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True Colours
Tom Odell - Thomas Peter Odell
Capo 3rd Fret
[INTRO]
Em D G C D G C D G
[Verse 1]
CYou with the Gsad Deyes
GDon't be discouraged
AmOh I reaClize
EmIts hard to take Dcourage
In a woGrld full of Ampeople
You can lose Csight of it all
EmDarkness Dinside you
Can make you Cfeel so Gsmall
[Chorus]
GBut I see your true Ccolours
GShining Dthrough
I see your true CcolGours
And that's why DI love you
So don't be Cafraid Gto let them Amshow
EmYour tCrue coGlours
TCrue cGolours
DBeautiful
[INSTRUMENTAL]
C D G C Em D C
[Verse 2]
CShow me a smEmile then
DDon't be Gunhappy
Can't Cremember when
EmI last saw you Dlaughing
GIf this world makes Amyou crazy
And Cyou've taken all you can bear
EmYou call Dme up
Because Cyou know I'll be theGre
[Chorus]
GBut I see your true Ccolours
GShining Dthrough
I see your true CcolGours
And that's why DI love you
So don't be Cafraid Gto let them Amshow
EmYour tCrue coGlours
TCrue cGolours are DBeautiful

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True Colours

by Tom Odell

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

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True Colours

Tom Odell - Thomas Peter Odell

Capo 3rd Fret

[INTRO]

Em D G C D G C D G

[Verse 1]

C G D

You with the sad eyes

Don't be discouraged

Am C

Oh I realize

Em D

Its hard to take courage

G Am

In a world full of people

You can lose sight of it all

Em D

Darkness inside you

C G

Can make you feel so small

[Chorus]

G C

But I see your true colours

G D

Shining through

C G

I see your true colours

And that's why I love you

C G Am

So don't be afraid to let them show

Em C G

Your true colours

C G

True colours

Beautiful

[INSTRUMENTAL]

C D G C Em D C

[Verse 2]

C Em

Show me a smile then

D G

Don't be unhappy

Can't remember when

Em D

I last saw you laughing

G Am

If this world makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can bear

Em D

You call me up

C G

Because you know I'll be there

[Chorus]

G C

But I see your true colours

G D

Shining through

C G

I see your true colours

And that's why I love you

C G Am

So don't be afraid to let them show

Em C G

Your true colours

C G D

True colours are Beautiful

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