Whispering Grass Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays420

Whispering Grass by The Inkspots is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Dm, G, F, Fm, Dm7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:  C Em Dm G  C Em Dm G 

verse 1 
C                  Em 
Why do you whisper green grass 
Dm                            F  Fm 
Why tell the world what ain't so 
C           Em       Dm          G       C     G 
Whispering grass the trees don't need to know 

verse 2 
C                     Em 
Why tell them all our secrets 
Dm                       F   Fm 
They're buried under the snow 
C          Em           Dm       Dm7 
Whispering grass  don't tell the trees 
         F           Fm      C 
'Cos the trees don't need to know 

Bridge 

C                 Am 
Don't you tell it to the trees 
    Dm                 G 
For they will tell the birds and bees 
    C             Am 
And everyone will know 
  F                 G 
Because you told it to the trees 
        C    Em          Am 
Yes you told them once before 
            F          G 
And it's no secret any more 

verse 3 
C                       Em 
Why tell them all those old songs 
Dm                       F   Fm 
They're buried under the snow 
C          Em           Dm       Dm7 
Whispering grass don't tell the trees 
         F           Fm      C 
'Cos the trees don't need to know. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante