Chords for The Colour Field live on The Tube, 1984
Tempo:
85.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
Cm
Gm
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
My God, we're so privileged.
[G]
[C]
[Eb] [D]
[Db] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [Eb]
[G] [G]
[C] In the commonweal, [G] the [Eb] [C] commonweal, war is rare, [Gm] peace is one, [C] but two [Gm] hundred [C] is not enough.
Well in this [Gm] sky, in this house, in clouds full of bibles, the [Eb] hands which you [G] count are controlling your life.
You get [Gm] no choice at all when you're asked to decide.
You think you're all brave when your [C] spirit is died on the door.
[G] When [Bb] opportunity is not [Cm] in the colour field, the colour field.
[C]
All you need [Gm]
is a piece of mind, [C] but even that is hard to find.
You could be [Gm] on the beat, off the beat, upbeat or [C] downbeat, frantic, [G] neurotic, romantic, necrotic.
If you lost control, [C] the dream's gone [G] cold, it's time to accept, [Gm] you've sold your [C] soul to the colour field, the colour [G] field.
[C]
[Bb] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Cm]
[C]
[C]
This [Cm] world's so bad, I feel [C] so sad, let's take a trip to a world so glad.
A world [Cm] of frogs and green [D] bantams, flying dogs, silver cats [Cm] and emerald rats, and purple clouds, and faceless crowds, who was a flat that never passed.
And pictures hanging upside down, you won't ask where you are.
[C] It's another world, for [Cm] you and your girl, and all your friends, we'll all be there.
Let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip.
[Bb] [Cm] [C]
[Cm]
[Fm] [C]
[Eb] [C] [Cm]
[C]
[C]
Let's close our eyes, [Cm] let's start to dream.
We're swimming in beauty now, we're really groovy now, it's really hip.
It's P-A-T, S-C-N-T, S-C-O-P, and F-A-B, it's a top.
[C] [Cm]
[C] No one will know, [Cm] what goes on, just you and [C] me, and the dreams we see.
No one will know, what goes on, just you and me, and the dreams we see.
Let's take a trip, [Cm] let's take a trip, let's take a trip, [Gm] let's take a trip.
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[G]
[C]
[Eb] [D]
[Db] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [Eb]
[G] [G]
[C] In the commonweal, [G] the [Eb] [C] commonweal, war is rare, [Gm] peace is one, [C] but two [Gm] hundred [C] is not enough.
Well in this [Gm] sky, in this house, in clouds full of bibles, the [Eb] hands which you [G] count are controlling your life.
You get [Gm] no choice at all when you're asked to decide.
You think you're all brave when your [C] spirit is died on the door.
[G] When [Bb] opportunity is not [Cm] in the colour field, the colour field.
[C]
All you need [Gm]
is a piece of mind, [C] but even that is hard to find.
You could be [Gm] on the beat, off the beat, upbeat or [C] downbeat, frantic, [G] neurotic, romantic, necrotic.
If you lost control, [C] the dream's gone [G] cold, it's time to accept, [Gm] you've sold your [C] soul to the colour field, the colour [G] field.
[C]
[Bb] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Cm]
[C]
[C]
This [Cm] world's so bad, I feel [C] so sad, let's take a trip to a world so glad.
A world [Cm] of frogs and green [D] bantams, flying dogs, silver cats [Cm] and emerald rats, and purple clouds, and faceless crowds, who was a flat that never passed.
And pictures hanging upside down, you won't ask where you are.
[C] It's another world, for [Cm] you and your girl, and all your friends, we'll all be there.
Let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip.
[Bb] [Cm] [C]
[Cm]
[Fm] [C]
[Eb] [C] [Cm]
[C]
[C]
Let's close our eyes, [Cm] let's start to dream.
We're swimming in beauty now, we're really groovy now, it's really hip.
It's P-A-T, S-C-N-T, S-C-O-P, and F-A-B, it's a top.
[C] [Cm]
[C] No one will know, [Cm] what goes on, just you and [C] me, and the dreams we see.
No one will know, what goes on, just you and me, and the dreams we see.
Let's take a trip, [Cm] let's take a trip, let's take a trip, [Gm] let's take a trip.
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
Key:
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Cm
Gm
G
Eb
C
Cm
Gm
_ My God, we're so privileged.
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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [C] In the commonweal, [G] _ the [Eb] [C] commonweal, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ war is rare, _ [Gm] peace is one, [C] but two [Gm] hundred _ [C] is not enough.
Well in this [Gm] sky, in this house, in clouds full of bibles, the [Eb] hands which you [G] count are controlling your life.
You get [Gm] no choice at all when you're asked to decide.
You think you're all brave when your [C] spirit is died on the door.
[G] _ When [Bb] opportunity is not [Cm] in the colour field, the colour field.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ All you need [Gm]
is a piece of mind, [C] but even that is hard to find.
You could be [Gm] on the beat, off the beat, upbeat or [C] downbeat, frantic, [G] neurotic, romantic, necrotic.
If you lost control, [C] the dream's gone [G] cold, it's time to accept, [Gm] you've sold your [C] soul to the colour field, the colour [G] field.
_ [C] _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ This [Cm] world's so bad, I feel [C] so sad, let's take a trip to a world so glad.
A world [Cm] of frogs and green [D] bantams, flying dogs, silver cats [Cm] and emerald rats, and purple clouds, and faceless crowds, who was a flat that never passed. _ _
_ And pictures hanging upside down, you won't ask where you are.
_ _ [C] It's another world, for [Cm] you and your girl, and all your friends, we'll all be there.
Let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip.
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[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Let's close our eyes, _ [Cm] let's start to dream.
_ _ _ We're swimming in beauty now, we're really groovy now, it's really hip. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's P-A-T, S-C-N-T, S-C-O-P, and F-A-B, it's a top. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[C] No one will know, [Cm] what goes on, just you and [C] me, and the dreams we see.
No one will know, what goes on, just you and me, and the dreams we see.
Let's take a trip, [Cm] let's take a trip, let's take a trip, [Gm] let's take a trip.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [C] In the commonweal, [G] _ the [Eb] [C] commonweal, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ war is rare, _ [Gm] peace is one, [C] but two [Gm] hundred _ [C] is not enough.
Well in this [Gm] sky, in this house, in clouds full of bibles, the [Eb] hands which you [G] count are controlling your life.
You get [Gm] no choice at all when you're asked to decide.
You think you're all brave when your [C] spirit is died on the door.
[G] _ When [Bb] opportunity is not [Cm] in the colour field, the colour field.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ All you need [Gm]
is a piece of mind, [C] but even that is hard to find.
You could be [Gm] on the beat, off the beat, upbeat or [C] downbeat, frantic, [G] neurotic, romantic, necrotic.
If you lost control, [C] the dream's gone [G] cold, it's time to accept, [Gm] you've sold your [C] soul to the colour field, the colour [G] field.
_ [C] _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ This [Cm] world's so bad, I feel [C] so sad, let's take a trip to a world so glad.
A world [Cm] of frogs and green [D] bantams, flying dogs, silver cats [Cm] and emerald rats, and purple clouds, and faceless crowds, who was a flat that never passed. _ _
_ And pictures hanging upside down, you won't ask where you are.
_ _ [C] It's another world, for [Cm] you and your girl, and all your friends, we'll all be there.
Let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip, let's take a trip.
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[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Let's close our eyes, _ [Cm] let's start to dream.
_ _ _ We're swimming in beauty now, we're really groovy now, it's really hip. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's P-A-T, S-C-N-T, S-C-O-P, and F-A-B, it's a top. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[C] No one will know, [Cm] what goes on, just you and [C] me, and the dreams we see.
No one will know, what goes on, just you and me, and the dreams we see.
Let's take a trip, [Cm] let's take a trip, let's take a trip, [Gm] let's take a trip.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _