Chords for 'Jamey Johnson 'in Color' live at David Letterman Show
Tempo:
62.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] I said, Grandpa, watch this picture [Eb] here, it's all black and white, and it ain't real
clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was a-lovin'.
Times were tough back in thirty-five, [Ab] that's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive [Eb] a
cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression.
And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[F] [Bb] Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in nineteen forty-three
[Eb] in the winter times.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee, [Ab] he was a high school teacher from New Orleans,
[Eb] and he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save
each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
A picture's worth a thousand, [Ab] but you can't see what the-
[Eb] You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
He said, this one is my favorite one, [Ab] this is me and Grandma in the summer sun, [Eb] all dressed
up the day we set [Bb] off to fight.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that
June, [Ab] and that rose was red and her eyes were blue, and [Eb] just look at that smile, I was [Bb] so proud.
[Gm] [F] That's the story [Eb] of my [Gm] right thing.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids just tryin' to save
[Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
A picture's worth a [Gb] thousand, but you can't see what the [C]-
The shades of gray keep [Eb] color, you should have seen [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
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[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was a-lovin'.
Times were tough back in thirty-five, [Ab] that's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive [Eb] a
cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression.
And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[F] [Bb] Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in nineteen forty-three
[Eb] in the winter times.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee, [Ab] he was a high school teacher from New Orleans,
[Eb] and he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save
each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
A picture's worth a thousand, [Ab] but you can't see what the-
[Eb] You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
He said, this one is my favorite one, [Ab] this is me and Grandma in the summer sun, [Eb] all dressed
up the day we set [Bb] off to fight.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that
June, [Ab] and that rose was red and her eyes were blue, and [Eb] just look at that smile, I was [Bb] so proud.
[Gm] [F] That's the story [Eb] of my [Gm] right thing.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids just tryin' to save
[Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
A picture's worth a [Gb] thousand, but you can't see what the [C]-
The shades of gray keep [Eb] color, you should have seen [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
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[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Gm
Eb
Bb
Ab
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[Bbm] I said, Grandpa, watch this picture [Eb] here, it's all black and white, and it ain't real
clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was a-lovin'.
Times were tough back in thirty-five, [Ab] that's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive [Eb] a
cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression.
_ _ And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in nineteen forty-three
[Eb] in the winter times.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
_ That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee, [Ab] he was a high school teacher from New Orleans,
[Eb] and he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
_ And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save
each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ A picture's worth a thousand, [Ab] but you can't see what the-
[Eb] You should have seen it [Bb] in color. _ _ _ _
_ _ He said, this one is my favorite one, [Ab] this is me and Grandma in the summer sun, [Eb] all dressed
up the day we set [Bb] off to fight.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that
June, [Ab] and that rose was red and her eyes were blue, and [Eb] just look at that smile, I was [Bb] so proud.
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] That's the story [Eb] of my _ _ _ [Gm] _ right thing.
[Eb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids just tryin' to save
[Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ A picture's worth a [Gb] thousand, but you can't see what the [C]-
The shades of gray keep [Eb] color, you should have seen _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bbm] I said, Grandpa, watch this picture [Eb] here, it's all black and white, and it ain't real
clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was a-lovin'.
Times were tough back in thirty-five, [Ab] that's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive [Eb] a
cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression.
_ _ And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in nineteen forty-three
[Eb] in the winter times.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
_ That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee, [Ab] he was a high school teacher from New Orleans,
[Eb] and he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
_ And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, like a couple of kids just tryin' to [Eb] save
each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ A picture's worth a thousand, [Ab] but you can't see what the-
[Eb] You should have seen it [Bb] in color. _ _ _ _
_ _ He said, this one is my favorite one, [Ab] this is me and Grandma in the summer sun, [Eb] all dressed
up the day we set [Bb] off to fight.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that
June, [Ab] and that rose was red and her eyes were blue, and [Eb] just look at that smile, I was [Bb] so proud.
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] That's the story [Eb] of my _ _ _ [Gm] _ right thing.
[Eb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids just tryin' to save
[Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ A picture's worth a [Gb] thousand, but you can't see what the [C]-
The shades of gray keep [Eb] color, you should have seen _ [Bb] _
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