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  Standard Tuning Strum Pattern Down, Down Up, Up Down up (repeat)
This is my first try at translating the song to tab. There were no other versions yet since it 
is a new song by the Headstones. It's a great tune and I hope it sounds right! The strum pattern
changes in a couple of places but seems the same for most of the song. 
 For a Ecentury now EI've been waitingE  E  
 With a Ephotograph of Elife I'd paintedE  E  
 GSpent the last year Dcontemplating Ajust what it means to Eme
 GSeperated Dfact from fiction Anow I can finally EbreatheE  E  
 Like a Esentry guard I've Ebeen so patient      E  E  
 With this Ephotgraph of the Eworld I'd paintedE  E  
 GIt's colourless
 DHumourless
 AHateful by Edegrees
 GTowerin' over the Ddays of sunshine
 AIt's just a part of EmeE  E  
 Now ESalvadore's EsalivatingE  E  
 EWatching the clock and the Etime I've takenE  E  
 If Ghe had it his way Dhe'd go first
 And Adrink champagne and Etoast my thirst
 There is a Greason why we'll Dstep in front
 and Araise my voice I can't
 Hold my Etongue
    G      D      A    ERepeat x4 
 ***SOLO***
 I Epick myself up Eoff the pavementE  E  
 WiEth a photograph of Etime I'd paintedE  E  
 I thought Geveryone of those Dpixelations
 Was a Alanguage I couldn't Espeak
 And Gall those years of Dremedial readin'
 Had Amade a fool of Eme
 It was Gcolourless
 DHumourless
 AHateful by Edegrees
 See the Gmore I learned
 The Dless I knew
 But now AI can finally
 Finally Ebreathe
 It was Gcolourless
 DHumourless
 AJust a part of Eme
 GTowerin' over the Ddays of sunshine
 So AI could hardly Esee
 It was Gcolourless
 DHumourless
 AHateful by Edegrees
 I thought Geveryone of those Dpixelations
 Was a Alanguage I couldn't
 Couldn't Espeak
 It was Gcolourless
 DHumourless
 An inconAvenient part of Eme
 I Gseperated Dfact from fiction
 So that AI could finally Ebreathe
 It was Gcolourless
 DHumourless
 AHateful by Edegrees
 GTowerin' over the Ddays of sunshine
 So AI could hardly Esee
 GColourless
 DHumourless
 AJust a part of Eme
 The Gmore I learned
 The Dless I knew
 Now AI can finally
                E      E      E      E   EFade
 Finally breathe

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Colourless

by Headstones

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Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning Strum Pattern Down, Down Up, Up Down up (repeat)

This is my first try at translating the song to tab. There were no other versions yet since it

is a new song by the Headstones. It's a great tune and I hope it sounds right! The strum pattern

changes in a couple of places but seems the same for most of the song.

E E E E

For a century now I've been waiting

E E E E

With a photograph of life I'd painted

G D A E

Spent the last year contemplating just what it means to me

G D A E E E

Seperated fact from fiction now I can finally breathe

E E E E

Like a sentry guard I've been so patient

E E E E

With this photgraph of the world I'd painted

It's colourless

Humourless

A E

Hateful by degrees

G D

Towerin' over the days of sunshine

A E E E

It's just a part of me

E E E E

Now Salvadore's salivating

E E E E

Watching the clock and the time I've taken

G D

If he had it his way he'd go first

A E

And drink champagne and toast my thirst

G D

There is a reason why we'll step in front

and raise my voice I can't

Hold my tongue

G D A E

Repeat x4

***SOLO***

E E E E

I pick myself up off the pavement

E E E E

With a photograph of time I'd painted

G D

I thought everyone of those pixelations

A E

Was a language I couldn't speak

G D

And all those years of remedial readin'

A E

Had made a fool of me

It was colourless

Humourless

A E

Hateful by degrees

See the more I learned

The less I knew

But now I can finally

Finally breathe

It was colourless

Humourless

A E

Just a part of me

G D

Towerin' over the days of sunshine

A E

So I could hardly see

It was colourless

Humourless

A E

Hateful by degrees

G D

I thought everyone of those pixelations

Was a language I couldn't

Couldn't speak

It was colourless

Humourless

A E

An inconvenient part of me

G D

I seperated fact from fiction

A E

So that I could finally breathe

It was colourless

Humourless

A E

Hateful by degrees

G D

Towerin' over the days of sunshine

A E

So I could hardly see

Colourless

Humourless

A E

Just a part of me

The more I learned

The less I knew

Now I can finally

E E E E E

Fade

Finally breathe

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