Chords for Colors And The Kids
Tempo:
120.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It must be the colors and the kids that [D] keep me alive
Cause [A] the music is boring me to [D] death
It must just be [A] the colors and the kids that keep [D] me alive
Cause I wanna go right [A]
away to January [D] 9th
I built a [A] shack with an old friend
He was someone I could learn [D] from
Someone I could [A]
become
Will you meet me down on a sandy beach?
[D]
We can roll up our jeans
So the tide won't get us [D] below the knees
[E] [A] Yellow hair, you are a funny [D] bear
[E] [A] Yellow hair, you are such a funny [D] bear
Slender [F#] fingers [A]
would hold me
Slender limbs [D] would hold me
And you could say my [A] name
Like you knew my [D] name
I could [A] stay here, become someone [D] different
I could [A] stay here, become someone
[D]
It's [A] so hard to go in the city
Cause you [D] wanna say hello to everybody
It's [A] so hard to go into the city
Cause you wanna [D] say hey, hello to everybody
When we were [F#] [A] teenagers
We wanted to be the [D] sky
Now all we wanna do is go [A] to rare places
And try to [D]
stay out of
It must be the [A]
colors and the kids that [D] keep me alive
Cause [A] the music is born, made of that
[D] It must just be the [A] colors
And it must just be the [D] kids
That keep me [A] alive [A]
on this January night
[D]
Yellow hair, you are a funny [D] bear
[A] Yellow hair, you are such a funny [D] bear
[A]
[F#]
Cause [A] the music is boring me to [D] death
It must just be [A] the colors and the kids that keep [D] me alive
Cause I wanna go right [A]
away to January [D] 9th
I built a [A] shack with an old friend
He was someone I could learn [D] from
Someone I could [A]
become
Will you meet me down on a sandy beach?
[D]
We can roll up our jeans
So the tide won't get us [D] below the knees
[E] [A] Yellow hair, you are a funny [D] bear
[E] [A] Yellow hair, you are such a funny [D] bear
Slender [F#] fingers [A]
would hold me
Slender limbs [D] would hold me
And you could say my [A] name
Like you knew my [D] name
I could [A] stay here, become someone [D] different
I could [A] stay here, become someone
[D]
It's [A] so hard to go in the city
Cause you [D] wanna say hello to everybody
It's [A] so hard to go into the city
Cause you wanna [D] say hey, hello to everybody
When we were [F#] [A] teenagers
We wanted to be the [D] sky
Now all we wanna do is go [A] to rare places
And try to [D]
stay out of
It must be the [A]
colors and the kids that [D] keep me alive
Cause [A] the music is born, made of that
[D] It must just be the [A] colors
And it must just be the [D] kids
That keep me [A] alive [A]
on this January night
[D]
Yellow hair, you are a funny [D] bear
[A] Yellow hair, you are such a funny [D] bear
[A]
[F#]
Key:
D
A
F#
E
D
A
F#
E
_ _ _ It must be the colors _ _ _ and the _ kids _ that _ [D] keep me alive _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cause [A] the music _ _ _ is _ boring _ me to _ [D] death _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It must just be [A] the colors _ _ and the _ kids _ that _ keep [D] me alive
_ Cause _ _ I wanna go right [A] _
away _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ January _ _ [D] 9th _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I built a [A] shack with an old friend _
_ He was someone I could learn [D] from _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Someone I could _ [A]
become
_ _ _ Will you meet me _ down _ on a sandy _ _ _ beach?
[D] _ _
_ _ We can roll up our _ jeans _ _ _ _ _
_ So the tide _ won't get us [D] below the _ knees _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Yellow hair, _ _ _ _ _ you are a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] Yellow hair, _ _ _ _ you are such a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Slender [F#] _ fingers [A] _ _ _ _
would hold me
_ _ Slender limbs [D] would hold _ me _
_ _ And you could say my [A] _ _ _ name _ _
_ _ _ _ Like you knew my _ [D] name _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I could [A] stay _ _ here, _ _ _ _ _ _ become someone _ [D] different
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
could [A] stay here, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ become _ someone
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's [A] so hard to go in the city
_ _ Cause _ you [D] wanna say hello _ to everybody
_ _ _ It's [A] so hard to go into the city _ _ _ _
Cause you wanna [D] say hey, _ hello to everybody
_ When we were [F#] _ [A] teenagers _ _ _ _
We wanted to be the [D] sky _ _ _ _ _ _
Now all we wanna do is go [A] to rare _ _ places _ _
_ _ And try to [D]
stay out of
_ It _ _ _ _ must be the [A] _
colors _ _ _ and the _ kids that _ _ _ [D] keep me alive _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Cause [A] the music _ _ _ is _ _ _ _ _ born, made of that
[D] _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ must just be the [A] _ colors _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And it must just be the _ [D] _ _ kids _ _
_ _ _ That keep me [A] _ alive _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ on this January _ _ night
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yellow hair, _ _ _ _ you are a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Yellow _ hair, _ _ _ you are such a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cause [A] the music _ _ _ is _ boring _ me to _ [D] death _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It must just be [A] the colors _ _ and the _ kids _ that _ keep [D] me alive
_ Cause _ _ I wanna go right [A] _
away _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ January _ _ [D] 9th _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I built a [A] shack with an old friend _
_ He was someone I could learn [D] from _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Someone I could _ [A]
become
_ _ _ Will you meet me _ down _ on a sandy _ _ _ beach?
[D] _ _
_ _ We can roll up our _ jeans _ _ _ _ _
_ So the tide _ won't get us [D] below the _ knees _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Yellow hair, _ _ _ _ _ you are a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] Yellow hair, _ _ _ _ you are such a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Slender [F#] _ fingers [A] _ _ _ _
would hold me
_ _ Slender limbs [D] would hold _ me _
_ _ And you could say my [A] _ _ _ name _ _
_ _ _ _ Like you knew my _ [D] name _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I could [A] stay _ _ here, _ _ _ _ _ _ become someone _ [D] different
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
could [A] stay here, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ become _ someone
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's [A] so hard to go in the city
_ _ Cause _ you [D] wanna say hello _ to everybody
_ _ _ It's [A] so hard to go into the city _ _ _ _
Cause you wanna [D] say hey, _ hello to everybody
_ When we were [F#] _ [A] teenagers _ _ _ _
We wanted to be the [D] sky _ _ _ _ _ _
Now all we wanna do is go [A] to rare _ _ places _ _
_ _ And try to [D]
stay out of
_ It _ _ _ _ must be the [A] _
colors _ _ _ and the _ kids that _ _ _ [D] keep me alive _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Cause [A] the music _ _ _ is _ _ _ _ _ born, made of that
[D] _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ must just be the [A] _ colors _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And it must just be the _ [D] _ _ kids _ _
_ _ _ That keep me [A] _ alive _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ on this January _ _ night
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yellow hair, _ _ _ _ you are a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Yellow _ hair, _ _ _ you are such a funny [D] bear _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _