In Color
Jamey JohnsonVersion1
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Chords in this song
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I said grandpa whats this picture here
Its all black and white it aint real clear
Is that you there?
He said yeah i was 11
Times were tough back in '35
Thats me and uncle Joe just tryin to survive
A cotton farm in the great depression.
(Chorus)
If it looks like we were scared to death
Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other
You should've seen it in color.
(Verse 2)
Ohh and this one here was taken over seas
In the middle of hell in 1943
In the winter time you can almost see my breath
That was my tail gunner ole Johnny Magee
He was a high school teacher from new Orleans
And he had my back right through the day we left.
(Chorus)
If it looks like we were scared to death
Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other
You should've seen it in color.
A picture's worth a thousand words
But you cant see what those
shades of gray keep covered
You should've seen it in color
(Verse 3)
This one is my favorite one.
This is me and grandma in the summer sun
All dressed up the day we said our vows.
You can't tell it here but it was hot that June
That rose was red and her eyes were blue
And just look at that smile I was so proud.
(Bridge)
Thats the story of my life
Right there in black and white
(Chorus)
If it looks like we were scared to death
Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other
You should've seen it in color.
A picture's worth a thousand words
But you cant see what those
shades of gray keep covered
You should've seen it in color
Its a freakin great song. hope you enjoy it.
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Readable chord sheet for In Color by Jamey Johnson
I said grand[G]pa whats this picture here Its all bl[F]ack and white it aint real clear Is tha[C]t you there? He said yeah i was [G]11 [G]Times were tough back in '35 Thats[F] me and uncle Joe just tryin to survive A co[C]tton farm in the great dep[G]ression. (Chorus) If it l[G]ooks like we were scared to death Like a c[F]ouple of kids just trying to save each o[C]ther You should've seen it in co[G]lor. (Verse 2) Ohh and this one here was taken over seas In the middle of hell in 1943 In the winter time you can almost see my breath That was my tail gunner ole Johnny Magee He was a high school teacher from new Orleans And he had my back right through the day we left. (Chorus) If it looks like we were scared to death Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other You should've seen it in color. A picture's worth a thousand words But you cant see what those shades of gray keep covered You should've seen it in color (Verse 3) This one is my favorite one. This is me and grandma in the summer sun All dressed up the day we said our vows. You can't tell it here but it was hot that June That rose was red and her eyes were blue And just look at that smile I was so proud. (Bridge) [Em] Thats the [D/F]story of my [C]life [Em] Right t[D/F]here in black and [C]white [D] (Chorus) If it looks like we were scared to death Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other You should've seen it in color. A picture's worth a thousand words But you cant see what those shades of gray keep covered You should've seen it in color Its a freakin great song. hope you enjoy it.