Van Morrison - Bein' Green: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Bein' Green" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Bein' Green Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Van Morrison
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Bein' Green" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E D#m7 It's not easy bein' green, E C#7 Having to spend each day the colour of the leaves. F#m7 When it could be nicer bein' red, or yellow, or gold, B7 E F#m7 B7 Or something much more colourful like that. It's not, it's not easy bein' green You seem to blend in with so many ordinary everyday things And people tend to pass you by 'cause you're not standing out Like sparkles in the water or stars in the sky Chorus: Amaj7 But green is the colour of spring, E E7 And green can be cool and friendly like. C#7 F#7 And green can be big like an ocean, B7 Or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree. And when green is all there is to be Could make you make you wonder why, wonder why, wonder why I am green, it'll do, it'll do fine, it is what I want to be Chorus: Green is the color of spring, oh yeah Green can be cool and friendly like And green can be big like an ocean Or important like a mountain or tall like a tree And when green is all there is to be It could make you wonder why, but why why, wonder why I am green it'll do, it'll do fine, and it's what I wanna be Listen to me, I am green it'll do fine and it's I don't wanna be blue I just wanna be what I wanna be You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAmaj7  B7  C#7  D#m7  E  E7  F#7  F#m7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Bein' Green" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bein' Green" by Van Morrison.