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[Verse 1]
DWhat was I thinking?
DMaj7All this rage, G/Dit's the end of the A/Dworld
DSpreading my hatred, DMaj7I must sound insane 
G/DTo every boy and every A/Dgirl
[Chorus]
GColors are the Dthing that Emmake the world Dbetter
AI've been seeing things in black and white
If we Gwork togetDher we can lEmive forDever
AIf we do it right tonight
[Verse 2]
DLook at our oceans, DMaj7the whales have gone away
G/DCorporations ran A/Damok
DLook at our planet, nDMaj7ow just shades of grey
G/DNo one seems to give a A/Dfuck
[Chorus]
GColors are the Dthing that Emmake the world Dbetter
AI've been seeing things in black and white
If we Gwork togetDher we can lEmive forDever
AIf we do it right tonight
[Interlude]
 D-  DMaj7-  G/D-  A/Dx2
[Chorus 2]
'Cause Gcolors are the thing that Amake the world better
BmI've been seeing things in black and Gwhite
And if we Emwork together we can Alive forever
EmIf we do it right toAnight
[Bridge]
'Cause fucking Emonce D/F#a -  gGain Dwe'll Acall the fucking
EmEverD/F#y     Gtime Dyou moAthertrucking
And Emone lD/F#ast tiGme, Dyou're Agoing to fucking CdieG  D  

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Colors

by Tenacious D

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

DMaj7

G/D

A/D

D/F#

[Verse 1]

What was I thinking?

DMaj7 G/D A/D

All this rage, it's the end of the world

D DMaj7

Spreading my hatred, I must sound insane

G/D A/D

To every boy and every girl

[Chorus]

G D Em D

Colors are the thing that make the world better

I've been seeing things in black and white

G D Em D

If we work together we can live forever

If we do it right tonight

[Verse 2]

D DMaj7

Look at our oceans, the whales have gone away

G/D A/D

Corporations ran amok

D DMaj7

Look at our planet, now just shades of grey

G/D A/D

No one seems to give a fuck

[Chorus]

G D Em D

Colors are the thing that make the world better

I've been seeing things in black and white

G D Em D

If we work together we can live forever

If we do it right tonight

[Interlude]

D DMaj7 G/D A/D

- - - x2

[Chorus 2]

G A

'Cause colors are the thing that make the world better

Bm G

I've been seeing things in black and white

Em A

And if we work together we can live forever

Em A

If we do it right tonight

[Bridge]

Em D/F# G D A

'Cause fucking once a - gain we'll call the fucking

Em D/F# G D A

Every time you mothertrucking

Em D/F# G D A C G D

And one last time, you're going to fucking die

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