THIS SONG HAS BEEN TRANSPOSED INTO MANY KEYS AS LISTED BELOW
I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- g.smythe@sky.com
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What Colour Is The Wind Charlie Landsborough
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CHARLIE SINGS THIS IN THE KEY OF A#
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PLAY WITH CAPO ON FIRST FRET TO PLAY ALONG
VERSE 1
What colour is the[A] wind, Daddy [D] is it yellow, red or bl[A]ue[D]
When he's playing with my [F#m]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[E]ou?
When he's dying does his c[D]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[A]ghter s[F#m]hade?
Just like his friend the s[E]ea, the wind feels blue to [A]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[A]ing, Daddy, [D] Do the flowers hear him t[A]oo?[D]
When he's pouring out his h[F#m]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [E]do
Do they cast their scent up - [D]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[A]ose in p[F#m]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[E]ove for the blackbird's song of l[A]ove[A7]
Chorus:
[D]Blow, wind, [A]blow, [E7] Wild and fr[A]ee[A7]
[D]My daddy sa[A]ys, you?re a l[E]ot like [A]me,
[E]I know each colour, its s[D]hape and s[A]ize
[E]I've seen them all, with my D[D]addy's e[A]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[A]reen, Daddy,[D] I?ve touched it with my t[A]oes[D]
And snow is purest w[F#m]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[E]ose
But my favourite colour h[D]as to be, the colour of your l[A]ove for[F#m] me
And Daddy, I've been t[E]old that love is always g[A]old[A7]
Chorus:
[D]Blow, wind, [A]blow, [E7] Wild and fr[A]ee[A7]
[D]My daddy sa[A]ys, you?re a l[E]ot like [A]me,
[D]My daddy sa[A]ys, you?re a l[E]ot like [A]me,
[A]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[C] wind, Daddy [F] is it yellow, red or bl[C]ue[F]
When he's playing with my [Am]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[G]ou?
When he's dying does his c[F]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[C]ghter s[Am]hade?
Just like his friend the s[G]ea, the wind feels blue to [C]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[C]ing, Daddy, [F] Do the flowers hear him t[C]oo?[F]
When he's pouring out his h[Am]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [G]do
Do they cast their scent up - [F]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[C]ose in p[Am]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[G]ove for the blackbird's song of l[C]ove[C7]
Chorus:
[F]Blow, wind, [C]blow, [G7] Wild and fr[C]ee[C7]
[F]My daddy sa[C]ys, you?re a l[G]ot like [C]me,
[G]I know each colour, its s[F]hape and s[C]ize
[G]I've seen them all, with my D[F]addy's e[C]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[C]reen, Daddy,[F] I?ve touched it with my t[C]oes[F]
And snow is purest w[Am]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[G]ose
But my favourite colour h[F]as to be, the colour of your l[C]ove for[Am] me
And Daddy, I've been t[G]old that love is always g[C]old[C7]
Chorus:
[F]Blow, wind, [C]blow, [G7] Wild and fr[C]ee[C7]
[F]My daddy sa[C]ys, you?re a l[G]ot like [C]me,
[F]My daddy sa[C]ys, you?re a l[G]ot like [C]me,
[C]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[D] wind, Daddy [G] is it yellow, red or bl[D]ue[G]
When he's playing with my [Bm]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[A]ou?
When he's dying does his c[G]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[D]ghter s[Bm]hade?
Just like his friend the s[A]ea, the wind feels blue to [D]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[D]ing, Daddy, [G] Do the flowers hear him t[D]oo?[G]
When he's pouring out his h[Bm]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [A]do
Do they cast their scent up - [G]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[D]ose in p[Bm]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[A]ove for the blackbird's song of l[D]ove[D7]
Chorus:
[G]Blow, wind, [D]blow, [A7] Wild and fr[D]ee[D7]
[G]My daddy sa[D]ys, you?re a l[A]ot like [D]me,
[A]I know each colour, its s[G]hape and s[D]ize
[A]I've seen them all, with my D[G]addy's e[D]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[D]reen, Daddy,[G] I?ve touched it with my t[D]oes[G]
And snow is purest w[Bm]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[A]ose
But my favourite colour h[G]as to be, the colour of your l[D]ove for[Bm] me
And Daddy, I've been t[A]old that love is always g[D]old[D7]
Chorus:
[G]Blow, wind, [D]blow, [A7] Wild and fr[D]ee[D7]
[G]My daddy sa[D]ys, you?re a l[A]ot like [D]me,
[G]My daddy sa[D]ys, you?re a l[A]ot like [D]me,
[D]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[E] wind, Daddy [A] is it yellow, red or bl[E]ue[A]
When he's playing with my [C#m]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[B]ou?
