Color Me Once
View chords used in this chart
Here's what I can offer to get you started. Lyrics are
more or less from Int'l Lyrics Server (lyrics.ch).
Time is 4/4.
INTRO:
e||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
G||o-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
D||o--3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-o||
A||-------------\3---|-----------\3---|-1---------\3---|-----------\3----||
E||-[10]-------------|[5]-------------|[3]-------------|[0]--------------||
Bass follows with the notes tabbed on the E-string (so same tab for the
bass, but an octave higher)
Mute 7th fret Mute 5th fret Mute 7th fret
e||----|------------------||---|-----------------|---|------------------|
B||--R-|------------------||-R-|-----------------|-R-|------------------|
G||o-e-|-----------------o||-e-|-----------------|-e-|------------------|
D||o-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-o||-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-5p0-|-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A||--t-|------------------||-t-|-----------------|-t-|-8888777766665432-|<-+
E||----|------------------||---|-----------------|---|------------------|
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2nd gtr, palm mute
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VERSE 1:
D5/A C5 D5/A There might be two gtrs here, but in
Color me once, color me twice any case, here's what I've got.
D5/A C5 D5/A
Everything gonna turn out nice
Gm
Everlasting love you gotta
F
Keep me from these false alarms
D5/A C5 D5/A
Sayin alarm, alarm, I seem so sad
D5/A C5 D5/A
Ring, ring, I see her I'm glad
Gm
Maybe, maybe
F
I'm the fire of her desire
D5/A C5 D5/A
Patience, patience said the man
D5/A C5 D5/A
Patience, patience, I can't understand
Gm
Patience like a man and a wife
F
I got patience on my neck like a coco that
D5/A C5 D5/A
I say Jack be nimble, Jack fall dead
D5/A C5 D5/A
Jack bend over and give Jilly head
Gm
Oh, you gotta help my body heal my soul
SOLO 1:
^ = bend
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------5---5-7-7^7-5-7---5-7-|
D|-0-2---3-2---0/5---5/7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-8---8-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd gtr plays
some chords here.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------77777--------------------|
D|-5-7---8^7---5\3-3-5---7^5-3---77777---7777555533332222-|
A|---------------------------------------5555333311110000-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
D5/A C5 D5/A
Dead men working, a sinner, a saint
D5/A C5 D5/A
Mixing up a pail of paint
Gm
Painted the house black as night
F
But when the sun came up the house was white
D5/A etc,
Gotta go on, gotta go on
We gotta go on, you gotta go on
We gotta go on
SOLO 2:
Wait til I get a wah-pedal...
OUTRO:
Same as the intro, except for a final A|-X-|.
How to play Color Me Once
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.