Colleen
Ted LeoVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(6 strums) (2 strums) <-- Repeat 4x
Colleen, never to be crowned queen
Never an evergreen
Floating above the scene
As still as a figurine
Expressionless, so serene
But I know what makes you scream
So don't you run out of steam
I know you, Colleen
It's been all messed up since the very beginning
You act so tough people think that you're winning
And everyone wants something from Colleen
Colleen, perpetually between
What is and what could have been
Floating through your routine
Every day since you were fifteen
And rosy as you make it seem
I know life for you ain't been a dream
To have to deal with the things you've seen
While they work you like you're a
Machines break down but you can't break with them
It's too late now so don't break the rhythm
And everyone wants something from Colleen
Colleen, if ever you walk into a dead end street
Come clean
Don't say that it's all all in your mind
Because I know what you mean
Colleen (Verse chord progression over solo, end on C)
It's been all messed up since the very beginning
You act so tough people think that you're winning
And everyone wants something from Colleen
And no one gets 'cause she's no one's Colleen
Colleen
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Readable chord sheet for Colleen by Ted Leo
[G] (6 strums) [F] (2 strums) <-- Repeat 4x [G]Colleen, [Bm]never to be crowned [Am]queen [C]Never an ever[Em]green [Bm]Floating above the [Am]scene [C]As still as a [G]figurine [Bm]Expressionless, so [Am]serene [C]But I know what makes you [Em]scream [Bm]So don't you run out of [Am]steam [C]I know you, Colleen It's been [Am]all messed [Em]up since the [D]very beginning You [Am]act so [Em]tough people [D]think that you're winning And [F]everyone wants [G]something from [A]Colleen [G]Colleen, [Bm]perpetually [Am]between What [C]is and what could have [Em]been [Bm]Floating through your [Am]routine Every [C]day since you were [G]fifteen [Bm]And rosy as you make it [Am]seem I [C]know life for you ain't been a [Em]dream To have to [Bm]deal with the things you've [Am]seen While they [C]work you like you're a [Am]Machines break [Em]down but you [D]can't break with them It's [Am]too late [Em]now so [D]don't break the rhythm And [F]everyone wants [G]something from [A]Colleen [Em]Colleen, if [F]ever you walk [G]into a dead end [A]street [Em]Come clean Don't [F]say that it's all [G]all in your mind Because I know what you [A]mean [G]Colleen (Verse chord progression over solo, end on C) It's been [Am]all messed [Em]up since the [D]very beginning You [Am]act so [Em]tough people [D]think that you're winning And [F]everyone wants [G]something from [A]Colleen [A] [Ab] [G] [F#] [G]And no one gets 'cause she's no one's [F]Colleen [G] [A]Colleen