When he's dying does his c[A]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[E]ghter s[C#m]hade?
Just like his friend the s[B]ea, the wind feels blue to [E]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[E]ing, Daddy, [A] Do the flowers hear him t[E]oo?[A]
When he's pouring out his h[C#m]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [B]do
Do they cast their scent up - [A]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[E]ose in p[C#m]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[B]ove for the blackbird's song of l[E]ove[E7]
Chorus:
[A]Blow, wind, [E]blow, [B7] Wild and fr[E]ee[E7]
[A]My daddy sa[E]ys, you?re a l[B]ot like [E]me,
[B]I know each colour, its s[A]hape and s[E]ize
[B]I've seen them all, with my D[A]addy's e[E]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[E]reen, Daddy,[A] I?ve touched it with my t[E]oes[A]
And snow is purest w[C#m]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[B]ose
But my favourite colour h[A]as to be, the colour of your l[E]ove for[C#m] me
And Daddy, I've been t[B]old that love is always g[E]old[E7]
Chorus:
[A]Blow, wind, [E]blow, [B7] Wild and fr[E]ee[E7]
[A]My daddy sa[E]ys, you?re a l[B]ot like [E]me,
[A]My daddy sa[E]ys, you?re a l[B]ot like [E]me,
[E]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[F] wind, Daddy [Bb] is it yellow, red or bl[F]ue[Bb]
When he's playing with my [Dm]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[C]ou?
When he's dying does his c[Bb]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[F]ghter s[Dm]hade?
Just like his friend the s[C]ea, the wind feels blue to [F]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[F]ing, Daddy, [Bb] Do the flowers hear him t[F]oo?[Bb]
When he's pouring out his h[Dm]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [C]do
Do they cast their scent up - [Bb]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[F]ose in p[Dm]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[C]ove for the blackbird's song of l[F]ove[F7]
Chorus:
[Bb]Blow, wind, [F]blow, [C7] Wild and fr[F]ee[F7]
[Bb]My daddy sa[F]ys, you?re a l[C]ot like [F]me,
[C]I know each colour, its s[Bb]hape and s[F]ize
[C]I've seen them all, with my D[Bb]addy's e[F]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[F]reen, Daddy,[Bb] I?ve touched it with my t[F]oes[Bb]
And snow is purest w[Dm]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[C]ose
But my favourite colour h[Bb]as to be, the colour of your l[F]ove for[Dm] me
And Daddy, I've been t[C]old that love is always g[F]old[F7]
Chorus:
[Bb]Blow, wind, [F]blow, [C7] Wild and fr[F]ee[F7]
[Bb]My daddy sa[F]ys, you?re a l[C]ot like [F]me,
[Bb]My daddy sa[F]ys, you?re a l[C]ot like [F]me,
[F]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[G] wind, Daddy [C] is it yellow, red or bl[G]ue[C]
When he's playing with my [Em]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[D]ou?
When he's dying does his c[C]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[G]ghter s[Em]hade?
Just like his friend the s[D]ea, the wind feels blue to [G]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[G]ing, Daddy, [C] Do the flowers hear him t[G]oo?[C]
When he's pouring out his h[Em]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [D]do
Do they cast their scent up - [C]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[G]ose in p[Em]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[D]ove for the blackbird's song of l[G]ove[G7]
Chorus:
[C]Blow, wind, [G]blow, [D7] Wild and fr[G]ee[G7]
[C]My daddy sa[G]ys, you?re a l[D]ot like [G]me,
[D]I know each colour, its s[C]hape and s[G]ize
[D]I've seen them all, with my D[C]addy's e[G]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[G]reen, Daddy,[C] I?ve touched it with my t[G]oes[C]
And snow is purest w[Em]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[D]ose
But my favourite colour h[C]as to be, the colour of your l[G]ove for[Em] me
And Daddy, I've been t[D]old that love is always g[G]old[G7]
Chorus:
[C]Blow, wind, [G]blow, [D7] Wild and fr[G]ee[G7]
[C]My daddy sa[G]ys, you?re a l[D]ot like [G]me,
[C]My daddy sa[G]ys, you?re a l[D]ot like [G]me,
[G]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- g.smythe@sky.com
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What Colour Is The Wind Charlie Landsborough
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CHARLIE SINGS THIS IN THE KEY OF A#
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PLAY WITH CAPO ON FIRST FRET TO PLAY ALONG
VERSE 1
What colour is the[A] wind, Daddy [D] is it yellow, red or bl[A]ue[D]
When he's playing with my [F#m]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[E]ou?
