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CAPO 5
FAnd you live your life with your aCrms stretched out.
FEye to eye when sCpeaking.
FEnter rooms with gCreat joy shouts,
Amhappy to be Gmeeting.
FAnd brigDht,
FbrigDht,
Fbright Dbright as Gyellow,
Fwarm as Cyellow.
FAnd I do not want to Cbe a rose.
FI do not wish to Cbe pale pink,
Fbut flower scarlet, fClower gold.
AmAnd have no thorns to Gdistance me,
FAnd brigDht,
FbrigDht,
Fbright Dbright as Gyellow,
Fwarm as yCellow.
FEven if I'm Cshouting, Feven if I'm Cshouting here
inside.
FEven if I'm Cshouting, do you see that I'm Amwanting, 
that I want to G/Bbe so
FbriDght,
FbriDght,
Fbright Dbright as Gyellow,
Fwarm as Cyellow.

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Bright As Yellow

by The Innocence Mission

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Here's my version with easier chords to play with.

CAPO 5

F C

And you live your life with your arms stretched out.

F C

Eye to eye when speaking.

F C

Enter rooms with great joy shouts,

Am G

happy to be meeting.

F D

And bright,

F D

bright,

F D G

bright bright as yellow,

F C

warm as yellow.

F C

And I do not want to be a rose.

F C

I do not wish to be pale pink,

F C

but flower scarlet, flower gold.

Am G

And have no thorns to distance me,

F D

And bright,

F D

bright,

F D G

bright bright as yellow,

F C

warm as yellow.

F C F C

Even if I'm shouting, even if I'm shouting here

inside.

F C Am

Even if I'm shouting, do you see that I'm wanting,

G/B

that I want to be so

F D

bright,

F D

bright,

F D G

bright bright as yellow,

F C

warm as yellow.

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