C Em Dm G  C Em Dm G

[Verse 1]
C                  Em
Why do you whisper, green grass?
Dm                            F  Fm
Why tell the trees what ain't so?
C           Em       Dm          G       C     G
Whispering grass, the trees don't have to know, no, no.

[Verse 2]
C                     Em
Why tell them all your secrets?
Dm                       F   Fm
Who kissed there long ago?
C          Em         F           Fm      C
Whispering grass, the trees don't need to know

[Bridge]
C                 Am
Don't you tell it to the breeze,
    Dm                 G
'Cos she will tell the birds and bees,
    C             Am
And everyone will know.
  F                 G
Because you told the blabbering trees,
        C    Em          Am
Yes, you told them once before,
            F          G
It's no secret any more.

[Verse 3]
C                     Em
Why tell them all the old things?
Dm                       F   Fm
They're buried under the snow.
C          Em           Dm       Dm7
Whispering grass, don't tell the trees
         F           Fm      C
'Cos the trees don't need to know.

[Recitative]
C                 Am
Now, don't you tell it to the breeze
    Dm                 G
'Cos she'll run 'n' tell it to the birds and bees,
    C             Am
And everyone will know
  F                 G
Because you done told the blabbering trees,
        C    Em          Am
Yes you did, ya told 'em once before.
            F          G
So that’s why it ain't no secret anymore, mm-mm-mm.

[Verse 3]
C                     Em
Why tell them all the old things,
Dm                       F   Fm
They're buried under the snow.
C          Em           Dm       Dm7
Whispering grass, don't tell the trees,
         F           Fm      C
'Cos the trees don't need to know.