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Colourful Day

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Capo 5th Fret
Intro:  C   G   Am   Fx2
Verse 1:
AmIf your mind  seeds sFo many questions Cmisery is never gonna stGray
AmYour trail my tFhought what an awkward Csystem to be playing on thGe brain
AmMy make up the Fpillow when i wake up sCtains in a way that seems to Gdrown me
AmIts rude to point but atFtention's what i want and she tCold me that i looked 
like David GBowie
Chorus:
Its Call Gin my Ammind loveF  
But I Ccan't help thinking why its Goh so AmquietF  
When i Cwoke Gup it was Amlike thisF  
What a Ccolourful Gday i have been Amwelcomed withF  
Verse 2:
AmStill in focus i Fwanted you to notice Ceverything i'm trying to iGmprove
AmI'm up early and Ftelling you a story so Clook at me when i'm talking to Gyou
AmA private number i'm Fcuriously under the iCmpression that im subject to 
surGveilance
AmIts so tragic I'm Fmixed up in the magic and Ceverybody is trying to make a 
Gdifference
Chorus:
Its Call Gin my Ammind loveF  
But I Ccan't help thinking why its Goh so AmquietF  
When i Cwoke Gup it was Amlike thisF  
What a Ccolourful Gday i have been Amwelcomed withF  F  
Verse 3:
AmBut you nFever Cwanted anything Gmore
AmAre you so Fclever Cwanting everything GmoreG  
Chorus:
Its Call Gin my Ammind loveF  
But I Ccan't help thinking why its Goh so AmquietF  
When i Cwoke Gup it was Amlike thisF  
What a Ccolourful Gday i have been Amwelcomed withF  

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Colourful Day

by Alan Pownall

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

If you use some hammer ons and some finger picking this sounds great!

Capo 5th Fret

C G Am F

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

Am F C G

If your mind seeds so many questions misery is never gonna stray

Am F C G

Your trail my thought what an awkward system to be playing on the brain

Am F C G

My make up the pillow when i wake up stains in a way that seems to drown me

Am F C

Its rude to point but attention's what i want and she told me that i looked

like David Bowie

Chorus:

C G Am F

Its all in my mind love

C G Am F

But I can't help thinking why its oh so quiet

C G Am F

When i woke up it was like this

C G Am F

What a colourful day i have been welcomed with

Verse 2:

Am F C G

Still in focus i wanted you to notice everything i'm trying to improve

Am F C G

I'm up early and telling you a story so look at me when i'm talking to you

Am F C

A private number i'm curiously under the impression that im subject to

surveilance

Am F C

Its so tragic I'm mixed up in the magic and everybody is trying to make a

difference

Chorus:

C G Am F

Its all in my mind love

C G Am F

But I can't help thinking why its oh so quiet

C G Am F

When i woke up it was like this

C G Am F F

What a colourful day i have been welcomed with

Verse 3:

Am F C G

But you never wanted anything more

Am F C G G

Are you so clever wanting everything more

Chorus:

C G Am F

Its all in my mind love

C G Am F

But I can't help thinking why its oh so quiet

C G Am F

When i woke up it was like this

C G Am F

What a colourful day i have been welcomed with

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