Chords for Jamey Johnson - In Color (Live at Farm Aid 2009)
Tempo:
128.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
I said, [Bb] Grandpa, [Bbm] what's this picture [Eb] here?
It's [Ab] all black and white.
It ain't real clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was 11.
Times were tough back in 35.
I [Gm] was a [Ab] man like a joke, just trying to survive [Eb] a cotton farm.
Had a [Bb] great depression.
If it looks like we were scared to [Fm] death, like a [Ab] couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
I'm the one who was taken [F] overseas in [Ab] the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
And I want to tell you, you can almost see [Bb] my breath.
I was my tail gunner, old John McKee.
He [Ab] was a high school teacher from New York [Eb] lanes.
And he had my back [Bb] right through the day we left.
[C] [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb]
color.
A picture's worth a thousand words, [Ab] but you can't see what those shapes
[Eb]
You should have seen it in [Bb]
color.
[Ab]
[Eb]
You [Cm] [Bb]
said this one is my favorite [Eb] one.
This is me [Ab] and grandma in the summer [Eb] sun all dressed up.
The day we set [Bb] off.
You can't tell here, but it was hot that June.
And [Ab] that rose was red and [Bb] her eyes were blue.
[Eb] Just look at that smile.
I was [Bb] so surprised.
[Gm]
[F] That's the story [Eb] of my [Bb] life.
[Gm]
[F] Right there in black [Eb] and white.
[F] [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb] color.
A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you [C] can't see what those shapes
You [Eb]
should have seen it in [Bb] color.
[Ab] [C]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you can't see what those shapes
[Eb] You should [D] have [Bm] seen it in color.
[F]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb]
I said, [Bb] Grandpa, [Bbm] what's this picture [Eb] here?
It's [Ab] all black and white.
It ain't real clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was 11.
Times were tough back in 35.
I [Gm] was a [Ab] man like a joke, just trying to survive [Eb] a cotton farm.
Had a [Bb] great depression.
If it looks like we were scared to [Fm] death, like a [Ab] couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color.
I'm the one who was taken [F] overseas in [Ab] the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
And I want to tell you, you can almost see [Bb] my breath.
I was my tail gunner, old John McKee.
He [Ab] was a high school teacher from New York [Eb] lanes.
And he had my back [Bb] right through the day we left.
[C] [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb]
color.
A picture's worth a thousand words, [Ab] but you can't see what those shapes
[Eb]
You should have seen it in [Bb]
color.
[Ab]
[Eb]
You [Cm] [Bb]
said this one is my favorite [Eb] one.
This is me [Ab] and grandma in the summer [Eb] sun all dressed up.
The day we set [Bb] off.
You can't tell here, but it was hot that June.
And [Ab] that rose was red and [Bb] her eyes were blue.
[Eb] Just look at that smile.
I was [Bb] so surprised.
[Gm]
[F] That's the story [Eb] of my [Bb] life.
[Gm]
[F] Right there in black [Eb] and white.
[F] [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb] color.
A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you [C] can't see what those shapes
You [Eb]
should have seen it in [Bb] color.
[Ab] [C]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you can't see what those shapes
[Eb] You should [D] have [Bm] seen it in color.
[F]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
C
F
Bb
Eb
Ab
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I said, [Bb] Grandpa, [Bbm] what's this picture [Eb] here?
It's [Ab] all black and white.
It ain't real clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was 11. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Times were tough back in 35.
I [Gm] was a [Ab] man like a joke, just trying to survive [Eb] a cotton farm. _
_ Had a [Bb] great depression. _ _
_ _ _ _ If it looks like we were scared to [Fm] death, like a [Ab] couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm the one who was taken [F] _ overseas in [Ab] the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
_ And I want to tell you, you can almost see _ [Bb] my breath.
_ _ _ _ I was my tail gunner, old John McKee.
He [Ab] was a high school teacher from New York [Eb] lanes.
And he had my back [Bb] right through the day we left.
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb] _
color.
_ _ _ _ _ A picture's worth a thousand words, [Ab] but you can't see what those shapes
_ [Eb] _ _
_ You should have seen it in [Bb] _
color.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
You _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ said this one is my favorite [Eb] one.
This is me [Ab] and grandma in the summer _ [Eb] sun all dressed up.
The day we set [Bb] off. _
_ _ _ _ You can't tell here, but it was hot that June.
And [Ab] that rose was red and [Bb] her eyes were blue.
[Eb] Just look at that smile.
_ _ I was [Bb] so _ _ surprised.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] That's the story [Eb] of my [Bb] life.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] Right there in black [Eb] and white.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb] color. _
_ _ _ _ _ A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you [C] can't see what those shapes
You _ [Eb] _ _ _
should have seen it in [Bb] color. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you can't see what those shapes
[Eb] You should _ [D] have [Bm] seen it in color.
_ _ _ [F] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I said, [Bb] Grandpa, [Bbm] what's this picture [Eb] here?
It's [Ab] all black and white.
It ain't real clear.
Is that you there?
He said, yeah, I [Bb] was 11. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Times were tough back in 35.
I [Gm] was a [Ab] man like a joke, just trying to survive [Eb] a cotton farm. _
_ Had a [Bb] great depression. _ _
_ _ _ _ If it looks like we were scared to [Fm] death, like a [Ab] couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it [Bb] in color. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm the one who was taken [F] _ overseas in [Ab] the middle of hell in [Eb] 1943.
_ And I want to tell you, you can almost see _ [Bb] my breath.
_ _ _ _ I was my tail gunner, old John McKee.
He [Ab] was a high school teacher from New York [Eb] lanes.
And he had my back [Bb] right through the day we left.
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb] _
color.
_ _ _ _ _ A picture's worth a thousand words, [Ab] but you can't see what those shapes
_ [Eb] _ _
_ You should have seen it in [Bb] _
color.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
You _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ said this one is my favorite [Eb] one.
This is me [Ab] and grandma in the summer _ [Eb] sun all dressed up.
The day we set [Bb] off. _
_ _ _ _ You can't tell here, but it was hot that June.
And [Ab] that rose was red and [Bb] her eyes were blue.
[Eb] Just look at that smile.
_ _ I was [Bb] so _ _ surprised.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] That's the story [Eb] of my [Bb] life.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] Right there in black [Eb] and white.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] If it looks like we were scared to death, [Ab] like a couple of kids
just trying to save [Eb] each other, you should have seen it in [Bb] color. _
_ _ _ _ _ A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you [C] can't see what those shapes
You _ [Eb] _ _ _
should have seen it in [Bb] color. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A picture's worth a thousand words, but [Ab] you can't see what those shapes
[Eb] You should _ [D] have [Bm] seen it in color.
_ _ _ [F] _