in color
jamey johnson

this is my very first tab . please let me know if there are any mistakes .

i Am sick and tired of people writing tabs that have the “f” chord in them
for this song . this tab is the closest to being correct on the
internet!! i even wrote up the intro . it’s not 100% correct but it’s
damn close for being transposed from multiple guitars .

capo 3

eadgbe
– – – – – –
G 320033
Cadd9 x32033
C x32013 ( hammer the 4th string during every verse , listen to the song )
C/G 332010
Em 022000
Cadd9 ( 2 ) x32030

* intro *

E | – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – | – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
B | – – 3 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – | – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
G | – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – | – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 0 – 2 – – 0 – – – – – – 1 – | – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – h – – – – – – 0 – 2 – – – | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – h – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – h – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

* verse *

G
i said grandpa what’s this picture here

Cadd9
it’s all black and white and it ain’t real clear

C G
is that you there he said yeah , i was 11

G
and times were tough back in ’35

Cadd9
that’s me and uncle joe just tryin’ to survive

C G
a cotton farm in the great depression

* chorus *

G
if it looks like we were scared to death

C C/G
like a couple of kids just tryin’ to save each other

G
you should’ve seen it in color

* verse *

G
ooh and this one was taken overseas

Cadd9 C
in the middle of hell in 1933 in the winter time

G
you can almost see my breath

that was my tailgunner ol’ johnny mcgee

Cadd9 C
he was a high school teacher from new orleans and he had my back

G
right through the day we left

* chorus *

G
if it looks like we were scared to death

C C/G
like a couple of kids just tryin’ to save each other

G
you should’ve seen it in color

a picture’s worth a thousand words

C C/G
but you can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered

G C C/G G
you should’ve seen it in color

* verse *

G
this one is my favorite one

Cadd9
this is me and grandma in the summer sun

C G
all dressed up the day we said our vows

you can’t tell it here but it was hot that june

Cadd9
that rose was red and her eyes were blue

C G Em
just look at that smile , i was so proud

* bridge *

Em Cadd9 ( 2 ) Em
that’s the story of my life

Em Cadd9
right there in black and white

* chorus *

G
and if it looks like we were scared to death

C C/G
like a couple of kids just tryin’ to save each other

G
you should’ve seen it in color

G
a picture’s worth a thousand words

C – – – – – – – – – – – – – – pause in strumming – – – – – – – – – – – C/G
but you can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered

G
you should’ve seen it in color

( guitar solo )

G
yeah a picture’s a worth a thousand words

C C/G
but you can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered

G
you should’ve seen it in color

( strum out to the chorus chord progression and strum A G chord to end )