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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3May not be exact, but this is how I play it. I'm cribbing from videos I've seen of performances by the Brothers Four. Capo 2nd fret For the intro, strum the chords, then arpeggiate - listen to the song to hear how specifically to do it. The strumming pattern for the rest of the song is very easy: two down strokes for each chord. There appears to be some palm muting as well. A7* x02223 Dm7 xx0211 [Intro] Am Dm Am E [Verse] Am Dm Am E Once there were green fields kissed by the sun Am Dm Am E Once there were valleys where rivers used to run [Chorus] F G C A7* Once there were blue skies with white clouds high above Dm7 G7 C E Once they were part of an everlasting love Am Dm Am E F Am Dm E We were the lovers who strolled through green fields Green fields are gone now, parched by the sun Gone from the valleys where rivers used to run Gone with the cold wind that swept into my heart Gone with the lovers who let their dreams depart Where are the green fields that we used to roam [Bridge] F C I'll never know what made you run away F C How can I keep searching when dark clouds hide the day Am Dm I only know there's nothing here for me Am Dm F E Nothing in this wide world, left for me to see [Verse] Still I'll keep on waiting until you return I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn [Chorus] You can't be happy while your heart's on the roam You can't be happy until you bring it home Home to the green fields and me once again Coda: strum, then arpeggiate Am-Dm-Am-E pattern, then end with an Am, barred at the 5th fret. Play this: e|----------------------5--------------------| B|---------------5------5--------------------| G|---------5-----5---------------------------| D|---------7---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-5-----------------------------------------|