In Color by Jamey Johnson with lyrics Chords
Tempo:
63.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
[Ab] It's all black and white, and it ain't [Eb] real clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was 11.
And times were tough back in 35.
[F] That's me and Uncle Joe just trying [Eb] to survive a cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression.
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Eb] like a couple of kids just trying to save each other,
[Ebm] you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle of hell in 1943, the wintertime.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
That was my tail gunner, old Johnny [Ab] McGee.
He was a [Eb] high school teacher from New Orleans, and he had my back right through the [Bb] day we left.
If it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, 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 set [Bb] our fire.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was [Bb] red and her eyes were blue, [Eb] and just look at that smile.
I was [Bb] so proud.
[Gm] That's the story of [Eb] my life, [Gm] right there in [Eb] black and white.
[Bb] And 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.
Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand words, [F] but you can't [Eb] see what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
[Ab] [Eb]
Should have seen it [Bb] in color.
Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words, but you can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [D]
[Bb] I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
[Ab] It's all black and white, and it ain't [Eb] real clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was 11.
And times were tough back in 35.
[F] That's me and Uncle Joe just trying [Eb] to survive a cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression.
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Eb] like a couple of kids just trying to save each other,
[Ebm] you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle of hell in 1943, the wintertime.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
That was my tail gunner, old Johnny [Ab] McGee.
He was a [Eb] high school teacher from New Orleans, and he had my back right through the [Bb] day we left.
If it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, 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 set [Bb] our fire.
You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was [Bb] red and her eyes were blue, [Eb] and just look at that smile.
I was [Bb] so proud.
[Gm] That's the story of [Eb] my life, [Gm] right there in [Eb] black and white.
[Bb] And 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.
Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand words, [F] but you can't [Eb] see what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
[Ab] [Eb]
Should have seen it [Bb] in color.
Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words, but you can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [D]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
F
Gm
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
[Ab] It's all black and white, and it ain't [Eb] real clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was 11. _
And times were tough back in 35.
[F] That's me and Uncle Joe just trying [Eb] to survive a cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression. _ _
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Eb] like a couple of kids just trying to save each other,
[Ebm] you should have seen it [Bb] in color. _ _
_ _ _ Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle of hell in 1943, the wintertime.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
_ That was my tail gunner, old Johnny [Ab] McGee.
He was a [Eb] high school teacher from New Orleans, and he had my back right through the [Bb] day we left.
_ If it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, 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 set [Bb] our fire.
_ You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was [Bb] red and her eyes were blue, [Eb] and just look at that smile.
I was [Bb] so proud.
_ _ [Gm] _ That's the story of [Eb] my life, _ [Gm] _ _ right there in [Eb] black and white.
_ [Bb] And 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.
_ Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand words, [F] but you can't [Eb] see what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
Should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words, but you can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ I said, Grandpa, what's this picture here?
[Ab] It's all black and white, and it ain't [Eb] real clear, is that you there?
He said, yeah, [Bb] I was 11. _
And times were tough back in 35.
[F] That's me and Uncle Joe just trying [Eb] to survive a cotton farm in a [Bb] Great Depression. _ _
If it looks like we were scared to death, [Eb] like a couple of kids just trying to save each other,
[Ebm] you should have seen it [Bb] in color. _ _
_ _ _ Oh, and this one here was taken overseas [Eb] in the middle of hell in 1943, the wintertime.
You can almost see [Bb] my breath.
_ That was my tail gunner, old Johnny [Ab] McGee.
He was a [Eb] high school teacher from New Orleans, and he had my back right through the [Bb] day we left.
_ If it looks like we were scared to [Ab] death, 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 set [Bb] our fire.
_ You can't tell it here, but it was hot that June.
[Ab] That rose was [Bb] red and her eyes were blue, [Eb] and just look at that smile.
I was [Bb] so proud.
_ _ [Gm] _ That's the story of [Eb] my life, _ [Gm] _ _ right there in [Eb] black and white.
_ [Bb] And 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.
_ Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand words, [F] but you can't [Eb] see what those shades of gray keep covered.
You should have seen it in [Bb] color.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
Should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ Yeah, a picture's worth a thousand [Ab] words, but you can't see what those shades of gray [Eb] keep covered.
You should have seen it [Bb] in color.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _