LAUPER CYNDI - "true colors" Tablature

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Title: True Colors
Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Tabbed by: Bob (onefinebob@aol.com)

As promised, here's the straight chord version of the song! I'm including the tabbed
introduction because I think it's an incredibly important part of it all! Mail any
corrections/comments to: onefinebob@aol.com

INTRO:

(Am) (Am/B) (C) (F) (Am) (Am/B) (C) (F)
e|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
B|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-------0-1-|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----------|
G|----------------|------2---------|----------------|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
E|----------------|------1---1-----|----------------|------1---------|

VERSE 1:
Am G
You with the sad eyes
C C/E+5
Don't be discouraged
F
Oh I realize
Am G
It's hard to take courage
C Dm
In a world full of people
C+5 F
You can lose sight of it all
Am G
And the darkness inside you
F/C C
Make you feel so small

CHORUS:
F C
But I'll see your true colors
Gsus4 G
Shining through
F C
I'll see your true colors
F Gsus4 G
And that's why I love you
F C F Am
So don't be afraid to let them show
F/C C
Your true colors
F/C C Gsus4b
True colors are beautiful,
Am
Like a Rainbow

INTERLUDE:
(rainbow...) (Show me a)
e|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
B|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----0-1-2-|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----------|
G|----------------|------2---------|----------------|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
E|----------------|------1-------1-|----------------|------1---------|

VERSE 2:
Show me a smile then,
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

CHORUS
INTERLUDE
VERSE 3:
Oooo....
(whispered)
can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
(sung)
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

FINAL CHORUS:
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I'll see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors, true colors,
F/C C Gsus4 G
true colors are shining through
F Gsus4
I'll see your true colors
F Gsus4 G
And that's why I love you
F C F Am
So don't be afraid to let them show
F/C C F/C C
Your true colors, true colors
Gsus4b
Beautiful,
Am
Like a Rainbow
|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------||
|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----------||
|----------------|------2---------||
|----------------|----------------||
|0-----0-1-----1-|3---------------||
|----------------|------1---------||

Chords:
Am: X02210
G: 320033
C: X32010
C/E+5: 032013
F: 133211
Dm: XX0231
C+5: X32013
F/C: X33211
Gsus4: 320013
Gsus4b: 3XX533

Hope you enjoy! :-)
-Bob

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