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Standard Tuning.
G-320003
Em-022000
C-032010
D-xx0232
Dsus4-xx0233
Am-x02210
A-x02220
[Verse]
   GYesterday EmI got Clost in the DcircusDsus4  
   GFeelling like Emsuch a CmessD  Dsus4  
   GNow I'm Emdown I'm just Changing on the DcornerDsus4  
   GI can't help but EmreminisceC  D  Dsus4  
[Chorus] 
   When you're Amgo----G------Dne all the colors fade
   When you're Amgo----G------Dne no New Year's Day parade
   You'Amre go--G-----Dne
   Dsus4Colors seem to GfadeEm  C  D  Dsus4  
[Verse]
   GYour mama Emcalled she said Cthat you're down stairs DcryingDsus4  
   GFeeling like Emsuch a CmessD  Dsus4  
   GYeah I hear Emyou you're Cin the background DbawlinDsus4g
   What happened Gto your Emsweet Csummertime DdressDsus4  
   EmI know we Aall, Emwe all got our Afaults
   We get Emlocked in our Avaults and we Dstay
[Chorus]
   But when you're Amgo----G------Dne all the colors fade
   When you're Amgo----G------Dne no New Year's Day parade
   You're Amgo----G------DneDsus4  D  
   Colors seem to GfadeEm  C  D  Dsus4  
   DColors seem to Gfade     Em  CYeahG  

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Colors

by Amos Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Standard Tuning.

-320003

-022000

-032010

-xx0232

Dsus4

-xx0233

-x02210

-x02220

[Verse]

G Em C D Dsus4

Yesterday I got lost in the circus

G Em C D Dsus4

Feelling like such a mess

G Em C D Dsus4

Now I'm down I'm just hanging on the corner

G Em C D Dsus4

I can't help but reminisce

[Chorus]

Am G D

When you're go----------ne all the colors fade

Am G D

When you're go----------ne no New Year's Day parade

Am G D

You're go-------ne

Dsus4 G Em C D Dsus4

Colors seem to fade

[Verse]

G Em C D Dsus4

Your mama called she said that you're down stairs crying

G Em C D Dsus4

Feeling like such a mess

G Em C D Dsus4

Yeah I hear you you're in the background bawling

G Em C D Dsus4

What happened to your sweet summertime dress

Em A Em A

I know we all, we all got our faults

Em A D

We get locked in our vaults and we stay

[Chorus]

Am G D

But when you're go----------ne all the colors fade

Am G D

When you're go----------ne no New Year's Day parade

Am G D Dsus4 D

You're go----------ne

G Em C D Dsus4

Colors seem to fade

D G Em C G

Colors seem to fade Yeah

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