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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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                        "Rose Coloured Glasses"
                             (Scott McCarl)
Intro (piano):
	     C   C      G       C   C     G      Bb   Bb      F      G/F#  
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
Verse 1:
	               Em  Gmaj7/  D[r.H. keyboard voicing: D-F#-G-B]
	I'm an ivory tower boy
	Never quCite put down the G/Btoys
	                Am7             D7     G  Gsus2/  F#[r.H: D-G-A]
	I always made the best of them all
	              Em  Gmaj7/D  
	I see only sunny skies
	With the wCool over my eGyes
	                       Am7     D7/      C  B7  
	I never seem to find the crack or the fault
Chorus:
	I sCee it all through rDose-coloured glGassesA  
	And I only sDee what matters to GmeG7/B  
	I sCee you all through rDose-coloured glasB7ses, yE7eah
	The world that I cAm7hoseD7  
	Is coloured [1: C/Grose   G]
	                  C/G   G/F#  
		    [2: rose       (to solo)]
	            [3: (to coda)]
Verse 2:
	It's a funny sort of haze
	All full of dreams of yesterdays
	And the dreams are so real you could cry
	And you know the grass is green
	On the side you've never seen
	And the thought is what helps you get by
[repeat chorus]
Guitar solo [2X]:
	Gm/     Bb       F/A       Fm/Ab  C/G  
	  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
	Gm/     Bb       F/A        Fm/Ab     CCG
	  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
Verse 3:
	As I grow a little more
	And wonder what this all is for
	And the brass ring is slipping away
	I will keep the glasses near
	Maybe shed a quiet tear
	Maybe smile inside as I say
[repeat chorus]
[repeat guitar solo; end cold on G]
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Rose Coloured Glasses

by Raspberries

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

G/B

Am7

Gsus2

G7/B

C/G

F/A

Fm/Ab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Rose Coloured Glasses"

(Scott McCarl)

Intro (piano):

C C G C C G Bb Bb F G F#

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

Em Gmaj7 D H D F# G B

/ [r.. keyboard voicing: ---]

I'm an ivory tower boy

C G/B

Never quite put down the toys

Am7 D7 G Gsus2 F# H D G A

/ [r.: --]

I always made the best of them all

Em Gmaj7 D

I see only sunny skies

C G

With the wool over my eyes

Am7 D7 C B7

I never seem to find the crack or the fault

Chorus:

C D G A

I see it all through rose-coloured glasses

D G G7/B

And I only see what matters to me

C D B7 E7

I see you all through rose-coloured glasses, yeah

Am7 D7

The world that I chose

C/G G

Is coloured [1: rose ]

C/G G F#

[2: rose (to solo)]

[3: (to coda)]

Verse 2:

It's a funny sort of haze

All full of dreams of yesterdays

And the dreams are so real you could cry

And you know the grass is green

On the side you've never seen

And the thought is what helps you get by

[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo [2X]:

Gm Bb F/A Fm/Ab C/G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Gm Bb F/A Fm/Ab C

/ CG

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

As I grow a little more

And wonder what this all is for

And the brass ring is slipping away

I will keep the glasses near

Maybe shed a quiet tear

Maybe smile inside as I say

[repeat chorus]

[repeat guitar solo; end cold on G]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

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