Standard (EADGBE)

Verse sequence

I fell into the ocean and you became my wife

I risked it all against the sea to have a better life

 Marie you are the wild blue sky, men do foolish things

You turn kings into beggars and beggars into kings

Chorus sequence

 Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green

/a

We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green

Verse 2

The face forgives the mirror

The worm forgives the plow

The questions begs the answer

Can you forgive me somehow?

Maybe when our story's over

We'll go where it's always spring

The band is playing our song again

And all the world is green

Chorus sequence

 Pretend that you owe me nothing and all the world is green

/a

We can bring back the old days again when all the world is green

The moon is yellow silver

Oh, the things that summer brings

It's a love you'd kill for

And all the world is green

He is balancing a diamond

On a blade of grass

The dew will settle on our graves

When all the world is green