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1/48

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 48Position: 2

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[Verse 1]
My bed is Dwhite, my Afloor is bBmlue
My Awalls are Gred, my door is Atoo
My eyes are Dbrown, my Askin is Bmtan
I Aam the Gcolors of a Awoman
[Verse 2]
And every Dnight inAside my Bmroom
I Alie aGwake and think of Ayou
And though I'll Dnever Aplay that Bmpart
You Aare the Gcolor of my Aheart
[Chorus]
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye
The Adot of Gdye, the dot of Adye
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye
The Adot of Gdye, the dot of Ada da da dye
[Instrumental]
e|--2--0-0---2--2--0-0--2---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--2--|
B|--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3--|
G|--2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
And when I Dwake I Alook outBmside
I Awatch the Gbuildings multiAply
My walls are Dred, my Abeds still Bmwhite
AJust as Gempty as last Anight
[Chorus]
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye
The Adot of Gdye, the dot of Adye
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye
The Adot of Gdye, the dot of Adye
[Verse 4]
Your eyes are Dgreen, your Ahair is Bmblack
You Aare the Gcolors that I Alack
Your hands are Dstrong, your Askin is Bmtan
You Aare the Gcolors...     A...of a man
[Chorus]
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye
The Adot of Gdye, the dot of Adye
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye
The Adot of Gdye, the dot of Adye
[Instrumental]
e|--2--0-0---2--2--0-0--2---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--2--|
B|--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3--|
G|--2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                          My box of crayons
e|--2--0-0---2--2--0-0--2---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--2--|
B|--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3--|
G|--2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
  My box of crayons,      my box of crayons
[Bridge]
FmColor me outside my Glines
FmColor me outside my Glines
FmColor me outside Gmy lines
[Verse 5]
My bed is Dwhite, my Afloor is Bmblue
My Awalls are Gred, my door is Atoo
My eyes are Dbrown, your Aeyes are Bmgreen
They Aare the Gonly color
They are the Aonly color
[Chorus]
The dot of Ddye, (the only) the Adot of Bmdye  (the only)
The Adot of Gdye, (the only color) the dAot of dye
The dot of Ddye, the Adot of Bmdye  (yeah)
The Adot of Gdye, (yeah) the Gdot of dye
You are the Gonly color I can Dsee

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Box Of Crayons

by Jillette Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

D A Bm

My bed is white, my floor is blue

A G A

My walls are red, my door is too

D A Bm

My eyes are brown, my skin is tan

A G A

I am the colors of a woman

[Verse 2]

D A Bm

And every night inside my room

A G A

I lie awake and think of you

D A Bm

And though I'll never play that part

A G A

You are the color of my heart

[Chorus]

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

A G A

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

A G A

The dot of dye, the dot of da da da dye

[Instrumental]

e|--2--0-0---2--2--0-0--2---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--2--|

B|--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3--|

G|--2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2--|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

D A Bm

And when I wake I look outside

A G A

I watch the buildings multiply

D A Bm

My walls are red, my beds still white

A G A

Just as empty as last night

[Chorus]

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

A G A

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

A G A

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

[Verse 4]

D A Bm

Your eyes are green, your hair is black

A G A

You are the colors that I lack

D A Bm

Your hands are strong, your skin is tan

A G A

You are the colors... ...of a man

[Chorus]

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

A G A

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

A G A

The dot of dye, the dot of dye

[Instrumental]

e|--2--0-0---2--2--0-0--2---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--2--|

B|--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3--|

G|--2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2--|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

My box of crayons

e|--2--0-0---2--2--0-0--2---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--2--|

B|--3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3-3---3--3--3-3--3--|

G|--2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2---2--2-2---2--2--2-2--2--|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

My box of crayons, my box of crayons

[Bridge]

Fm G

Color me outside my lines

Fm G

Color me outside my lines

Fm G

Color me outside my lines

[Verse 5]

D A Bm

My bed is white, my floor is blue

A G A

My walls are red, my door is too

D A Bm

My eyes are brown, your eyes are green

A G

They are the only color

[Chorus]

D A Bm

The dot of dye, (the only) the dot of dye (the only)

A G A

The dot of dye, (the only color) the dot of dye

D A Bm

The dot of dye, the dot of dye (yeah)

A G G

The dot of dye, (yeah) the dot of dye

G D

You are the only color I can see

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