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Colours chords
Capo IV *
C F C  F C
CYellow is the colour of my Ftrue love's Chair
In the Fmornin' when we Crise,
In the Fmornin' when we Crise,
That's the Gtime, that's the Ftime,
I love the Cbest.
CBlue's the colour of the FskCy
In the Fmornin' when we Crise,
In the Fmornin' when we Crise.
That's the Gtime, that's the Ftime
I love the Cbest.
CGreen's the colour of the Fsparklin' Ccorn
In the Fmornin' when we Crise,
In the Fmornin' when we Crise.
That's the Gtime, that's the Ftime
I love the Cbest.
CMellow is the feeling that FI Cget
when I Fsee her, mm Chmm,
when I Fsee her, uh Chuh.
That's the Gtime, that's the Ftime
I love the Cbest.
[Instrumental]
C   F C
F     C
F     C
G     F
C
CFreedom is a word I Frarely Cuse
Without Fthinkin', mm Chmm,
Without Fthinkin', mm Chmm,
Of the Gtime, of the Ftime
When I've been Cloved.
Capo II
 C= D  
 F= G  
 G= A  
 C= E  
 F= A  
 G= B  

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Colours

by Donovan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Colours chords

Capo IV *

C F C F C

C F C

Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair

F C

In the mornin' when we rise,

F C

In the mornin' when we rise,

G F

That's the time, that's the time,

I love the best.

C F C

Blue's the colour of the sky

F C

In the mornin' when we rise,

F C

In the mornin' when we rise.

G F

That's the time, that's the time

I love the best.

C F C

Green's the colour of the sparklin' corn

F C

In the mornin' when we rise,

F C

In the mornin' when we rise.

G F

That's the time, that's the time

I love the best.

C F C

Mellow is the feeling that I get

F C

when I see her, mm hmm,

F C

when I see her, uh huh.

G F

That's the time, that's the time

I love the best.

[Instrumental]

C F C

F C

G F

C F C

Freedom is a word I rarely use

F C

Without thinkin', mm hmm,

F C

Without thinkin', mm hmm,

G F

Of the time, of the time

When I've been loved.

Capo II

C D

F G

G A

C E

F A

G B

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