Chords for True Colors - Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Change does not roll the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
History [F#m] will have to report that the greatest tragedy of [A] this period was not the strength [A] of the father, but the unfolding sadness of the mother.
[F#m] begin and end [A] the day we become silent about things that matter.
Let [D] your truth [Bm]
[F#m] [D]
[B] [Bm] [E]
[B] [Bm]
[D] arise.
History [F#m] will have to report that the greatest tragedy of [A] this period was not the strength [A] of the father, but the unfolding sadness of the mother.
[F#m] begin and end [A] the day we become silent about things that matter.
Let [D] your truth [Bm]
[F#m] [D]
[B] [Bm] [E]
[B] [Bm]
[D] arise.
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G
A
F#m
Bm
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G
A
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_ _ _ _ _ Change does not roll the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
History [F#m] will have to report that the greatest tragedy of [A] this period was not the strength [A] of the father, but the unfolding sadness of the mother.
_ Our lives [F#m] begin and end [A] the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther [F#m] King, Jr. _ _ _
Let [D] your truth _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ arise.
_ Don't be discouraged.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
It's hard to take [A] courage.
_ _ _ [Em]
To be [F#m] bold, you [A] can't _ _ _ _ _ _ let you [G] be seen.
[D] _ _ I see your truth, oh, I _ [A] _ _ _ see [G] your truth.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] That's [A] why I love you.
[G] So don't [D] be fooled [Em] into the [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] truth.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Show [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
me your smile, I'm there. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ I saw you laughing.
You're _ [Em] _ crazy, but [F#m] you're living in all [D] you can bear.
Just call [C#m] me up because you [A] know I'll be there.
I see your [D] true colors [A] shining. _
[D] I see your true colors.
[G] And that's why I [A] love you.
[G] So don't [D] be afraid to admit your _ _
[G] true _ [D] _ [G] colors.
True _ colors are beautiful.
[A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Human beings can be beautiful when they're beautiful.
They can be fat or skinny or right or wrong.
But a legal?
How can a human being be legal?
Believe us. _ _ _ _
_ I always believe that we live in a very human world.
There is mercy and generosity.
No one is orientating a person because of their moral skin or background or his religion.
People must learn to hate.
And if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.
So the loved one is more motivated to _ _ _ use them as a weapon. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] I see _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] your true [D] colors [A] shining.
_ [D] I [G] see your true _ [D] colors.
[G] And that's why I [A] love you.
[G] So don't [D] be afraid. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Change does not roll the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
History [F#m] will have to report that the greatest tragedy of [A] this period was not the strength [A] of the father, but the unfolding sadness of the mother.
_ Our lives [F#m] begin and end [A] the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther [F#m] King, Jr. _ _ _
Let [D] your truth _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ arise.
_ Don't be discouraged.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
It's hard to take [A] courage.
_ _ _ [Em]
To be [F#m] bold, you [A] can't _ _ _ _ _ _ let you [G] be seen.
[D] _ _ I see your truth, oh, I _ [A] _ _ _ see [G] your truth.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] That's [A] why I love you.
[G] So don't [D] be fooled [Em] into the [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] truth.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Show [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
me your smile, I'm there. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ I saw you laughing.
You're _ [Em] _ crazy, but [F#m] you're living in all [D] you can bear.
Just call [C#m] me up because you [A] know I'll be there.
I see your [D] true colors [A] shining. _
[D] I see your true colors.
[G] And that's why I [A] love you.
[G] So don't [D] be afraid to admit your _ _
[G] true _ [D] _ [G] colors.
True _ colors are beautiful.
[A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Human beings can be beautiful when they're beautiful.
They can be fat or skinny or right or wrong.
But a legal?
How can a human being be legal?
Believe us. _ _ _ _
_ I always believe that we live in a very human world.
There is mercy and generosity.
No one is orientating a person because of their moral skin or background or his religion.
People must learn to hate.
And if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.
So the loved one is more motivated to _ _ _ use them as a weapon. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] I see _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] your true [D] colors [A] shining.
_ [D] I [G] see your true _ [D] colors.
[G] And that's why I [A] love you.
[G] So don't [D] be afraid. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _