Lyr Req: Forty Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)

Subject: 40 Shades O' Green
From: Celtic-End Singer
Date: 06 Feb 98 - 08:20 AM

I was somewhat surprised not to find this in the database. If anyone has got the full lyrics it would be much appreciated.

Subject: Lyr Add: FORTY SHADES OF GREEN (Johnny Cash)
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai
Date: 06 Feb 98 - 09:32 AM

Here's another copy of the lyrics, with a few corrections compared to the site given above

Sla/n

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
Words and music by Johnny Cash
As recorded by Johnny Cash on "Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash" (1963)

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea
From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Donaghadee.
I miss the River Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen,
The moorlands and the meadows with their forty shades of green.

CHORUS: But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town,
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown.
Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen,
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar and there's forty shades of green.

I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin's churning surf.
I'd love to watch the farmer drain the bogs and spade the turf.
To see again the thatching of the straw the women glean,
I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see the forty shades of green. CHORUS

Subject: RE: 40 Shades O' Green
From: alison
Date: 06 Feb 98 - 05:56 PM

Hi,

Nobody has mentioned it yet, but this was written by Johnny Cash.

There is an alternative version for girls......

" But most of all I miss a boy in Tipperary town,, And most of all I miss his arms when evening comes around."

Slainte

Alison

Subject: RE: 40 Shades O' Green
From: leprechaun
Date: 06 Feb 98 - 09:27 PM

I thought it was Dublin's churning surf, and the straw the women glean.

Subject: Forty Shades of Green
From: Dee
Date: 07 Oct 98 - 10:47 PM

Looking for the tunes and words to Forty Shades of Green

Subject: Tune Add: FORTY SHADES OF GREEN (Johnny Cash)
From: alison
Date: 08 Oct 98 - 01:30 AM

Hi,

I'm sure we had a thread on this but I can't find it, so here it is again.

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN (J. Cash)

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea
From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Donaghadea
I miss the River Shannon, and the folks at Skibbereen.
The moorlands and the meadows with their forty shades of green.

But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town.
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown.
Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalamar
And there's forty shades of green.

I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin’s churning surf
I'd love to watch the farmer drain the bog and spade the turf
To see again the thatching of the straw the women clean
I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see the forty shades of green

But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown
Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalamar
And there's forty shades of green

Or the alternative.... if being sung by a girl.....

(But most of all I miss a boy in Tipperary town
And most of all I miss his arms when evening comes around.)

and the tune

Slainte

alison

MIDI file: FORTYSHA.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: A
Tempo: 150 (400000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
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End

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Subject: 40 shades of green
From: SueH
Date: 12 Jul 99 - 04:11 AM

Does anyone have the music & words for 40 shades of green> I wouldn't have thought this would be hard to find, being an Irish 'pub' type of song, bu7t no, I can't find it.....

Sue

Subject: RE: 40 shades of green
From: alison
Date: 12 Jul 99 - 05:07 AM

Here you go... I'm sure we mentioned this before in a thread.......

written by Johnny Cash

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN (J. Cash)

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea
From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Donaghadea
I miss the River Shannon, and the folks at Skibbereen.
The moorlands and the meadows with their forty shades of green.

But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town.
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown.
Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalamar
And there's forty shades of green.

I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin's churning surf
I'd love to watch the farmer drain the bog and spade the turf
To see again the thatching of the straw the women clean
I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see the forty shades of green

But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town ………..
Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalamar
And there's forty shades of green

alternatively you can sing....

(But most of all I miss a boy in Tipperary town
And most of all I miss his arms when evening comes around.)

slainte

alison

Subject: Tune Add: FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
From: alison
Date: 12 Jul 99 - 05:11 AM

And here's the tune....

MIDI file: FORTYSHA.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: A
Tempo: 150 (400000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
M:4/4
Q:1/4=150
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slainte

alison

Subject: RE: 40 shades of green
From: SueH
Date: 12 Jul 99 - 06:10 AM

Great Alison, I knew I could rely on you....

I hadn't realised Johnny Cash wrote it, altho' I'm sure my other half knew, being a great fan of his.

Lots of thanks

Sue

Subject: Chords Add: FORTY SHADES OF GREEN (Johnny Cash)
From: Snuffy
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 03:04 PM

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
Word and Music by Johnny Cash
Copyright 1961 by Southwind Music Inc

I | (F) close my eyes and | picture the | (Bb) em'rald of the | sea, From the |
fishing (C7) boats at | (F) Dingle to the | (G7) shores of Duna- | (C7) dee. I |
(F) miss the River | Shannon and the | (Bb) folks at Skippa- | ree The |
(F) Moorlands and the | Midlands with them | (Gm7) forty (C7) shades of | (F) green. But |
(Bb) most of all I | miss a girl in | (F) Tippe- (Bb) rary | (F) town. And |
most of all I | (Bb) miss her lips, as | (F) soft as eider- | (Gm7)down (C7) A- |
(F) gain I want to | see and do the | (Bb) things we've done and | seen, Where the |
breeze is sweet as | Shalimar and there's | (Gm7) forty (C7) shades of | (F) green. ||

From "Songs and Dances of Ireland, arranged for recorder, flute and penny whistle with full lyrics, chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams"

They put it in "F", not me!!

Wassail ! V

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green
From: GUEST,Lee
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 04:43 PM

Here's the second verse:

I wish that I could spend an hour
At Dublin's churning surf
I'd love to watch the farmers
Drain the bogs and spade the turf
To see again the thatching
Of the straw the women glean
I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see
Their forty shades of green.

In the first verse, I believe it's "the folks at Skivareen"; also "and the Midlands and their forty ..."

I sing it in C. The chording is far easier.

"May the road rise to meet you, and the wind be always at your back."

Lee

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green
From: GUEST,Paddy(1)
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 07:25 PM

It should read

" .. the folks at Skibbereen"

also should read

" . . the moorlands and the meadows"

There is also a "girls" version which replaces

the Bb "girl" of line 5 with a Bb "boy"!

and the next line then reads

"most of all I miss his arms, so brawny and so brown"

Paddy(1)

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green
From: Snuffy
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 07:30 PM

Lee

I agree C is much easier.

It says Skipparee in my book, but I think it should be Skibbereen, and Dunadee may be Donaghadee.

The second verse in the book is:
I wish that I could spend an hour in Dublin's churning surf
I'd love to watch the farmers drain the bogs and spade the turf
To see again the thatching of the straw the women glean
I'd walk from Cork to Liam to see the forty shades of green.

I guess Johnny Cash was a bit shaky on Irish geography.

Wassail! V

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green
From: Iains
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 09:53 PM

Thank you all who responded. For some reason with certain songs I find I run into a brick wall when trying to fit chords.(probably due to my limited musical ability) Once again thankyou all.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Apr 00 - 12:22 AM

I'd walk from Cork to LAREN to see the forty shades of green?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green
From: GUEST,Paddy(1)
Date: 10 Apr 00 - 06:13 AM

It is, of course, Larne (not Liam)

Larne is a town in Co Antrim (North East Ireland)
Cork is down south, hence the ".. walk from Cork to Larne" a distance of over 200 miles !!

Paddy(1)

Subject: Forty Shades of Green
From: GUEST,JPC
Date: 17 May 01 - 06:26 PM

Hi all- I've got two requests that I hope someone can help with. First off, does anyone know where I can get a midi file with the tune for 'Forty Shades of Green'? And secondly, does any one know what 'Shalamar' is that is referred to in that song?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks and regards,

JPC.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Forty Shades of Green
From: Sorcha
Date: 17 May 01 - 06:51 PM

It's a fantastic garden in Lahore, Pakistan. Remnant of the great Mogul civilization, Click here for more info. It is also now the name of a perfume, spelled Shalimar.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Forty Shades of Green
From: Snuffy
Date: 17 May 01 - 06:51 PM

I have the tune in a book of Irish songs, but I think my daughter took it to school for a project. If I ever get it back I could make you a midi. There are chords in this thread Lyr/Chords Req: forty shades of green.

The Shalimar is a river, but I can't find it in my Atlas - maybe Africa. There was a Victorian drawing-room ballad "Pale Hands I Loved Beside the Shalimar". And THE HIPPOPOTAMUS SONG(Mud, Glorious Mud) by Flanders & Swan starts " A bold hippopotamus was standing one day, by the banks of the cool Shalimar"

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Forty Shades of Green
From: GUEST,JPC
Date: 17 May 01 - 07:39 PM

Thanks all. I had done some looking around and I had found those gardens in Pakistan. However the spelling for those is 'Shal-I-mar' and every set of lyrics that I can find for Forty Shades spell the word Shal-A-mar. Is this just an extremely widespread spelling error?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Forty Shades of Green
From: Sorcha
Date: 17 May 01 - 07:41 PM

At the site I linked to above, it is spelled with an A.

Subject: DT Correction: Forty Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Jun 09 - 02:07 PM

There are some mondegreens in the DT transcription of this song. I can't find printed lyrics, but this is what I hear, gleaned from recordings by Foster & Allen and some guy named Seamus Kennedy.
Any other corrections? Any towns spelled wrong?
-Joe-


FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
(Johnny Cash)

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea,
From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Donaghadea.
I miss the River Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen,
The moorlands and the meadows and the forty shades of green.
But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town,
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown.
Again I long to see and do the things we've done and seen,
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar
And there's forty shades of green.

I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin's churning surf;
I'd love to watch the farmers drain the bogs and spade the turf;
To see again the thatching of straw the women glean.
I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see the forty shades of green.
But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town,
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown.
Again I long to see and do the things we've done and seen,
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar
And there's forty shades of green.


@Irish @home
filename[ GREEN40
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oct99

Subject: RE: DT Correction: Forty Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 03 Jun 09 - 08:57 PM

Here are the words and chords from the Johnny Cash Show Souvenir Picture and Song Book, Copyright 1966 Southwind Music, NY, NY. -- The souvenir album sold at JR's shows in those days. I just listened to him and then Roseanne sing it on YouTube. They both sang slightly different words, noteably "meadows" for "midlands". They both played it with 3 chords in G, no C#dim or Dm7.
- Phil

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN
(Johnny Cash)

I [C]close my eyes and picture the [F]emerald of the sea,
From the fishing boats at [C]Dingle to the [D7]shores of Duna[G7]dee.
I [C]miss the River Shannon and the [F] folks at Skipparee,
The moorlands and the [C]midlands [C#dim]with their [Dm7]forty [G7]shades of [C]green.
But [F]most of all I [G7]miss a girl in [C]Tipperary town,
And [F]most of all I [G7]miss her lips as [C]soft as eider[G7]down.
A[C]gain I want to see and do the [F]things we've done and seen,
Where the breeze is sweet as [C]Shalimar, [C#dim]and there's[Dm7]forty [G7]shades of [C]green.

I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin's churning surf;
I'd love to watch the farmers drain the bogs and spade the turf;
To see again the thatching of straw the women glean.
I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see their forty shades of green.
But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town,
And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown.
Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen,
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar, and there's forty shades of green.

Subject: RE: DT Correction: Forty Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Brakn
Date: 04 Jun 09 - 03:46 AM

There was a claim on Mudcat a few years ago that Claim didn't write it. Will try and find it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 40 Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Jun 09 - 05:59 PM

Any more information on the question of authorship? Harry Fox Agency credits it to Johnny Cash.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 40 Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: bankley
Date: 04 Jun 09 - 07:30 PM

It's often overlooked that Cash wrote many fine songs.... Rosanne re-recorded 'Tennesse Flat Top Box'.. she knew her father had a hit with it years before, but only found out in the studio that he'd written it as well...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 40 Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Duke
Date: 05 Jun 09 - 11:40 AM

I learned this tune from a lady in the snug of a pub in Bandon Ireland. She also gave me Cash's sheet music so I thought it had been written by him.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 40 Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Brakn
Date: 05 Jun 09 - 03:07 PM

I found this on a thread from a couple of years ago, posted by a Guest.


(See thread)

"I'm sorry to say that I DO NOT think that Johnny Cash actually wrote the song Forty Shades of Green. Everywhere I look it says the idea came to him while he was flying over Ireland...but it didn't. I know the man who actually wrote that song. There was a man in Ireland, Father Patrick Coughlin, who would write songs and then sing them at local pubs. One day he sang that song at a pub where the right person heard it and he either gave johnny Cash the song or he stole it (not like he would have wanted the royalties for it..that's not who he was)...either way Johnny Cash did not actually write that song. My great Uncle Paddy did and that story has been told and will continue to be told by everyone who knew and/or is related to this wonderful man and I thought it should be said for everyone to see...."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 40 Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: Brakn
Date: 05 Jun 09 - 03:23 PM

Could be total rubbish though.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 40 Shades of Green (Johnny Cash)
From: justice
Date: 18 Mar 12 - 10:22 PM

The "Shalimar" in the lyrics might not be a place, but a perfume: "Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalimar_(perfume)