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Watercolours

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[Intro]
 C   G6   Fmaj7   Fmaj7x2
[Verse 1]
   CCame down from the G6mountain
Crossed the Amwater to a Cforeign Fmaj7shore
 GSat down by the kFitchen
SpGying through the Fopen dAmoor
[Verse 2]
 CWalked around the pG6rison yard
Still tAmrying to hCide the Fmaj7past
There were phGantoms all arFound me
They lGeft my mFind a gAmhast 
[Chorus]
And the rCain came and wG6ashed away
The Fmaj7watercolours of my dream
And the sCame day, I G6walked away
From the Fmaj7emptiness of what I’d seen
[Instrumental]
 C   G6   Fmaj7    Fmaj7x2
[Verse 3]
 CI couldn’t share youG6r sorrow
Or clAmeanse you wCith my Fmaj7tears
Your Ghalf forgotten nFotions
Of lGove were FinsincAmere
[Chorus]
And the rCain came and wG6ashed away
The Fmaj7watercolours of my dream
And the sCame day, I G6walked away
From the Fmaj7emptiness of what I’d seen
[Solo]
C   G6   Am C Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 Am
[Verse 4]
 CI guess it’s not that G6easy
It rAmeally sCeems unFmaj7real
The thGunder of my emFotion
LGightning cFold as sAmteel
[Chorus]
And the rCain came and wG6ashed away
The Fmaj7watercolours of my dream
And the sCame day, I G6walked away
From the Fmaj7emptiness of what I’d seen

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Watercolours

by Philip John Lewin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C G6

Came down from the mountain

Am C Fmaj7

Crossed the water to a foreign shore

G F

Sat down by the kitchen

G F Am

Spying through the open door

[Verse 2]

C G6

Walked around the prison yard

Am C Fmaj7

Still trying to hide the past

G F

There were phantoms all around me

G F Am

They left my mind a ghast

[Chorus]

C G6

And the rain came and washed away

Fmaj7

The watercolours of my dream

C G6

And the same day, I walked away

Fmaj7

From the emptiness of what I’d seen

[Instrumental]

C G6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[Verse 3]

C G6

I couldn’t share your sorrow

Am C Fmaj7

Or cleanse you with my tears

G F

Your half forgotten notions

G F Am

Of love were insincere

[Chorus]

C G6

And the rain came and washed away

Fmaj7

The watercolours of my dream

C G6

And the same day, I walked away

Fmaj7

From the emptiness of what I’d seen

[Solo]

C G6 Am C Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 Am

[Verse 4]

C G6

I guess it’s not that easy

Am C Fmaj7

It really seems unreal

G F

The thunder of my emotion

G F Am

Lightning cold as steel

[Chorus]

C G6

And the rain came and washed away

Fmaj7

The watercolours of my dream

C G6

And the same day, I walked away

Fmaj7

From the emptiness of what I’d seen

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