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True Colors

American Authors

RockMedium for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××○
G○○○
C×○○
Am×○○
Dm××○
F
Em○○○○
Bm×
A×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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verse 1 
D                G 
You with the sad eyes 
C 
Don't be discouraged 
Am 
Oh I realize 
G                 C 
It's hard to take courage 
     Dm            G 
In a world full of people 
C                        F 
You can lose sight of it all 
Am                  G 
And the darkness inside you 
C                 F 
Can make you feel so small 
 
Instrumental 
Am  Am  F  C 
 
verse 1 
C            Em Dm Am  F 
You with the saaad eyes 
C 
Don't be discouraged 
Am          C F 
Oh I realize 
F 
It's hard to take courage 
     G 
In a world full of people 
                         F 
You can lose sight of it all 
        G 
And the darkness inside you 
                  F 
Can make you feel so small 
 
               Am   C 
But I see your true colors 
C 
Shining through 
           Am   C 
I see your true colors 
F                 G 
And that's why I love you 
   C 
So don't be afraid to let them show, no 
C 
Don't be afraid to let them show 
           Am   C 
I see your true colors are beautiful 
           Am 
Like a rainbow 
            F      C 
Oh, it's so beautiful 
 
verse 2 
G               Am  C F 
Show me a smile then 
F        C              G    Am C 
Don't be unhappy, can't remember 
C                    F 
When I last saw you laughing 
        G 
If this world makes you crazy 
                             C         G 
And you've taken all you can bear, yeah 
G 
You can call me up 
                             C       F 
Cause you know that I always be there 
 
               Am   C 
And I see your true colors 
C 
Shining through 
           Am   C 
I see your true colors 
F                 G 
And that's why I love you 
   C                  G 
So don't be afraid to let them show, no 
F                  C 
Don't be afraid to let them show 
           Am Bm G  C 
I see your true colors are beautiful 
       Am   C 
Like a rainbow 
            Am     G F 
Oh, it's so beautiful 
 
Bridge 
        G               D 
If this world makes you crazy 
D 
And you've taken all you can bear 
            C        G    C 
(You know I see your true colors) 
        D               Dm 
If this world makes you crazy 
Dm 
And you've taken all you can bear 
            C        G 
(You know I see your true colors) 
        A 
You can call me up 
D           Am 
Oh, you can call me up 
D           G 
Oh, You can call me up 
        A 
You can call me up 
            G 
Oh, you can call me up 
D           Em 
Oh, you can call me up 
G       Am 
You can call me up 
C           Am 
Oh, you can call me up 
 
               Am   C 
But I see your true colors 
C 
Shining through 
           Am   C 
I see your true colors 
F                 G 
And that's why I love you 
   C 
So don't be afraid to let them show, no 
C                  F 
Don't be afraid to let them show, no 
C 
Don't be afraid to let them show, no 
C 
Don't be afraid to let them show 
           Am   C G 
I see your true colors are beautiful 
       Am 
Like a rainbow

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Chord set

D · G · C · Am · Dm · F · Em · Bm · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.