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Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine Chords

Chord reference D, C, G, Bb, Fm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]Drop your silver [D]in my [C]tambour[G]ine [D] [C] [G]Help a poor man [D]build a [C]pretty [G]dream [D] [C] [Cm]Give me pennies I’ll take any[G]thing

Now [Bb]listen while I [Fm]play. My green tambour[G]rine [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]

[G]Watch the jingle [D]jangle [C]start to [G]chime [D] [C] [G]Reflections of the [D]music [C]that is [G]mine [D] [C] [Cm]When you toss a coin you’ll hear it [G]sing

Now [Bb]listen while I [Fm]play. My green tambour[G]rine [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]

[G]Drop a dime be[D]fore I [C]walk a[G]way [D] [C] [G]Any song you [D]want I’ll [C]gladly [G]play [D] [C] [Cm]Money feeds my music ma[G]chine Now [Bb]listen while I [Fm]play.

My green tambour[G]rine [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]

[Bb]Listen and I’ll [Fm]play.

Album Green Tambourine
Year 1967
Key D

How to Play Green Tambourine on Guitar?

The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine can be played in the key of D using the D, C, G, Bb, Fm chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Green Tambourine with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.