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Colour Slide:The Honeycombs.
Album - Here Are The Honeycombs - 1965.
                    (Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
CI got you Fon my Gwall..CI got you Ften foot Gtall,
CI got you Fon a Gcolour CslideF.G  
CI met you Fon the Gbeach..Cyou weren't too Fhard to Gtease,
CI quickly Fdrew you Gto my Cside.C7  
CHORUS:
FWe spent one Gday of CloveC7....Fone day of Gsun and CseaC7.
FI can't Gforget your CkissC7...or the Dthrill when I D7felt 
you holding Gme.G7  
#2.
CI said just Ffor a Glaugh...CI'd take your FphotoGgraph,
Cbut now it Fseems my Gluck has Cdied.F  G  
CAnd when I'm Ffeeling Glow...CI hold a Fpicture Gshow,
CI sit and Fwatch your Gcolour Cslide.C7  
CHORUS:
FWe spent one Gday of CloveC7....Fone day of Gsun and CseaC7.
FI can't Gforget your CkissC7...or the Dthrill when I D7felt 
you holding Gme.G7  
CI got you Fon my Gwall..CI got you Ften foot Gtall,
CI got you Fon a Gcolour CslideF.G  
CAnd baby Fit's a Gshame...CI didn't even Ftake your Gname,
Cand now I Fgot my Gcolour CslideF. G(FadeC.)F  G  C  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Colour Slide

by The Honeycombs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Colour Slide:The Honeycombs.

Album - Here Are The Honeycombs - 1965.

(Capo 1st fret.)

#1.

C F G C F G

I got you on my wall..I got you ten foot tall,

C F G C F G

I got you on a colour slide.

C F G C F G

I met you on the beach..you weren't too hard to tease,

C F G C C7

I quickly drew you to my side.

CHORUS:

F G C C7 F G C C7

We spent one day of love....one day of sun and sea.

F G C C7 D D7

I can't forget your kiss...or the thrill when I felt

G G7

you holding me.

#2.

C F G C F G

I said just for a laugh...I'd take your photograph,

C F G C F G

but now it seems my luck has died.

C F G C F G

And when I'm feeling low...I hold a picture show,

C F G C C7

I sit and watch your colour slide.

CHORUS:

F G C C7 F G C C7

We spent one day of love....one day of sun and sea.

F G C C7 D D7

I can't forget your kiss...or the thrill when I felt

G G7

you holding me.

C F G C F G

I got you on my wall..I got you ten foot tall,

C F G C F G

I got you on a colour slide.

C F G C F G

And baby it's a shame...I didn't even take your name,

C F G C F G C F G C

and now I got my colour slide. (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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