Standard tuning
Intro
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Verse 1
You with the [Am]sad [G]eyes
[C]Don't be dis[F]couraged
Though I [Am]realize[G]
It's [C]hard to take [F]courage
In a [Am]world full of [G]people
[C]You can lose sight [F]of it all
And the [Am]darkness there [G]inside you
Makes you [F]feel so [C]small
Chorus
But i see your [F]true [C]colors [G]shining through
See your [F]true [C]colors and [F]that's why i [G]love you
so [F]don't be a[C]fraid to [F]let them [Am]show
your [F]true [C]colors, [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a ra[Am]inbow[G][C][F][Am][G][C][F]
Verse 2
Show me a [Am]smile [G]then,
And [C]Don't be un[F]happy, can't r[Am]emember when[G]
I [C]last saw you [F]laughing
If [Am]this world makes you [G]crazy
And you've [C]taken all you [F]can bear
You [Am]call me up[G]
Because you [F]know I'll be [C]there
Chorus
And i see your [F]true [C]colors sh[G]ining through
See your [F]true [C]colors, [F]that's why i [G]love you
so [F]dont be [C]afraid to [F]let them [Am]show
[F]your true [C]colors, your [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a ra[Am]inbow[G][C][F][Am][G][C][F]
Verse 3
Ohhhhh
I [Am]can't remember when I [C]last saw you [F]laugh
If [Am]this world makes you [G]crazy
And you've [C]taken all you [F]can bear
Am. G
You call me up
Because you [F]know I'll be [C]there
Chorus
i [F]see your true [C]colors sh[G]ining through
Se[F]e your true [C]colors, [F]that's why i [G]love you
so [F]dont be a[C]fraid to [F]let them [Am]show
your [F]true [C]colors, your [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a r[Am]ainbo[G]w[C][F][Am][G][C][F]
(Strum as in verse 1 but without singing)
Chorus
i [F]see your true [C]colors sh[G]ining through
S[F]ee your true [C]colors, [F]that's why i [G]love you
so d[F]ont be a[C]fraid to [F]let them [Am]show
yo[F]ur true [C]colors, your [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a r[Am]ainbo[G]w. [C] [F] [Am]Ooooo[G]oooo[C]oooo[F]h
Intro
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Verse 1
You with the [Am]sad [G]eyes
[C]Don't be dis[F]couraged
Though I [Am]realize[G]
It's [C]hard to take [F]courage
In a [Am]world full of [G]people
[C]You can lose sight [F]of it all
And the [Am]darkness there [G]inside you
Makes you [F]feel so [C]small
Chorus
But i see your [F]true [C]colors [G]shining through
See your [F]true [C]colors and [F]that's why i [G]love you
so [F]don't be a[C]fraid to [F]let them [Am]show
your [F]true [C]colors, [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a ra[Am]inbow[G][C][F][Am][G][C][F]
Verse 2
Show me a [Am]smile [G]then,
And [C]Don't be un[F]happy, can't r[Am]emember when[G]
I [C]last saw you [F]laughing
If [Am]this world makes you [G]crazy
And you've [C]taken all you [F]can bear
You [Am]call me up[G]
Because you [F]know I'll be [C]there
Chorus
And i see your [F]true [C]colors sh[G]ining through
See your [F]true [C]colors, [F]that's why i [G]love you
so [F]dont be [C]afraid to [F]let them [Am]show
[F]your true [C]colors, your [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a ra[Am]inbow[G][C][F][Am][G][C][F]
Verse 3
Ohhhhh
I [Am]can't remember when I [C]last saw you [F]laugh
If [Am]this world makes you [G]crazy
And you've [C]taken all you [F]can bear
Am. G
You call me up
Because you [F]know I'll be [C]there
Chorus
i [F]see your true [C]colors sh[G]ining through
Se[F]e your true [C]colors, [F]that's why i [G]love you
so [F]dont be a[C]fraid to [F]let them [Am]show
your [F]true [C]colors, your [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a r[Am]ainbo[G]w[C][F][Am][G][C][F]
(Strum as in verse 1 but without singing)
Chorus
i [F]see your true [C]colors sh[G]ining through
S[F]ee your true [C]colors, [F]that's why i [G]love you
so d[F]ont be a[C]fraid to [F]let them [Am]show
yo[F]ur true [C]colors, your [F]true [C]colors are [G]beautiful
like a r[Am]ainbo[G]w. [C] [F] [Am]Ooooo[G]oooo[C]oooo[F]h