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Red by Ebba Forsberg       
Intro:    
e|-C-----------
B|-1-111-1-1--
G|-0-000-0-0--  x4
D|-0-000h2-2--
A|-3-330-3-3--
E|------------
Verse
You say gooGdbye I know you don´t Fwant Cto
Never asked me Gwhy I cling on to you as FI Cdo
CGot this tired eye with all that GwisFdom
FMight not be a happy Gsight but that´s what FI´ve Cbecome
Chorus
CRed is the colour Fthat breaks my heart
That we might start Cagain   Gtrial and Cerror
FThrough all this Cterror see Gme in
FRed the colour of Cmy heart
e|-C------G3-3-3-F1-1-1-C--
B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-
G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-  x2
D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-
E|---------------------
Verse
CTo reach me Gnow come out in the FopCen
Where we laid Gdown in what once was our FhappiCness
CYou showed me a life despite my deepest GsorrFow
FStill I´m not a happy Gsight this is what FI´ve Cbecome
Chorus 
CWhite is the colour Fthat we might end
That never tends to Cshift   Gstale and Cstiff
FCool and Ccold silGent
FWhite The colour I mighCt end
e|-C------G3-3-3-F1-1-1-C--
B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-
G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-  x2
D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-
E|---------------------
Bridge
FReady or Cnot Fneither cool nor Chot
FI´m tired so I´m Amgoing to adjust Galong
Adjust Falong with all the resCt 
e|-C------G3-3-3-F1-1-1-C--
B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-
G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-  x2
D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-
E|---------------------
Verse
CSo when you Ggo although you don´t Fwant Cto
Leave with a Glie that I can cling Fon Cto
CFor soon I must face the fate I´m Gleft Fto
FMight not be a happy Gsight but that´s what FI´ve Cbecome
Chorus 
CRed is the colour Fthat breaks my heart
That we might start Cagain   Gtrial and Cerror
FThrough all this Cterror see Gme in
FRed the colour of Cmy heart
e|-C------G3-3-3-F1-1-1-C--
B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-
G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-  x4
D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-
A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-
E|---------------------

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Red

by Ebba Forsberg

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Red by Ebba Forsberg

Intro:

e|------------

B|-1-111-1-1--

G|-0-000-0-0-- x4

D|-0-000h2-2--

A|-3-330-3-3--

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

Verse

G F C

You say goodbye I know you don´t want to

G F C

Never asked me why I cling on to you as I do

C G F

Got this tired eye with all that wisdom

F G F C

Might not be a happy sight but that´s what I´ve become

Chorus

C F

Red is the colour that breaks my heart

C G C

That we might start again trial and error

F C G

Through all this terror see me in

F C

Red the colour of my heart

C G F C

e|-------3-3-3-1-1-1---

B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-

G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0- x2

D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-

A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-

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

Verse

C G F C

To reach me now come out in the open

G F C

Where we laid down in what once was our happiness

C G F

You showed me a life despite my deepest sorrow

F G F C

Still I´m not a happy sight this is what I´ve become

Chorus

C F

White is the colour that we might end

C G C

That never tends to shift stale and stiff

F C G

Cool and cold silent

F C

White The colour I might end

C G F C

e|-------3-3-3-1-1-1---

B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-

G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0- x2

D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-

A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-

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

Bridge

F C F C

Ready or not neither cool nor hot

F Am G

I´m tired so I´m going to adjust along

F C

Adjust along with all the rest

C G F C

e|-------3-3-3-1-1-1---

B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-

G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0- x2

D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-

A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-

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

Verse

C G F C

So when you go although you don´t want to

G F C

Leave with a lie that I can cling on to

C G F

For soon I must face the fate I´m left to

F G F C

Might not be a happy sight but that´s what I´ve become

Chorus

C F

Red is the colour that breaks my heart

C G C

That we might start again trial and error

F C G

Through all this terror see me in

F C

Red the colour of my heart

C G F C

e|-------3-3-3-1-1-1---

B|-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-

G|-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-0- x4

D|-0-2-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-

A|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-

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

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