer
G7
Bein' red or yellow or gold
C
Or something much more colorful like that
C Em
It's not easy being green
Em
It seems you blend in
C7 F
with so many other ordinary things
F Am
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
F C Em6
And green can be cool and friendly-like
F
And green can be big like a mountain
G
Or important like a river
F G (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
C7 F
But why wonder why wonder
Am
I am green, and it'll do fine
G C
It's beautiful, and I think it's what I want to be