Chords for The Coloured Lad
Tempo:
124.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored [E]
lad began.
He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way again.
In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his new [D] wife in.
And everything [A] was perfect, [E] till the neighbors saw the color of [A] their skin.
They were pointed at and talked about, it seemed their private lives were not [E] their own.
There were petitions to the council by some which said that they should leave [A] their home.
And when their newborn baby came, they were ridiculed and scorned at [D] on the streets.
The town's folk would abuse them, [E] or walk the other way whenever [A] they pleased.
It became so bad, the colored lad was forced to take employment [E] traveling round.
And he went working on the pipeline, while the ones he loved the most [A] stayed on in town.
And no one seemed to care at all when the colored lad's young son became [D] ill.
And no one [A] even noticed [E] the small child in its mother's arms lying still.
[A] [D]
[E]
[A]
The baby died and then his wife took her life, I guess she just [E] lost heart.
And now they rest where ridiculed, and scorn will never tear their [A] world apart.
And the colored lad walks seamlessly, somewhere out beneath [C#] the [D] Southern Cross.
Without his loved ones, [A] life is empty, [E] and alone with loneliness he [A] bears the loss.
Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored lad [E]
began.
He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way [A]
again.
In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his [C#] new [D] wife in.
And everything [A] was perfect, till [E] the neighbors saw the color of their [A] skin.
[E]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored [E]
lad began.
He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way again.
In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his new [D] wife in.
And everything [A] was perfect, [E] till the neighbors saw the color of [A] their skin.
They were pointed at and talked about, it seemed their private lives were not [E] their own.
There were petitions to the council by some which said that they should leave [A] their home.
And when their newborn baby came, they were ridiculed and scorned at [D] on the streets.
The town's folk would abuse them, [E] or walk the other way whenever [A] they pleased.
It became so bad, the colored lad was forced to take employment [E] traveling round.
And he went working on the pipeline, while the ones he loved the most [A] stayed on in town.
And no one seemed to care at all when the colored lad's young son became [D] ill.
And no one [A] even noticed [E] the small child in its mother's arms lying still.
[A] [D]
[E]
[A]
The baby died and then his wife took her life, I guess she just [E] lost heart.
And now they rest where ridiculed, and scorn will never tear their [A] world apart.
And the colored lad walks seamlessly, somewhere out beneath [C#] the [D] Southern Cross.
Without his loved ones, [A] life is empty, [E] and alone with loneliness he [A] bears the loss.
Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored lad [E]
began.
He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way [A]
again.
In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his [C#] new [D] wife in.
And everything [A] was perfect, till [E] the neighbors saw the color of their [A] skin.
[E]
Key:
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored [E]
lad began. _ _ _ _
_ _ He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way again. _ _ _ _
_ In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his new [D] wife in. _ _ _ _ _
And _ everything [A] was perfect, [E] till the neighbors saw the color of [A] their skin. _ _ _ _
They were pointed at and talked about, it seemed their private lives were not [E] their own. _ _ _ _
There were petitions to the council by some which said that they should leave [A] their home.
_ _ _ _ _
And when their newborn baby came, they were _ ridiculed and scorned at [D] on the streets.
_ _ _ _ _
The town's folk would abuse them, [E] or walk the other way whenever [A] they pleased.
It _ _ _ _ became so bad, the colored lad was forced to take employment _ [E] traveling round.
_ _ _ _ And he went working _ on the pipeline, _ while the ones he loved the most _ [A] stayed on in town.
_ _ _ _ _
And no one seemed to care at all when the colored lad's young son became [D] ill.
_ And _ _ _ no one [A] _ even noticed _ [E] the small child in its mother's arms lying still. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ The baby died and then his wife took her life, I guess she just [E] lost heart. _ _ _ _ _
And now they rest where _ ridiculed, and scorn will never tear their [A] world apart. _ _ _ _ _
And the colored lad walks seamlessly, _ _ somewhere out beneath [C#] the [D] Southern Cross. _ _ _ _ _
Without his loved ones, [A] life is empty, _ [E] and alone with loneliness he [A] bears the loss. _ _ _ _ _
Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored lad [E]
began. _ _ _ _ _
He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way [A]
again. _ _ _ _ _
In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his [C#] new [D] wife in. _ _ _ _ _
And everything [A] was perfect, till [E] the neighbors saw the color of their [A] skin.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored [E]
lad began. _ _ _ _
_ _ He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way again. _ _ _ _
_ In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his new [D] wife in. _ _ _ _ _
And _ everything [A] was perfect, [E] till the neighbors saw the color of [A] their skin. _ _ _ _
They were pointed at and talked about, it seemed their private lives were not [E] their own. _ _ _ _
There were petitions to the council by some which said that they should leave [A] their home.
_ _ _ _ _
And when their newborn baby came, they were _ ridiculed and scorned at [D] on the streets.
_ _ _ _ _
The town's folk would abuse them, [E] or walk the other way whenever [A] they pleased.
It _ _ _ _ became so bad, the colored lad was forced to take employment _ [E] traveling round.
_ _ _ _ And he went working _ on the pipeline, _ while the ones he loved the most _ [A] stayed on in town.
_ _ _ _ _
And no one seemed to care at all when the colored lad's young son became [D] ill.
_ And _ _ _ no one [A] _ even noticed _ [E] the small child in its mother's arms lying still. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ The baby died and then his wife took her life, I guess she just [E] lost heart. _ _ _ _ _
And now they rest where _ ridiculed, and scorn will never tear their [A] world apart. _ _ _ _ _
And the colored lad walks seamlessly, _ _ somewhere out beneath [C#] the [D] Southern Cross. _ _ _ _ _
Without his loved ones, [A] life is empty, _ [E] and alone with loneliness he [A] bears the loss. _ _ _ _ _
Not so long ago he took a wife, and a new world for the colored lad [E]
began. _ _ _ _ _
He gave away his rowdy ways, and swore he'd never live that way [A]
again. _ _ _ _ _
In the town he bought himself a home, and through the door he took his [C#] new [D] wife in. _ _ _ _ _
And everything [A] was perfect, till [E] the neighbors saw the color of their [A] skin.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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