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True Colors

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[intro]
C   G/B  Am
F    G    C
[verse]
CYou call G/Bme narrow-Amminded
About Fmusic and Gstuff like thatC  
So I called G/Byou retAmarded
And I'm Fsorry if I ruGined our little chatC  
But the Emthing is that there is some Ftruth in it
And I Dwas scared that you had found me G7out
And since we're being honest here
[verse]
A Clot of times G/BI can be narrow-miAmnded
But I Ftry to make my Gfriends think I'm notC  
And I've seen those pG/Beople with those Amdo-rags
Who will Fbeat me for my Gmoney and I'll get shotC  
And EmI'm afraid one day I'll be a noFbody
So I Dtry to be better than all of G7you
Ooh
I'm Ctrying G/Bto be Amhonest with you
And I Fwish that you'd be Ghonest with yourself tooC  
I'm Ctrying G/Bto be hAmonest with you
And I Fwish you'd be Ghonest with yourself tooC  
[verse]
I desperately want G/Beveryone to Amlike me
Even Fthough I don't like Geveryone I knowC  
And I hate those G/Bfolks that are judAmgmental
Though I Fjudge people by Gmusic, looks, and Cclothes
And the Emthings that people do that I Fhate the most
Are the Dthings I hate the most about G7myself
And since we're being honest here
[verse]
I Cstruggle with G/Bbeing geneAmrous
And Fgiven with a Gheart that's pure and tCrue
I have no G/Btrouble doin' my Amown thing
But it's Fhard while tGrying to follow Jesus tooC  
And Emif my friends really knew the Fdarkness of my heart
I Dprobably wouldn't have a friend at G7all
Ooh
I'm Ctrying G/Bto be Amhonest with you
And I Fwish that you'd be Ghonest with yourself tooC  
I'm Ctrying G/Bto be Amhonest with you
And I Fwish you'd be Ghonest with yourself tooC  
[outro]
I'm sorry for G/Bcalling you reAmtarded
I Fshouldn't even Guse that word like thatC  
So once again, I'll G/Bsay I'm very Amsorry
And I'd Flike to Gtake it backC  

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True Colors

by Boris Smile

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G/B

[intro]

C G/B Am

F G C

[verse]

C G/B Am

You call me narrow-minded

F G C

About music and stuff like that

G/B Am

So I called you retarded

F G C

And I'm sorry if I ruined our little chat

Em F

But the thing is that there is some truth in it

D G7

And I was scared that you had found me out

And since we're being honest here

[verse]

C G/B Am

A lot of times I can be narrow-minded

F G C

But I try to make my friends think I'm not

G/B Am

And I've seen those people with those do-rags

F G C

Who will beat me for my money and I'll get shot

Em F

And I'm afraid one day I'll be a nobody

D G7

So I try to be better than all of you

Ooh

C G/B Am

I'm trying to be honest with you

F G C

And I wish that you'd be honest with yourself too

C G/B Am

I'm trying to be honest with you

F G C

And I wish you'd be honest with yourself too

[verse]

G/B Am

I desperately want everyone to like me

F G C

Even though I don't like everyone I know

G/B Am

And I hate those folks that are judgmental

F G C

Though I judge people by music, looks, and clothes

Em F

And the things that people do that I hate the most

D G7

Are the things I hate the most about myself

And since we're being honest here

[verse]

C G/B Am

I struggle with being generous

F G C

And given with a heart that's pure and true

G/B Am

I have no trouble doin' my own thing

F G C

But it's hard while trying to follow Jesus too

Em F

And if my friends really knew the darkness of my heart

D G7

I probably wouldn't have a friend at all

Ooh

C G/B Am

I'm trying to be honest with you

F G C

And I wish that you'd be honest with yourself too

C G/B Am

I'm trying to be honest with you

F G C

And I wish you'd be honest with yourself too

[outro]

G/B Am

I'm sorry for calling you retarded

F G C

I shouldn't even use that word like that

G/B Am

So once again, I'll say I'm very sorry

F G C

And I'd like to take it back

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