When Your Colours Go
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Intro: C | | F Am | | | C | | F Am | |
Verse: 1
C F Am
I am the colour of an autumn flurry of leaves in a breeze for you
Dm Am G F
And I am a study in hues of grey and the blue of a broken day for you
C F Am
Oh the hurry, the press of your body in the embers of an afternoon
Dm Am G Dm G
Now I spend my money on something stupid, trying to believe I belong to you
[Refrão]
G C F
Oh when the colours go, when the colours go they won't come back
C G C F
You strip me right, you strip them right out so maybe you would welcome that
C G C F
And I don't know where your colours go, but if your colours go I won't come back
C F Em G
I won't come back, but maybe you would welcome that
Interlude: C | | F Am | | F C | | F Am | | |
Verse: 2
C F Am
Oh we linger in the cold comfort of each other in your bedroom
Dm Am G Dm
And we are the colour of something borrowed, trying to believe we're something new
[Refrão]
G C F
And oh when the colours go, when the colours go they won't come back
C G C F
You strip me right, you strip them right out so maybe you would welcome that
C G C F
And I don't know where your colours go, but when your colours go I won't come back
C G C F
You strip me right, you strip me right out so maybe you would welcome that
C F Em G
I won't come back, but maybe you would welcome that
Bridge
Bb Am C F F/E
And in this garden we were barely kept
Bb Am D D
So maybe more should be less
F Em Am D C C
We're only antique blooms, on an unmade bed
[Refrão]
G C F
And oh when your colours go, when your colours go I won't come back
C G C F
You strip me right, you strip them right out so maybe you would welcome that
C G C F
And I don't know where your colours go, but when your colours go they won't come back
C G C F
You strip me right, you strip me right out so maybe you would welcome that
C G C F
And I don't know where your colours go, but when your colours go they won't come back
C F Em G
They don't come back, and maybe you would welcome that
Interlude: C | | F Am | | F C | | F Am | | |
Outro
C F Am
And I am the colour of an autumn flurry of leaves in a breeze for you
Dm Am G C
And I am a study in hues of grey and the blue of a broken day for you
How to play When Your Colours Go
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 C. 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.