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Step 1 / 66Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

COLOUR  -       Seal
Intro:
  1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|-----------/-----------/
B|-----------/-----------/
G|-4-3----3-3/-4-3----5-5/ 
D|-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/  (middle finger)
A|--6--6-----/--6--6-----/  (pinky)
E|4-----4----/4-----4----/  (thumb)
(theme*)= 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/
B|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/
G|-4-3----3-3/-4-3----5-5/-4-3----3-3/-4-3----5-5/
D|-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/
A|--6--6-----/--6--6-----/--6--6-----/--6--6-----/
E|4-----4----/4-----4----/4-----4----/4-----4----/
                      Oooooooooooooohh
(theme*)                                                        
         Colour fades away
        (theme*)                                                 
With a         light descending on the day
(theme*)                                                        
        Midnight sees your friend
              (theme*)                                           
Oh could you         call his name, would you know his name
        Emaj7I come        Bmaj7here for your      Eblove
But           Emaj7God only        Bmaj7knows
Chorus:
     GmColo –       G#mur fades         Bmaj7away C#  
     GmGood ti -       G#mmes here        Bmaj7today C#  
     GmMeanwhi -      G#mle you         Bmaj7would say C#  
   (theme*)               (theme*)                                       
I          close my eyes 
(theme*)                                                        
        Colour fades away
         (theme*)                                                
Tell me         who are you for anyway
(theme*)                                                        
        Midnight is your friend
         (theme*)                                                
Will we         see a beginning in the end
        Emaj7God only        Bmaj7knows, what we've      Abput in that paint
        Emaj7God only        Bmaj7knows
Chorus:
     GmColo –      G#mur fades         Bmaj7away C#  
     GmGood ti -       G#mmes here         Bmaj7today,
Here most     C#every day
     GmMeanwhi -       G#mle you         Bmaj7would say C#  
I clo -      Gmse my ey -       G#mes
        Bmaj7And dream of only     C#yesterday
Chorus:
     GmColo –       G#mur fades        Bmaj7away C#  
     GmGood ti -       G#mmes here         Bmaj7today,
Here most     C#every day
     GmMeanwhi -       G#mle you         Bmaj7would say C#  
Break:
                F#-  G#mi–                                           
That I clo – 
 F#-              G#mi   F#-  G#mi-  G#i                                             
          se my eyes 
 F#-  G#mi-  F#-  G#mi–      F#-  G#mi-  G#i      3x while fading out 
  F#/Eb                   G#i
e|6-------6-------6-----------/
B|----7-------7-------7-------/
G|--8---8---8---8---8---8----5/     2x while fading in 
D|--------------------------6-/
A|-------------------------6--/
E|------------------------4---/
F#/Eb             G#i                                              
           Colour 
F#/Eb                 G#i                                          
        Fades to grey 
       Emaj7I dre -         Bmaj7am    so ex -     G#citing
                   Emaj7         Bmaj7         G#(theme*)                            
But I,         I feel            so     bold 
(theme*)
(theme*)                                                        
        (Midnight, midnight) 
(theme*)
(theme*)                                                        
        (midnight, midnight)
(theme*)
 Emaj7021100
 Bmaj7x24342
    Ebx6534x
    Gm355333
   G#m466444
    C#x46664
    G#466544
    F#2443xx
  G#mi4664xx
G#i   4665xx
 F#/Ebxxx876

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Colour

by Seal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Bmaj7

G#m

G#mi

F#/Eb

COLOUR - Seal

Intro:

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|-----------/-----------/

B|-----------/-----------/

G|-4-3----3-3/-4-3----5-5/

D|-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/ (middle finger)

A|--6--6-----/--6--6-----/ (pinky)

E|4-----4----/4-----4----/ (thumb)

(theme*)= 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/

B|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/

G|-4-3----3-3/-4-3----5-5/-4-3----3-3/-4-3----5-5/

D|-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/-4-4----4-4/

A|--6--6-----/--6--6-----/--6--6-----/--6--6-----/

E|4-----4----/4-----4----/4-----4----/4-----4----/

Oooooooooooooohh

(theme*)

Colour fades away

(theme*)

With a light descending on the day

(theme*)

Midnight sees your friend

(theme*)

Oh could you call his name, would you know his name

Emaj7 Bmaj7 Eb

I come here for your love

Emaj7 Bmaj7

But God only knows

Chorus:

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Colo – ur fades away

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Good ti - mes here today

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Meanwhi - le you would say

(theme*) (theme*)

I close my eyes

(theme*)

Colour fades away

(theme*)

Tell me who are you for anyway

(theme*)

Midnight is your friend

(theme*)

Will we see a beginning in the end

Emaj7 Bmaj7 Ab

God only knows, what we've put in that paint

Emaj7 Bmaj7

God only knows

Chorus:

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Colo – ur fades away

Gm G#m Bmaj7

Good ti - mes here today,

Here most every day

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Meanwhi - le you would say

Gm G#m

I clo - se my ey - es

Bmaj7 C#

And dream of only yesterday

Chorus:

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Colo – ur fades away

Gm G#m Bmaj7

Good ti - mes here today,

Here most every day

Gm G#m Bmaj7 C#

Meanwhi - le you would say

Break:

F# G#mi

- –

That I clo –

F# G#mi F# G#mi

- - - G#i

se my eyes

F# G#mi F# G#mi F# G#mi

- - - – - - G#i 3x while fading out

F#/Eb G#i

e|6-------6-------6-----------/

B|----7-------7-------7-------/

G|--8---8---8---8---8---8----5/ 2x while fading in

D|--------------------------6-/

A|-------------------------6--/

E|------------------------4---/

F#/Eb G#i

Colour

F#/Eb G#i

Fades to grey

Emaj7 Bmaj7 G#

I dre - am so ex - citing

Emaj7 Bmaj7 G#

(theme*)

But I, I feel so bold

(theme*)

(Midnight, midnight)

(theme*)

(midnight, midnight)

(theme*)

Emaj7

021100

Bmaj7

x24342

x6534x

355333

G#m

466444

x46664

466544

2443xx

G#mi

4664xx

G#i 4665xx

F#/Eb

xxx876

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