How to Play Greenback Dollar on Guitar?

Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C7, D chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Greenback Dollar with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar Chords

Chord reference Em, G, C7, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Some people say I’m a [G]no count, [Em]others say I’m no [G]good, But [C7]I’m just a natural born [G]traveling man, [D]Doing what I think I should, [Em]oh yeah, [D]Doing what I think I [Em]should.

And I [G]don’t give a [C]damn about a [G]greenback [C]dollar, [G]Spend it [C]fast as I [G]can, [C]For a [G]wailing [C]song, and a [G]good gui[C]tar, The [D]only thing that I understand, [Em]poor boy, The [D]only thing that I under[Em]stand.

[Em]When I was a little [G]babe, [C]my mama said, “hey [G]son, [G]Travel where you [C]will, and [G]grow to be a man, And [D]sing what must be sung, [Em]poor boy, [D]Sing what must be [Em]sung.”

[Em]Now that I’m a [G]grown man, I’ve travelled [Em]here and [G]there, I’ve [C7]learned that a bottle of [G]brandy and a song, The [D]only ones who ever cared, [Em]poor boy, The [D]only ones who ever [Em]cared

Artist Kingston Trio

Album New Frontier

Genres Folk

Year 1962

Key Em

Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C7, D chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Greenback Dollar with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.