Colour Me Green
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-No Capo-
Intro:
A C#m A C#m
verse 1:
A E
Want you to figure it out,
C#m
I've got issues and I figure I should sort them out,
A E
I seem to loose all our love,
C#m
I've lost love to a silhouette of us,
A E
I try but I don't succeed,
C#m
Like a dragon on fire, my own danger I now breathe,
A B F#
You don't, you don't know me,
A B F#
And you don't, you don't know me
Pre Chorus:
C#m
When the whites of my eyes,
B
turn red I am blind,
A
I can't see paradise,
F#m
I can't breathe paradise,
Chorus:
C#m
Don't pin your wishes on me cos' you wish it was me,
B
I don't want you back but don't want you to leave,
F#m
Guilty that's me, I'm guilty that's me,
F#m
Now that you've seen, Love colour me green.
verse 2:
A E
Memories of you aren't clear,
C#m
I have trouble seeing things that aren't here.
A E
In parts my words collapse,
C#m
There's no chance of me taking my spite back.
A E
Suit of armour cover my skin,
C#m
Get me ready for the battle we're starting,
A B F#
You go but you don't leave,
A B F#
You don't, you don't know me.
Pre Chorus:
C#m
When the whites of my eyes,
B
turn red I am blind,
A
I can't see paradise,
F#m
I can't breathe paradise,
Chorus:
C#m
Don't pin your wishes on me cos' you wish it was me,
B
I don't want you back but don't want you to leave,
F#m
Guilty that's me, I'm guilty that's me,
F#m
Now that you've seen, Love colour me green.
Bridge:
C#m B
All in all, even after, even after all,
F#
There's nothing left, nothing left, at all.
C#m B
All in all, even after, even after all,
F#m
There's nothing left, nothing left, at all.
Interlude:
C#m B A E F#m
C#m B A E F#m
Pre Chorus:
C#m
When the whites of my eyes,
B
turn red I am blind,
A
I can't see paradise,
F#m
I can't breathe paradise,
Chorus:
C#m
Don't pin your wishes on me cos' you wish it was me,
B
I don't want you back but don't want you to leave,
F#m
Guilty that's me, I'm guilty that's me,
F#m
Now that you've seen, Love colour me green.
Outro:
A C#m A C#m
How to play Colour Me Green
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.