It's Not Easy Being Green

Chords

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A                  Amaj7
It's not that easy bein' green 
                     A7      C                     Cmaj7
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves 
                         Bm7                          E
When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold 
                                     A   Amaj7   (E7)   
Or something much more colorful like that 

         A                 Amaj7
It's not easy bein' green 
                                         A7        C       Cmaj7
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things 
                            Bm7               E
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're 
                                     A       Amsj7   E7
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
	         A   Amaj7   A7 
Or stars in the sky 


                Bm7              (Cm7)
But green's the color of Spring 
                          A              A7
And green can be cool and friendly-like 
    A7           D
And green can be big like an ocean 
   Bm7
Or important like a mountain
   E
Or tall like a tree 


              A                   Amaj7
When green is all there is to be 
                  A7
It could make you wonder why 
        Em7         F#
But why wonder, why wonder? 
     Bm7
I am green and it'll do fine 
(Cm7)
It's beautiful! 
E                A
And I think it's what I want to be