Chords for Jamey Johnson - In Color (Live at Farm Aid 2018)
Tempo:
123.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [C]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
It's [Ab] all black and white, and it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a-lovin'.
Times were tough back in 35.
[Ab] That's me and Uncle Joe tryin' to survive [Eb] a cotton farm in a Great [Bb] Depression.
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you should [Bb] have seen it in color.
This one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell, 1943, [Eb] in the wintertime.
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] He had my back right through the day we [Bb] left.
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
[Ab] You can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You [Bb] should have seen it in color.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [C]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
This [Eb] one is my [Bb] favorite one.
[Ab] This is me and Memaw in the summer [Eb] sun, all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vows.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was red and her eyes were blue.
And [Eb] just look at that smile.
I [Bb] was so proud.
[F]
[G] [F] That's the story of [Eb] my life, [Gm]
[F] right there in black and [Eb] [F] white.
[Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save each [Eb] other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
You can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered.
You [Bb] should have seen it in color.
Thank y'all so much.
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[Eb]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
It's [Ab] all black and white, and it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a-lovin'.
Times were tough back in 35.
[Ab] That's me and Uncle Joe tryin' to survive [Eb] a cotton farm in a Great [Bb] Depression.
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you should [Bb] have seen it in color.
This one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell, 1943, [Eb] in the wintertime.
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] He had my back right through the day we [Bb] left.
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
[Ab] You can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You [Bb] should have seen it in color.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [C]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb]
This [Eb] one is my [Bb] favorite one.
[Ab] This is me and Memaw in the summer [Eb] sun, all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vows.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was red and her eyes were blue.
And [Eb] just look at that smile.
I [Bb] was so proud.
[F]
[G] [F] That's the story of [Eb] my life, [Gm]
[F] right there in black and [Eb] [F] white.
[Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save each [Eb] other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
You can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered.
You [Bb] should have seen it in color.
Thank y'all so much.
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Key:
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Bb
Ab
F
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
It's [Ab] all black and white, and it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a-lovin'. _ _ _ _ _
Times were tough back in 35.
[Ab] That's me and Uncle Joe tryin' to survive [Eb] a cotton farm _ _ in a Great [Bb] Depression.
_ _ _ _ _ _ If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you should [Bb] have seen it in color. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell, _ _ 1943, [Eb] in the wintertime.
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] He had my back right through the day we [Bb] left. _ _ _ _ _
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _ _ _
A picture's worth a thousand words.
[Ab] You can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This [Eb] one is my [Bb] favorite one.
[Ab] This is me and Memaw in the summer [Eb] sun, all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vows.
_ _ You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was red and her eyes were blue.
And [Eb] just look at that smile.
_ _ I [Bb] was so proud.
_ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] That's the story of [Eb] my _ life, [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] right there in black and [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] white. _
[Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save each [Eb] other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _ _ _
_ _ A picture's worth a thousand words.
You can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered.
_ _ You [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank y'all so much.
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
It's [Ab] all black and white, and it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a-lovin'. _ _ _ _ _
Times were tough back in 35.
[Ab] That's me and Uncle Joe tryin' to survive [Eb] a cotton farm _ _ in a Great [Bb] Depression.
_ _ _ _ _ _ If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you should [Bb] have seen it in color. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell, _ _ 1943, [Eb] in the wintertime.
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] He had my back right through the day we [Bb] left. _ _ _ _ _
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save [Eb] each other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _ _ _
A picture's worth a thousand words.
[Ab] You can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This [Eb] one is my [Bb] favorite one.
[Ab] This is me and Memaw in the summer [Eb] sun, all dressed up the day we set [Bb] our vows.
_ _ You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was red and her eyes were blue.
And [Eb] just look at that smile.
_ _ I [Bb] was so proud.
_ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] That's the story of [Eb] my _ life, [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] right there in black and [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] white. _
[Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple kids just tryin' to save each [Eb] other,
you [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _ _ _
_ _ A picture's worth a thousand words.
You can't see what [Eb] those shades of gray keep covered.
_ _ You [Bb] should have seen it in color. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank y'all so much.
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