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Title:  Multi-Colored Lady
Artist: Gregg Allman
Album:  Laid Back (1973)
[Intro]
A    Asus4     A    Asus4
AI got on a Asus4bus in Memphis
ADestination Asus4RomeA  Asus4  
ABut Georgia ain't no Asus4paradise
Aa place I could call Asus4homeA  Asus4  
DI sat next to a A/C#broken hearted Bm7bride
She was Dcryin', A/C#tryin' Am/Cso hard to Bm7hide
Her selfish AsorrowAsus4  A  Asus4  
[Verse]
AI tried to Asus4get her talkin'
AShe didn't have Asus4much to sayA  Asus4  
AAsked me for a Asus4map to death row
ABut I didn't know the Asus4wayA  Asus4  
DShe had lost a A/C#million in the Bm7game
DOne look out my A/C#window
At the Am/Cpine trees and the Bm7rain
It wasn't her AdayAsus4  A  Asus4  
[Chorus]
EMulticolored lady
DYou ain't like no rainbow GI've  E/G#ever  AseenAsus4  A  Asus4  
EMulticolored lady
DAngry red, Dpassion blue
But Gmostly shades of AgreenAsus4  A  Asus4  
[Verse]
AMidnight came and Asus4brought more rain
ANothing seemed to Asus4ease her pAainAsus4  
AThe hours that we Asus4talked seemed like
AMinutes all Asus4in vaneA  Asus4  
DI watched her endless A/C#tears keep runnin' Bm7wide
DAnd by and by and A/C#by, and way Am/Cpast, after a Bm7while
She sat Asmilin'Asus4  A  Asus4  
[Chorus]
EMulticolored lady
DYou ain't like no rainbow GI've  E/G#ever  AknownAsus4  A  Asus4  
EMulticolored lady
DCome go with me, I'll Gtake you to my AhomeAsus4  A  Asus4  
GOh, by the way, I'm bound for ARomeAsus4  A  Asus4  
G    A

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Multi-Colored Lady

by Gregg Allman

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Asus4

A/C#

Bm7

Am/C

E/G#

Title: Multi-Colored Lady

Artist: Gregg Allman

Album: Laid Back (1973)

[Intro]

A Asus4 A Asus4

A Asus4

I got on a bus in Memphis

A Asus4 A Asus4

Destination Rome

A Asus4

But Georgia ain't no paradise

A Asus4 A Asus4

a place I could call home

D A/C# Bm7

I sat next to a broken hearted bride

D A/C# Am/C Bm7

She was cryin', tryin' so hard to hide

A Asus4 A Asus4

Her selfish sorrow

[Verse]

A Asus4

I tried to get her talkin'

A Asus4 A Asus4

She didn't have much to say

A Asus4

Asked me for a map to death row

A Asus4 A Asus4

But I didn't know the way

D A/C# Bm7

She had lost a million in the game

D A/C#

One look out my window

Am/C Bm7

At the pine trees and the rain

A Asus4 A Asus4

It wasn't her day

[Chorus]

Multicolored lady

D G E/G# A Asus4 A Asus4

You ain't like no rainbow I've ever seen

Multicolored lady

D D

Angry red, passion blue

G A Asus4 A Asus4

But mostly shades of green

[Verse]

A Asus4

Midnight came and brought more rain

A Asus4 A Asus4

Nothing seemed to ease her pain

A Asus4

The hours that we talked seemed like

A Asus4 A Asus4

Minutes all in vane

D A/C# Bm7

I watched her endless tears keep runnin' wide

D A/C# Am/C Bm7

And by and by and by, and way past, after a while

A Asus4 A Asus4

She sat smilin'

[Chorus]

Multicolored lady

D G E/G# A Asus4 A Asus4

You ain't like no rainbow I've ever known

Multicolored lady

D G A Asus4 A Asus4

Come go with me, I'll take you to my home

G A Asus4 A Asus4

Oh, by the way, I'm bound for Rome

G A

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