Chords for Jamey Johnson - In Color (Official Video)
Tempo:
63.975 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
I said, Grandpa, what's this picture [Ab] here?
It's all black and white.
And it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a lover.
[Cm] [Bb] In time for tub back in 35, [Ab] that's me and [Eb] Uncle Joe just
trying to survive a cotton farm.
And a great [Bb] depression.
If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying [Eb] to save each [Ebm] other,
you should have seen it in [Bb] color.
Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
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 [Eb] Orleans.
And he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying to [Eb] save each other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
A picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see what those shades of [Eb] gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
This one is my favorite [Ab] one.
This is me and Grandma in [Eb] the summer sun,
all dressed up the day we [Bb] set our fire.
[Cm] [Bb] You can't tell it here, but it was hot that [Ab] June.
That rose was red and her [Cm] eyes were [Eb] blue.
And just look at that smile.
I [Bb] was so proud.
[Gm] That's the [F] story [Eb] of my life.
[Gm] Right [F] there in [Eb] black and white.
[F] [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just trying to save each [Eb] other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see [Eb] what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[Ab]
[Eb] Should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[D] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
I said, Grandpa, what's this picture [Ab] here?
It's all black and white.
And it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a lover.
[Cm] [Bb] In time for tub back in 35, [Ab] that's me and [Eb] Uncle Joe just
trying to survive a cotton farm.
And a great [Bb] depression.
If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying [Eb] to save each [Ebm] other,
you should have seen it in [Bb] color.
Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
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 [Eb] Orleans.
And he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying to [Eb] save each other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
A picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see what those shades of [Eb] gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
This one is my favorite [Ab] one.
This is me and Grandma in [Eb] the summer sun,
all dressed up the day we [Bb] set our fire.
[Cm] [Bb] You can't tell it here, but it was hot that [Ab] June.
That rose was red and her [Cm] eyes were [Eb] blue.
And just look at that smile.
I [Bb] was so proud.
[Gm] That's the [F] story [Eb] of my life.
[Gm] Right [F] there in [Eb] black and white.
[F] [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just trying to save each [Eb] other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see [Eb] what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[Ab]
[Eb] Should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[D] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
F
Bb
Eb
Ab
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I said, Grandpa, what's this picture [Ab] here?
It's all black and white.
And it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a lover. _ _
[Cm] [Bb] In time for tub back in 35, [Ab] that's me and [Eb] Uncle Joe just
trying to survive a cotton farm.
_ And a great [Bb] depression. _ _
If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying [Eb] to save each [Ebm] other,
you should have seen it in [Bb] color. _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
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 [Eb] Orleans.
And he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
_ If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying to [Eb] save each other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ A picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see what those shades of [Eb] gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This one is my favorite [Ab] one.
This is me and Grandma in [Eb] the summer sun,
all dressed up the day we [Bb] set our fire.
_ [Cm] [Bb] You can't tell it here, but it was hot that [Ab] June.
That rose was red and her [Cm] eyes were [Eb] blue.
And just look at that smile.
I [Bb] was so proud.
_ _ [Gm] _ That's the [F] story [Eb] of my life.
_ _ [Gm] _ Right [F] there in [Eb] black and white.
_ [F] [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just trying to save each [Eb] other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see [Eb] what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Should have seen it [Bb] in color. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I said, Grandpa, what's this picture [Ab] here?
It's all black and white.
And it ain't real [Eb] clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was a lover. _ _
[Cm] [Bb] In time for tub back in 35, [Ab] that's me and [Eb] Uncle Joe just
trying to survive a cotton farm.
_ And a great [Bb] depression. _ _
If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying [Eb] to save each [Ebm] other,
you should have seen it in [Bb] color. _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Ab] in the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
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 [Eb] Orleans.
And he had my back right through the day [Bb] we left.
_ If it looks like we were scared to death,
[Ab] like a couple of kids just trying to [Eb] save each other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ A picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see what those shades of [Eb] gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This one is my favorite [Ab] one.
This is me and Grandma in [Eb] the summer sun,
all dressed up the day we [Bb] set our fire.
_ [Cm] [Bb] You can't tell it here, but it was hot that [Ab] June.
That rose was red and her [Cm] eyes were [Eb] blue.
And just look at that smile.
I [Bb] was so proud.
_ _ [Gm] _ That's the [F] story [Eb] of my life.
_ _ [Gm] _ Right [F] there in [Eb] black and white.
_ [F] [Bb] And if it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death,
like a couple of kids just trying to save each [Eb] other,
you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words,
but you can't see [Eb] what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Should have seen it [Bb] in color. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _