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Tuning: G C E A
"True Colors" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg, Cyndi Lauper)
by Cyndi Lauper, 1986, Pop Ballad
tablature by arashikage1
riff tablature by alan.salkowitz
[Intro]
Am G C F x2
riff
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0--------0-|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4----2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0----------|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4------------|
[Verse 1]
FYou with the Amsad Geyes
CDon't be dis-Fcouraged
Oh I Amreal-Gize
It's Chard to take Fcourage
In a Amworld full of Gpeople
CYou can lose Fsight of it all
And the Amdarkness thats a-Ground you
Can make you Cfeel so Fsmall
[Chorus]
GBut I see your (Ftrue Ccolors)
GShining through
GI see your (Ftrue Ccolors)
And Fthat's why I Glove you
So Fdon't be a-Cfraid to E7let them Amshow
Your Ftrue Ccolors
FTrue Ccolors are Gbeautiful G/
NC Am G C F
Like a rain--bow
[Instrumental]
Am G C F x2
riff
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0--------0-|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4----2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0----------|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4------------|
[Verse 2]
FShow me a Amsmile Gthen
CDon't be un-Fhappy
Can't re-Ammember Gwhen
I Clast saw you Flaughing
If Amthis world makes you Gcrazy
And you've Ctaken all Fyou can bear
You Amcall me Gup
Because you Cknow I'll be Fthere
[Chorus]
GAnd I see your (Ftrue Ccolors)
G(Shining through)
GI see your (Ftrue Ccolors)
And Fthat's why I Glove you
So (Fdon't be a-Cfraid) to E7let them Amshow
Your Ftrue Ccolors
FTrue Ccolors are Gbeautiful G/
NC Am G C F
Like a rain--bow
[Instrumental]
Am G C F x2
riff
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0--------0-|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4----2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0----------|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4------------|
[Verse]
AmOh GOoh Cah
*Can't re-Ammember Gwhen I Clast saw you Flaugh*
If Amthis world makes you Gcrazy
And you've Ctaken all Fyou can bear
You Amcall me Gup
Because you Cknow I'll be Fthere
[Chorus]
GAnd I see your (Ftrue Ccolors)
GShining through
GI see your (Ftrue Ccolors)
And Fthat's why I Glove you
So (Fdon't be a-Cfraid) toE7 let themAm show
FTrue Ccolors, FTrue CColors
FTrue Ccolors are shin-Ging through
(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah)
[Outro Chorus]
GI see your (FTrue CColors)
And Fthat's why I Glove you
So (Fdon't be a-Cfraid) to E7let them Amshow
Your Ftrue Ccolors
FTrue Ccolors are Gbeautiful G/
L
[Outro]
C F Am G C F Fadd9
[Outro Riff]
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0--------0-|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4----2---4---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--3---0--3---3---------------|
C|------0----------------------0----------|
G|--2--4----2--4-4----4---5--4------------|
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* Lyrics between are sung with/by background vocals. Lyrics between * are whispered.
* Strumming pattern: D d d - D d d D d
* Picking Pattern: a 2 3 - a x 2 3 4
* a= all, pluck all strings (1234)
* counts: 1 2 3 - 4 1 2 3 4
Am G
N.C.
ike a Amrain--Gbow /