Chords for Jamey Johnson, In Color
Tempo:
143.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, [Ab] 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
It ain't real clear, [Eb] as I looked you there.
I said yeah, I was a lovin' [Bb] man.
Times were tough back in 35,
Ashley [Ab] and Uncle Joe just trying to [Eb] survive a cotton farm
[F] [Eb]
and a great [Bb] depression.
Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save [Eb] each other.
You should have [Abm] seen it in [Bb] color.
This one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle [Ab] of hell,
1943, [Eb] in the wintertime.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee.
He was [Ab] a high school teacher from New [Eb] Orleans
and he had my back right through the day we [Bb] left.
Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save each [Eb] other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
A picture's worth a thousand [F] words,
but you [Ab]
can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen [F] it [Bb] in color.
[Eb]
[Bb]
Except this one is my favorite one.
This is me and [Ab] Grandma in the summer sun,
[Eb] all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vow.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June
[Eb] and that rose [Ab] was red and her eyes were blue.
[Eb] And son, look at that smile.
[F] [Eb] I was [Bb] so proud.
[Gm]
That's [F] the story of [Bb] my life, [Gm]
[F] right there in black [Bb] and white.
[F] [Bb] And it was just like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple
[Eb] kids just
[Bb]
[Cm]
trying to save
[Eb] each other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
A picture's worth a thousand words,
[Ab] but you can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered.
[F] You should have seen it [E] in color.
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Ebm] [E]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb]
[N]
[A]
[E]
[Gb] [Dm]
[E] [Eb] [Bb]
[Em]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, [Ab] 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
It ain't real clear, [Eb] as I looked you there.
I said yeah, I was a lovin' [Bb] man.
Times were tough back in 35,
Ashley [Ab] and Uncle Joe just trying to [Eb] survive a cotton farm
[F] [Eb]
and a great [Bb] depression.
Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save [Eb] each other.
You should have [Abm] seen it in [Bb] color.
This one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle [Ab] of hell,
1943, [Eb] in the wintertime.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee.
He was [Ab] a high school teacher from New [Eb] Orleans
and he had my back right through the day we [Bb] left.
Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save each [Eb] other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
A picture's worth a thousand [F] words,
but you [Ab]
can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen [F] it [Bb] in color.
[Eb]
[Bb]
Except this one is my favorite one.
This is me and [Ab] Grandma in the summer sun,
[Eb] all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vow.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June
[Eb] and that rose [Ab] was red and her eyes were blue.
[Eb] And son, look at that smile.
[F] [Eb] I was [Bb] so proud.
[Gm]
That's [F] the story of [Bb] my life, [Gm]
[F] right there in black [Bb] and white.
[F] [Bb] And it was just like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple
[Eb] kids just
[Bb]
[Cm]
trying to save
[Eb] each other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
A picture's worth a thousand words,
[Ab] but you can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered.
[F] You should have seen it [E] in color.
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Ebm] [E]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb]
[N]
[A]
[E]
[Gb] [Dm]
[E] [Eb] [Bb]
[Em]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
E
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ 1, 2, 3, _ 4, _ _ 5, 6, 7, 8, _ [Ab] 9, _ _ 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
It ain't real clear, [Eb] as I looked you there.
I said yeah, I was a lovin' [Bb] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Times were tough back in 35, _
Ashley [Ab] and Uncle Joe just trying to [Eb] survive a cotton farm
_ [F] _ [Eb] _
and a great [Bb] depression. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save [Eb] each other.
You should have [Abm] seen it in [Bb] color. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle [Ab] of hell,
_ 1943, _ [Eb] _ in the wintertime. _
You can almost see [Bb] my _ breath.
_ _ _ _ _ That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee.
He was [Ab] a high school teacher from New [Eb] Orleans
and he had my back right through the day we [Bb] left. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save each [Eb] other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A picture's worth a thousand [F] words,
but you [Ab]
can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen [F] it [Bb] in _ color. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Except this one is my favorite one.
This is me and [Ab] Grandma in the summer sun,
[Eb] all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vow.
_ _ _ _ _ You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June
[Eb] and that rose [Ab] was red and her eyes were blue.
[Eb] And son, look at that smile.
[F] _ [Eb] I was [Bb] so _ proud.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ That's [F] the story of [Bb] my life, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] right there in black [Bb] and white. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] And it was just like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ kids just _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
trying to save _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ each other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ A picture's worth a thousand words,
[Ab] but you can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered. _
[F] You should have seen it [E] in color. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ 1, 2, 3, _ 4, _ _ 5, 6, 7, 8, _ [Ab] 9, _ _ 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
It ain't real clear, [Eb] as I looked you there.
I said yeah, I was a lovin' [Bb] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Times were tough back in 35, _
Ashley [Ab] and Uncle Joe just trying to [Eb] survive a cotton farm
_ [F] _ [Eb] _
and a great [Bb] depression. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save [Eb] each other.
You should have [Abm] seen it in [Bb] color. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle [Ab] of hell,
_ 1943, _ [Eb] _ in the wintertime. _
You can almost see [Bb] my _ breath.
_ _ _ _ _ That was my tail gunner, old Johnny McGee.
He was [Ab] a high school teacher from New [Eb] Orleans
and he had my back right through the day we [Bb] left. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Never looked like we were scared to death,
like [Ab] a couple kids just trying to save each [Eb] other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A picture's worth a thousand [F] words,
but you [Ab]
can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen [F] it [Bb] in _ color. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Except this one is my favorite one.
This is me and [Ab] Grandma in the summer sun,
[Eb] all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vow.
_ _ _ _ _ You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June
[Eb] and that rose [Ab] was red and her eyes were blue.
[Eb] And son, look at that smile.
[F] _ [Eb] I was [Bb] so _ proud.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ That's [F] the story of [Bb] my life, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] right there in black [Bb] and white. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] And it was just like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ kids just _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
trying to save _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ each other.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ A picture's worth a thousand words,
[Ab] but you can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered. _
[F] You should have seen it [E] in color. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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