Blue Rodeo - Rose-coloured glasses
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Rose-Coloured Glasses by Blue Rodeo
From the LP Outskirts – 1987
I play these with my thumb on E, index on A, ring on D and pinky on G.
[CHORDS USED]
E (022100)
Aadd9 (577600)
Badd4 (799800)
G#m (466400)
F#7add11 (244300)
[VERSE 1]
EShe sees the Aadd9world through rose-coloured Badd4glasses
EPainted sAadd9kies and graceful Badd4romances
Aadd9I see a world that's tBadd4ired and scared
Of G#mliving on the edge too lAadd9ong
Aadd9Where does she get oBadd4ff telling me
That G#mlove could save us aAadd9ll,
Save us Badd4all.
[VERSE 2]
EShe takes my Aadd9hand and leads me to Badd4nowhere town.
ENo matter where Aadd9I stand it's always Badd4neutral ground,
Aadd9And in the cool of the Badd4evening blue
I feel so tG#mired and Aadd9alone
Aadd9Where does she get off tBadd4elling me
That G#mlove could save usAadd9 all,
Save us Badd4all.
[CHORUS]
Badd4And it's day Eafter Aadd9day
I keep F#7add11hanging around can you Badd4tell me why
ENight after Aadd9night, yeah I kF#7add11now I should leave
But there's someBadd4thing in those eAadd9yes
That keeps me Badd4hanging on, I'm hypnotAadd9ized
It Badd4breaks my heart and I don't know why
[SOLO]
E Aadd9 F#7add11 Badd4 [X3]
[BRIDGE]
Badd4Tell me Aadd9why,
Badd4Tell me Aadd9why
[VERSE 1 REPEATED]
EShe sees the Aadd9world through rose-coloured Badd4glasses
EPainted sAadd9kies and graceful Badd4romances
Aadd9I see a world that's tBadd4ired and scared
Of G#mliving on the edge too lAadd9ong
Aadd9Where does she get oBadd4ff telling me
That G#mlove could save us aAadd9ll,
[CHORUS]
Badd4And it's day Eafter Aadd9day
F#m7add11 Badd4
I keep hanging around can you tell me why
ENight after Aadd9night, yeah I kF#7add11now I should leave
But there's Badd4something, yeah, yeah...
EDay after Aadd9day afterF#7add11 day after day Badd4
Badd4And I don't know
EDay after Aadd9day afterF#7add11 day after day Badd4
And I don't know Ewhy.