Green Tambourine (1967)

 

       G                    D                    G     - D - C

1. Drop your silver in my tambourine,

      G                        D                     G    - D - C

    help a poor man build a pretty dream.

     Cm                                          G

    Give me pennies, I’ll take anything,

            Bb                Fm    - - - - - - - - - - - -  G  - D – C    G – D - C

    now listen while I play my green tambourine.

 

       G                      D                      G     - D - C

2. Watch the jingle jangle start to shine,

        G                       D                  G     - D - C

    reflections of the music that is mine.

       Cm                                                 G

    When you toss a coin you’ll hear it sing,

            Bb                Fm    - - - - - - - - - - - -  G  - D – C    G – D - C

    now listen while I play my green tambourine.

 

        G                  D                   G     - D - C

3. Drop a dime before I walk away,

     G                     D                    G     - D - C

    any song you want I’ll gladly play.

      Cm                                       G

    Money feeds my music machine.

            Bb                Fm    - - - - - - - - - - - -  G  - D – C    G – D - C

    now listen while I play my green tambourine.

     Bb                Fm

    listen while I play !

 

    (Lemon Pipers)