Grazing In Greener Pastures Song Lyrics and Chords
Grazing In Greener Pastures Song Lyrics and Chords by Ray Price
Grazing In Greener Pastures
Recorded by Ray Price
Written by Ray Pennington
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Anytime love's
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waters
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grow cold and
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deep
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grass gets short and then begins to
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I just go and
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search of fields with
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taller grass to
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reap
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Shallow water where a man can
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wade
You'll find me
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grazing in greener pastures
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Living on love and
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laughter
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Haven't got a
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care to cloud my
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mind
I'm grazing in greener pastures
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Living on love and
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laughter
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And the grass is getting
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greener all the
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My fields have no
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boundary
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fences or
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gates
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the pleasures that grow there grow wild and
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free
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You can graze but
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don't forget I
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like my pastures
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green
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And when the weeds began to grow I always
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leave
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mind goes back
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to other
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grass
In
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the many fields that I have left be
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hind
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I like to think that
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where I've been
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I can always go
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again
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find the gate open to me any
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And the grass is getting
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greener all the
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Grazing In Greener Pastures?
- The song Grazing In Greener Pastures was sang by Ray Price.
Who is Ray Price?
- Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 - December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular. Some of his well-known recordings include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "For the Good Times", "Night Life", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. He continued to record and tour into his 80s.
