“True Colors” – Phil Collins
From the album "Hits"
Tune down 1/2 step
[Intro]
Em – D – G – C
Em – D – G
[Verse]
Em D
You with the sad eyes
G
Don’t be discouraged
C
Oh I realize
Em D
It’s hard to take courage
G Am
In a world full of people
G C
You can lose sight of it
Em D
And the darkness, inside you
G
Makes you feel so small
[Chorus]
C G
But I see your true colors
D
Shining through
C G
I see your true colors
C D
And that’s why I love you
C G C Em
So don’t be afraid to let them show
C
Your true colors
D (let ring)
True colors are beautiful,
Em – D – G – C
Oooo, like a rainbow
Em – D – G
[Verse]
Em D
Show me a smile then,
G C
Don’t be unhappy, can’t remember when
Em D
I last saw you laughing
G Am
If this world makes you crazy
G C
And you’ve taken all you can bear
Em D
Just call me up
G
’cause you know I’ll be there
[Chorus]
C G
And I see your true colors
D
Shining through
C G
I see your true colors
C D
And that’s why I love you
C G C Em
So don’t be afraid to let them show
C
Your true colors
D
True colors are beautiful,
Em – D – G – C
Oooo, like a rainbow
Em – D – G – F# - D - C
G D G
Such sad eyes
C Em D
Take courage now, realize
G Am
If this world makes you crazy
G C
And you’ve taken all you can bear
Em D
Just call me up
G
’cause you know I’ll be there
[Chorus]
C G
And I see your true colors
D
Shining through
C G
I see your true colors
C D
And that’s why I love you
C G C Em
So don’t be afraid to let them show
G
Your true colors
G
True colors, true colors
D
’cause they’re shining through
C G
I see your true colors
C D
And that’s why I love you
C G C Em
So don’t be afraid to let them show
G
Your true colors, true colors
D (let ring)
True colors are beautiful,
Em – D – G – C
Beautiful, like a rainbow
Em – D – G – C
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Em – D – G – C
Show me your colors
Em – D – G – C
Show me your rainbow
Em – D – G – C
Show me your colors
Em – D – G – F# - D - G
Show me your rainbow