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Colour Me In

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Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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1/3

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 3Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 3.
Song is in 3/4
(Riff)
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|----0-2-|
A|--3-----|
E|--------|
Can play the riff alongside the C at the start of each line in the chorus. Sounds pretty cool.
[Intro]
C   Am   G
   C     Am     G   Am(Riff)
F   G
[Verse 1]
CWell, I tried to reFpress it, then I Gcarried its Ccrown.
I reached out to Fundress it and Glove let me Amdown.
(Riff)                  F  G  
Love let me down.
[Verse 2]
CSo I tried to eFrase it, but the Gink bled right Cthrough.
Almost drove myself Fcrazy when these Gwords led to Amyou.
And all these Emuseless dreams of Fliving alone
like a dogless Gbone.
[Chorus]
CSo come let me Amlove Gyou,C  
come let me Amlove Gyou and Amthen
(Riff)          F  G  
colour me in.
[Verse 3]
CWell, I tried to contFrol it and Gcover it Cup.
I reached out to conFsole it. It was Gnever Amenough.
(Riff)                 F  G  
Never enough.
[Verse 4]
CSo I tried to foFrget it, that was alGl part of thCe show.
Told myself I'd reFgret it, but Gwhat do I Amknow
about all these Emuseless dreams of Fliving alone
like a dogless Gbone.
[Chorus]
CSo come let me Amlove Gyou,C  
come let me Amlove Gyou and Amthen
(Riff)            F  G  
colour me in.
CCome let me Amlove Gyou,C  
come let me Amtake Gthis through the Amend
of all these Emuseless dreams of lFiving,
in all these Guseless dreamsF  
all these Emuseless dreams of Fliving
in all these Gold noes...
So Ccome let me Amlove Gyou,C  
come let me Amlove Gyou,C  
come let me Amlove Gyou,C  
             Am         GCx2
come let me in
[Outro] 
(counts are bars)
Emx2 Fx2 Gx2 Cx4
Amx3 Gx1 Cx7 Gx1
Amx4 Cx2 Gx2 
Am till fade out

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Colour Me In

by Damien Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3.

Song is in 3/4

(Riff)

e|--------|

B|--------|

G|--------|

D|----0-2-|

A|--3-----|

E|--------|

Can play the riff alongside the C at the start of each line in the chorus. Sounds pretty cool.

[Intro]

C Am G

C Am G Am

(Riff)

F G

[Verse 1]

C F G C

Well, I tried to repress it, then I carried its crown.

F G Am

I reached out to undress it and love let me down.

F G

(Riff)

Love let me down.

[Verse 2]

C F G C

So I tried to erase it, but the ink bled right through.

F G Am

Almost drove myself crazy when these words led to you.

Em F

And all these useless dreams of living alone

like a dogless bone.

[Chorus]

C Am G C

So come let me love you,

Am G Am

come let me love you and then

F G

(Riff)

colour me in.

[Verse 3]

C F G C

Well, I tried to control it and cover it up.

F G Am

I reached out to console it. It was never enough.

F G

(Riff)

Never enough.

[Verse 4]

C F G C

So I tried to forget it, that was all part of the show.

F G Am

Told myself I'd regret it, but what do I know

Em F

about all these useless dreams of living alone

like a dogless bone.

[Chorus]

C Am G C

So come let me love you,

Am G Am

come let me love you and then

F G

(Riff)

colour me in.

C Am G C

Come let me love you,

Am G Am

come let me take this through the end

Em F

of all these useless dreams of living,

G F

in all these useless dreams

Em F

all these useless dreams of living

in all these old noes...

C Am G C

So come let me love you,

Am G C

come let me love you,

Am G C

come let me love you,

Am G

Cx2

come let me in

[Outro]

(counts are bars)

Emx2 Fx2 Gx2 Cx4

Amx3 Gx1 Cx7 Gx1

Amx4 Cx2 Gx2

Am till fade out

About Colour Me In Chords by Damien Rice

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