When he's dying does his c[D]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[A]ghter s[F#m]hade?
Just like his friend the s[E]ea, the wind feels blue to [A]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[A]ing, Daddy, [D] Do the flowers hear him t[A]oo?[D]
When he's pouring out his h[F#m]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [E]do
Do they cast their scent up - [D]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[A]ose in p[F#m]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[E]ove for the blackbird's song of l[A]ove[A7]
Chorus:
[D]Blow, wind, [A]blow, [E7] Wild and fr[A]ee[A7]
[D]My daddy sa[A]ys, you?re a l[E]ot like [A]me,
[E]I know each colour, its s[D]hape and s[A]ize
[E]I've seen them all, with my D[D]addy's e[A]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[A]reen, Daddy,[D] I?ve touched it with my t[A]oes[D]
And snow is purest w[F#m]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[E]ose
But my favourite colour h[D]as to be, the colour of your l[A]ove for[F#m] me
And Daddy, I've been t[E]old that love is always g[A]old[A7]
Chorus:
[D]Blow, wind, [A]blow, [E7] Wild and fr[A]ee[A7]
[D]My daddy sa[A]ys, you?re a l[E]ot like [A]me,
[D]My daddy sa[A]ys, you?re a l[E]ot like [A]me,
[A]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[C] wind, Daddy [F] is it yellow, red or bl[C]ue[F]
When he's playing with my [Am]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[G]ou?
When he's dying does his c[F]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[C]ghter s[Am]hade?
Just like his friend the s[G]ea, the wind feels blue to [C]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[C]ing, Daddy, [F] Do the flowers hear him t[C]oo?[F]
When he's pouring out his h[Am]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [G]do
Do they cast their scent up - [F]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[C]ose in p[Am]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[G]ove for the blackbird's song of l[C]ove[C7]
Chorus:
[F]Blow, wind, [C]blow, [G7] Wild and fr[C]ee[C7]
[F]My daddy sa[C]ys, you?re a l[G]ot like [C]me,
[G]I know each colour, its s[F]hape and s[C]ize
[G]I've seen them all, with my D[F]addy's e[C]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[C]reen, Daddy,[F] I?ve touched it with my t[C]oes[F]
And snow is purest w[Am]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[G]ose
But my favourite colour h[F]as to be, the colour of your l[C]ove for[Am] me
And Daddy, I've been t[G]old that love is always g[C]old[C7]
Chorus:
[F]Blow, wind, [C]blow, [G7] Wild and fr[C]ee[C7]
[F]My daddy sa[C]ys, you?re a l[G]ot like [C]me,
[F]My daddy sa[C]ys, you?re a l[G]ot like [C]me,
[C]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[D] wind, Daddy [G] is it yellow, red or bl[D]ue[G]
When he's playing with my [Bm]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[A]ou?
When he's dying does his c[G]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[D]ghter s[Bm]hade?
Just like his friend the s[A]ea, the wind feels blue to [D]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[D]ing, Daddy, [G] Do the flowers hear him t[D]oo?[G]
When he's pouring out his h[Bm]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [A]do
Do they cast their scent up - [G]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[D]ose in p[Bm]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[A]ove for the blackbird's song of l[D]ove[D7]
Chorus:
[G]Blow, wind, [D]blow, [A7] Wild and fr[D]ee[D7]
[G]My daddy sa[D]ys, you?re a l[A]ot like [D]me,
[A]I know each colour, its s[G]hape and s[D]ize
[A]I've seen them all, with my D[G]addy's e[D]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[D]reen, Daddy,[G] I?ve touched it with my t[D]oes[G]
And snow is purest w[Bm]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[A]ose
But my favourite colour h[G]as to be, the colour of your l[D]ove for[Bm] me
And Daddy, I've been t[A]old that love is always g[D]old[D7]
Chorus:
[G]Blow, wind, [D]blow, [A7] Wild and fr[D]ee[D7]
[G]My daddy sa[D]ys, you?re a l[A]ot like [D]me,
[G]My daddy sa[D]ys, you?re a l[A]ot like [D]me,
[D]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[E] wind, Daddy [A] is it yellow, red or bl[E]ue[A]
When he's playing with my [C#m]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[B]ou?
