{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1753444,"song":"The Crayon Song","artist":"Matt Pless","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11379168-the-crayon-song-chords-by-matt-pless/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1753444?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":24,"content":"This is just for the chords, not for the specific notes of the plucking pattern.\r\n\r\nCapo 4\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n It's 3 AM, and the conversation's spent.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe's waiting on the bedside wrapped within the static wind and she's got[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n powders and pills, chasing thrills through dollar bills,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntracing lines of her reflection with her senses so distilled[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nas she drifts on through this dream.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe can share her medication but she can't outrun the rain when clearly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n here she stands, with candy in her hands, she offers up the pixie dust and separates the sand,[/tab]\r\n\r\nand I'll say:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n \"It's alright. No need to ask me twice.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nShe spins the ring so she can sing the crayon song tonight.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe's gonna sing the crayon song tonight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n When she calls you can find her in the hall.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere she's scribbling up pictures she hangs crooked on the wall. She's framing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n false alarms until her chamber maids have gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthen she'll sleep beside the music box whose tune keeps playing on.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer behavior seems insane,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\ncause we both now you might overdose from trying to kill the pain, but lately:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n here we stand, with candy in our hands, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nlet's mix us up some pixie dust and sprinkle in the sand. We'll just say:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n \"It's alright. 'Til once turns into twice. Let's spin the ring so we can sing the crayon song tonight.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're gonna sing the crayon song tonight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm off to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOff to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n Fan the flame and erase another day,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nshe'll be running all the red lights 'til the candles melt away along this[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n empty road, where the flowers never grow,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncasting shadows drenched in sorrow from a life she'll spend alone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nuntil the sunshine sets her free.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt appears that you've been down so long it looks like up to me but sadly:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n here I stand, with candy in my hands, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm mixed up with the pixie dust and sinking in the sand and something's[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n not quite right. Sometimes you should think twice. [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI spun the rings and now I'll sing the crayon song all night.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're gonna sing the crayon song tonight.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI'm off to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOff to wander with my lover in her bag of pretty colors.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"This is just for the chords, not for the specific notes of the plucking pattern.\n\nCapo 4\n\nC E F C F G C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nand I'll say:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC E F C F G C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nF G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC E F C F G C","chords":["C","E","F","G","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}