Colours Chords

by Donovan
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: 4th fret
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Chords

C
F
G
D
A
E
B

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Colours chords
Donovan  1965
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colours_(Donovan_song)
 
Capo IV *
 
C F C  F C
 
C                          F           C
Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair
       F               C
In the mornin' when we rise,
       F               C
In the mornin' when we rise,
           G                F
That's the time, that's the time,
           C
I love the best.
 
C                        F C
Blue's the colour of the sky
       F               C
In the mornin' when we rise,
       F               C
In the mornin' when we rise.
           G                F
That's the time, that's the time
           C
I love the best.
 
C                         F         C
Green's the colour of the sparklin' corn
       F               C
In the mornin' when we rise,
       F               C
In the mornin' when we rise.
           G                F
That's the time, that's the time
           C
I love the best.
 
C                          F C
Mellow is the feeling that I get
       F           C
when I see her, mm hmm,
       F           C
when I see her, uh huh.
           G                F
That's the time, that's the time
           C
I love the best.
 
[Instrumental]
 
C   F C
F     C
F     C
G     F
C
 
C                   F      C
Freedom is a word I rarely use
        F            C
Without thinkin', mm hmm,
        F            C
Without thinkin', mm hmm,
       G            F
Of the time, of the time
               C
When I've been loved.
 
* Alternates:
 
Capo II
 
C = D
F = G
G = A
 
Open
 
C = E
F = A
G = B
 
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cherbonsy
On the "Catch the Wind" and "Fairytale" albums at least, Donovan plays it one whole step higher. To accomplish this, keep the capo at 2 and transpose these chords +2.
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haqattaqq
So is this capo 2 or capo 4? It says both up above.
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DarylSpeights
Yea! just sing it in your key! Unless your gettin' paid not to
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