When he's dying does his c[A]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[E]ghter s[C#m]hade?
Just like his friend the s[B]ea, the wind feels blue to [E]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[E]ing, Daddy, [A] Do the flowers hear him t[E]oo?[A]
When he's pouring out his h[C#m]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [B]do
Do they cast their scent up - [A]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[E]ose in p[C#m]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[B]ove for the blackbird's song of l[E]ove[E7]
Chorus:
[A]Blow, wind, [E]blow, [B7] Wild and fr[E]ee[E7]
[A]My daddy sa[E]ys, you?re a l[B]ot like [E]me,
[B]I know each colour, its s[A]hape and s[E]ize
[B]I've seen them all, with my D[A]addy's e[E]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[E]reen, Daddy,[A] I?ve touched it with my t[E]oes[A]
And snow is purest w[C#m]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[B]ose
But my favourite colour h[A]as to be, the colour of your l[E]ove for[C#m] me
And Daddy, I've been t[B]old that love is always g[E]old[E7]
Chorus:
[A]Blow, wind, [E]blow, [B7] Wild and fr[E]ee[E7]
[A]My daddy sa[E]ys, you?re a l[B]ot like [E]me,
[A]My daddy sa[E]ys, you?re a l[B]ot like [E]me,
[E]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[F] wind, Daddy [Bb] is it yellow, red or bl[F]ue[Bb]
When he's playing with my [Dm]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[C]ou?
When he's dying does his c[Bb]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[F]ghter s[Dm]hade?
Just like his friend the s[C]ea, the wind feels blue to [F]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[F]ing, Daddy, [Bb] Do the flowers hear him t[F]oo?[Bb]
When he's pouring out his h[Dm]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [C]do
Do they cast their scent up - [Bb]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[F]ose in p[Dm]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[C]ove for the blackbird's song of l[F]ove[F7]
Chorus:
[Bb]Blow, wind, [F]blow, [C7] Wild and fr[F]ee[F7]
[Bb]My daddy sa[F]ys, you?re a l[C]ot like [F]me,
[C]I know each colour, its s[Bb]hape and s[F]ize
[C]I've seen them all, with my D[Bb]addy's e[F]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[F]reen, Daddy,[Bb] I?ve touched it with my t[F]oes[Bb]
And snow is purest w[Dm]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[C]ose
But my favourite colour h[Bb]as to be, the colour of your l[F]ove for[Dm] me
And Daddy, I've been t[C]old that love is always g[F]old[F7]
Chorus:
[Bb]Blow, wind, [F]blow, [C7] Wild and fr[F]ee[F7]
[Bb]My daddy sa[F]ys, you?re a l[C]ot like [F]me,
[Bb]My daddy sa[F]ys, you?re a l[C]ot like [F]me,
[F]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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VERSE 1
What colour is the[G] wind, Daddy [C] is it yellow, red or bl[G]ue[C]
When he's playing with my [Em]hair, Daddy, Does he do the same to y[D]ou?
When he's dying does his c[C]olour fade Is a gentle breeze a li[G]ghter s[Em]hade?
Just like his friend the s[D]ea, the wind feels blue to [G]me
VERSE 2
When the blackbird starts to s[G]ing, Daddy, [C] Do the flowers hear him t[G]oo?[C]
When he's pouring out his h[Em]eart, Daddy, Tell me, what roses [D]do
Do they cast their scent up - [C]on the air, and is fragrance just a r[G]ose in p[Em]rayer
Giving thanks to God a - b[D]ove for the blackbird's song of l[G]ove[G7]
Chorus:
[C]Blow, wind, [G]blow, [D7] Wild and fr[G]ee[G7]
[C]My daddy sa[G]ys, you?re a l[D]ot like [G]me,
[D]I know each colour, its s[C]hape and s[G]ize
[D]I've seen them all, with my D[C]addy's e[G]yes
VERSE 3
I know that grass is g[G]reen, Daddy,[C] I?ve touched it with my t[G]oes[C]
And snow is purest w[Em]hite, Daddy, I?ve felt it with my n[D]ose
But my favourite colour h[C]as to be, the colour of your l[G]ove for[Em] me
And Daddy, I've been t[D]old that love is always g[G]old[G7]
Chorus:
[C]Blow, wind, [G]blow, [D7] Wild and fr[G]ee[G7]
[C]My daddy sa[G]ys, you?re a l[D]ot like [G]me,
[C]My daddy sa[G]ys, you?re a l[D]ot like [G]me,
[G]What colour is the wind'. TO FINISH
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