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                                       Artist - Airbag
                                      *****************
                                       Song - Colours
                                      ****************
                                      Album - Identity
                                     ******************
 b = bend
 s = slide
br = bend release
 x = rake strings
 p = pull off
 h = hammer on
ub = unison bend
Acoustic Guitar 1
******************
Am  C/G  F  Csus
1st Verse
*********
IAmt’s time for you to fix meC/G  
‘Cause FI can’t breatheCsus  
It Amwasn’t my intentionG  
To let things Fgo this farC  
AmAll the big ideGas
I’ve kFept insideC  
I Amguess it doesn’t mean that mGuch to yFou
Acoustic Guitar 1
******************
  Am       G       F       F
Clean Guitar 2
**************
Chorus    Play these notes through the chourus
*******   1st picking bit
[------0--------0--------0-------0-------------]
[----------------------------------1--------1--]
[----5--------4--------2-------2----------2----] X5
[-7--------5--------3-------3-----------3------]
[----------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------]
2nd picking bit, play this with the above on the 3rd time around
[--------5--------------3--------------------------------]
[------5---5----------3---3----------1-----1-----1-----1-]
[----5-------5------4-------4------2-----2-----2-----2---] X3
[--7--------------5--------------3-----3-----3-----3-----]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------]
(Play Acoustic and picking guitars above through the chourus.)
Chorus
*******
DFon’t you wanna hearAm  G  
 Don’t you wFanna see
 The colours in my hAmeadG  F  
 The colours in my hAmeadG  F  
 Am  G  F
Small Solo
***********
(Chords for solo are)
  Am    G    F    GX2
Solo
[------------------------s--------------------------------------]
[-----s----------15----13\12--------s--s------------------------]
[--12-\14-------x------------12---12\14\12----s--------p--------]
[---------14---x----------------------------14\12-10-12-10------]
[--------------rake----------------------------------------12---]
[---------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------]
[--------13------12--]
[----s---------------]
[--12\14-----12------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
2nd Verse
*********
No Amneed to lose you hope nowG  
I owe you aFll you needG  
I’m just Amout of function cold and scared     GinsFideG  
[--------------------]
[--------13------12--]
[----s---------------]
[--12\14-----12------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
This fAmairytale is almost completGe
Like a Fmillion lies
But I gAmuess it doesn’t mean that Gmuch to yFou
Change - keyboard comes in.
****************************
  D   FX2
D  F  G - (play heavy guitar with other guitar with these last chords)
Chorus - Same as above
*******
FDon’t you wanna heaAmrG  
Don’t you wFanna see
The colours in my hAmeadG  F  
The colours in my hAmeadG  F  
 Am  G  F
Organ comes in
***************
Guitar Solo
************
chords are
Am  G  F  G  (Continue theses chords through solo till the end)
Guitar Solo
************
Section 1
*********
[------------12--------------------10-----------]
[----10--10----10--10-------10--10----10--10----]
[--12--12--12----12--12---12--12--12----12--12--] X2
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
Section 2
*********
[----15--13--12--10--]
[--------------------]
[--12--12--12--12----] X2
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
Section 1 x1   Section 2 x2
Section 1 x1   Section 2 x2
Section 1 x1   Section 2 x2
Section 1 x1
[---b--br--------brbr---br--------12----12---12----]
[--13-13--13---12-----12---10---10--10----10---10--]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------]
[---b-rb-----------12---------b------------12------------12--------12----]
[--13----13--13-15----12--10-12----10--10----10--10----10---10---10--12--]
[--------------------------------12--12--12----12----12--------12--------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------------------------------]
                s b r
[---------------\15------------12--------------------b--b--------brbr--]
[--13---13-12----------10--10----10--10----10--10---13-13-13---12------]
[--------------------12--12--12----12----12--12------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------------------]
                              ub  ub  ub
[----------------------1--1----------------]
[-------h------s-------1--1---10--10--10s--]
[--12--9-12--12\14-14--2--2---12--12--12\--]
[----------------------3--3----------------]
[----------------------3--3----------------]
[----------------------1--1----------------]
    hold                    hold
[---b-------------br----|---b-----------------12---------|-----15----------]
[--13--13--13---12------|--13--13--13---13-15----12------|--12----13-12----]
[-------------------14--|----------------------------14--|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]
[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]
[-----15--------|-----12--------------|------------------]
[--12----13-----|--------13-12-13-15--|-----12-13-12-----]
[-----------14--|--14-----------------|--14----------14--]
[---------------|---------------------|------------------]
[---------------|---------------------|------------------]
[---------------|---------------------|------------------]
[---b--b-------br-----------------]
[--13-13--13--12----p-------------]
[-----------------14-12-14----14--]
[---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------]
[---------------------------------]

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Colours

by Airbag (Norway)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Csus

Artist - Airbag

*****************

Song - Colours

****************

Album - Identity

******************

b = bend

s = slide

br = bend release

x = rake strings

p = pull off

h = hammer on

ub = unison bend

Acoustic Guitar 1

******************

Am C/G F Csus

1st Verse

*********

Am C/G

It’s time for you to fix me

F Csus

‘Cause I can’t breathe

Am G

It wasn’t my intention

F C

To let things go this far

Am G

All the big ideas

F C

I’ve kept inside

Am G F

I guess it doesn’t mean that much to you

Acoustic Guitar 1

******************

Am G F F

Clean Guitar 2

**************

Chorus Play these notes through the chourus

******* 1st picking bit

[------0--------0--------0-------0-------------]

[----------------------------------1--------1--]

[----5--------4--------2-------2----------2----] X5

[-7--------5--------3-------3-----------3------]

[----------------------------------------------]

2nd picking bit, play this with the above on the 3rd time around

[--------5--------------3--------------------------------]

[------5---5----------3---3----------1-----1-----1-----1-]

[----5-------5------4-------4------2-----2-----2-----2---] X3

[--7--------------5--------------3-----3-----3-----3-----]

[--------------------------------------------------------]

(Play Acoustic and picking guitars above through the chourus.)

Chorus

*******

F Am G

Don’t you wanna hear

Don’t you wanna see

Am G F

The colours in my head

Am G F

The colours in my head

Am G F

Small Solo

***********

(Chords for solo are)

Am G F G

Solo

[------------------------s--------------------------------------]

[-----s----------15----13\12--------s--s------------------------]

[--12-\14-------x------------12---12\14\12----s--------p--------]

[---------14---x----------------------------14\12-10-12-10------]

[--------------rake----------------------------------------12---]

[---------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------]

[--------13------12--]

[----s---------------]

[--12\14-----12------]

[--------------------]

2nd Verse

*********

Am G

No need to lose you hope now

F G

I owe you all you need

Am G F G

I’m just out of function cold and scared inside

[--------------------]

[--------13------12--]

[----s---------------]

[--12\14-----12------]

[--------------------]

Am G

This fairytale is almost complete

Like a million lies

Am G F

But I guess it doesn’t mean that much to you

Change - keyboard comes in.

****************************

D F

D F G - (play heavy guitar with other guitar with these last chords)

Chorus - Same as above

*******

F Am G

Don’t you wanna hear

Don’t you wanna see

Am G F

The colours in my head

Am G F

The colours in my head

Am G F

Organ comes in

***************

Guitar Solo

************

chords are

Am G F G (Continue theses chords through solo till the end)

Guitar Solo

************

Section 1

*********

[------------12--------------------10-----------]

[----10--10----10--10-------10--10----10--10----]

[--12--12--12----12--12---12--12--12----12--12--] X2

[-----------------------------------------------]

Section 2

*********

[----15--13--12--10--]

[--------------------]

[--12--12--12--12----] X2

[--------------------]

Section 1 x1 Section 2 x2

Section 1 x1

[---b--br--------brbr---br--------12----12---12----]

[--13-13--13---12-----12---10---10--10----10---10--]

[--------------------------------------------------]

[---b-rb-----------12---------b------------12------------12--------12----]

[--13----13--13-15----12--10-12----10--10----10--10----10---10---10--12--]

[--------------------------------12--12--12----12----12--------12--------]

[------------------------------------------------------------------------]

s b r

[---------------\15------------12--------------------b--b--------brbr--]

[--13---13-12----------10--10----10--10----10--10---13-13-13---12------]

[--------------------12--12--12----12----12--12------------------------]

[----------------------------------------------------------------------]

ub ub ub

[----------------------1--1----------------]

[-------h------s-------1--1---10--10--10s--]

[--12--9-12--12\14-14--2--2---12--12--12\--]

[----------------------3--3----------------]

[----------------------1--1----------------]

hold hold

[---b-------------br----|---b-----------------12---------|-----15----------]

[--13--13--13---12------|--13--13--13---13-15----12------|--12----13-12----]

[-------------------14--|----------------------------14--|-----------------]

[-----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------]

[-----15--------|-----12--------------|------------------]

[--12----13-----|--------13-12-13-15--|-----12-13-12-----]

[-----------14--|--14-----------------|--14----------14--]

[---------------|---------------------|------------------]

[---b--b-------br-----------------]

[--13-13--13--12----p-------------]

[-----------------14-12-14----14--]

[---------------------------------]

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