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Intro: (  F   Am) x4
FYeah I'm a man, man, man, man, Amup, up in the air
And I rFun around, round, round, round, round this town-town and Amact like I don't care
So wFhen you see me flying, Amby the planet's moon
You don't nFeed to explain if everything's changed, just kAmnow I'm just like you
FHuh, Amha,  hFuh, Amha,  hFuh, Amha,  hFuh, Amha
FSo I pull the switch, the switch, the swAmitch inside my head
And I see blFack, black, green, and brown, brown, brown and blue, yAmellow, violets, red
FAnd suddenly a light apAmpears inside my brain
And I thFink of my ways, I think of my days and kAmnow that I have changed
FIt's the colors you havAme, no need to be sadF, it really ain't that baAmd
FIt's the colors you havAme, no need to be sadF, you've still got yAmour health
 F(hold)                        Am  
So mistress, mistress have you been up to the roof?
Yeah he sFhot himself, self, self, there's blood on the wall, 'cause he cAmouldn't face the truth
Oh, knFock that down, leave the grAmound and find some space
And tFell your friends, friends, friends, you'll be back again, gain, beAmfore it's too late
FIt's the colors you havAme, no need to be sadF, it really ain't that baAmd
Solo: ( F Am ) x4
Oh, Fit's the colors you havAme, no need to be sadF, it really ain't that baAmd
FIt's the colors you havAme, no need to be sadF, you've still got yAmour health
Break: ( F Am ) x4
        Ah ah
FSo I am a man, man, man, man, Amup, up in the air
And I flFoat around, 'round, 'round this downtown, and kAmnow I shouldn't care
FSo when you see us there Amout in the open road
You don't nFeed to explain, if everything's changed, just Amknow that you don't know
We call iFt, lifeAm, oh yeah that's what we call itF, you can call Amit
FWe call it, lifAme, oh yeah that's what we call it, Fwell you can't call it alAml
     NC            F   Am   F  Am  
Yeah we call it, all
That's right we cFall it aAmllF  Am  
                Bb(hold)       F  
We do it for love,      sweet love
  NOTE: This is from the KEXP live version

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Colours

by Grouplove

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F Am

Intro: ( ) x4

F Am

Yeah I'm a man, man, man, man, up, up in the air

F Am

And I run around, round, round, round, round this town-town and act like I don't care

F Am

So when you see me flying, by the planet's moon

F Am

You don't need to explain if everything's changed, just know I'm just like you

F Am F Am F Am F Am

Huh, ha, huh, ha, huh, ha, huh, ha

F Am

So I pull the switch, the switch, the switch inside my head

F Am

And I see black, black, green, and brown, brown, brown and blue, yellow, violets, red

F Am

And suddenly a light appears inside my brain

F Am

And I think of my ways, I think of my days and know that I have changed

F Am F Am

It's the colors you have, no need to be sad, it really ain't that bad

F Am F Am

It's the colors you have, no need to be sad, you've still got your health

F Am

(hold)

So mistress, mistress have you been up to the roof?

F Am

Yeah he shot himself, self, self, there's blood on the wall, 'cause he couldn't face the truth

F Am

Oh, knock that down, leave the ground and find some space

F Am

And tell your friends, friends, friends, you'll be back again, gain, before it's too late

F Am F Am

It's the colors you have, no need to be sad, it really ain't that bad

Solo: ( F Am ) x4

F Am F Am

Oh, it's the colors you have, no need to be sad, it really ain't that bad

F Am F Am

It's the colors you have, no need to be sad, you've still got your health

Break: ( F Am ) x4

Ah ah

F Am

So I am a man, man, man, man, up, up in the air

F Am

And I float around, 'round, 'round this downtown, and know I shouldn't care

F Am

So when you see us there out in the open road

F Am

You don't need to explain, if everything's changed, just know that you don't know

F Am F Am

We call it, life, oh yeah that's what we call it, you can call it

F Am F Am

We call it, life, oh yeah that's what we call it, well you can't call it all

F Am F Am

Yeah we call it, all

F Am F Am

That's right we call it all

Bb F

(hold)

We do it for love, sweet love

NOTE: This is from the KEXP live version

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