Color My World tab by Chicago

COLOR MY WORLD (Chicago)
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  -- comp. James Pankow, 1970
  -- guitar arrangement: tcg, c.1983
  --6/8 (orig. 12/8) // Key of F // Moderately
  --Legato (hold all chord forms)
  --note durations: all eighth notes unless otherwise indicated
    (q. = dotted quarter [3-eighths-worth])
  --some lyrics run together to more closely approximate which notes they
    belong to. . . .

 INTRO                 VERSE
  FM7        BbM7   C9    FM7 [1x1230]    [repeat measure]
 ||--------5--------|-----5----3------||---------0--------|------------------|
 ||-----5----5------|-----3----3------||------1----1------|------------------|
 ||---5--------5----|---3------3------||o---2--------2----|------o-/---------|
 ||-3---------------|-3--------2------||o-3---------------|-------/-o--------|
 ||-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
 ||-----------------|-----------------||--1---------------|------------------|
                q. As timego....

 Am [x02210]              Bb [x13331]
 |---------0--------|------------------|---------1--------|------------------|
 |------1----1------|------------------|------3----3------|------------------|
 |----2--------2----|------o-/---------|----3--------3----|------o-/---------|
 |--2---------------|-------/-o--------|--3---------------|-------/-o--------|
 |--0---------------|------------------|--1---------------|------------------|
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  -ize__         just what ....

 EbM9 [x6576x]             AbM7 [4x554x]
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 |---------6--------|---------6--------|---------4--------|------------------|
 |----7------7------|------7----7------|------5----5------|------o-/---------|
 |--5---5------5----|----5--------5----|----5--------5----|-------/-o--------|
 |--6---------------|--6---------------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------------|------------------|--4---------------|------------------|
  me,__             and  now...

 GbM7 [2x332x]   GbM7/Bb [6x466x]  D9/A [5x455x]   D7 [x5453x]
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 |---------2--------|----------6-------|---------5--------|-----------3------|
 |------3----3------|------6------6----|------5----5------|------5------5----|
 |----3--------3----|----4----------4--|----4--------4----|---4-----------4--|
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|-5----------------|
 |--2---------------|--6---------------|--5---------------|------------------|
  near__          promiseyour love....

 GM7 [3x443x]    GM7/B [7x577x]   Eb9/Bb [6x566x]  Eb7 [x6564x] D7 Db7
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 |---------3--------|---------7--------|---------6--------|---------4--3---2-|
 |------4----4------|------7----7------|------6----6------|------6-----5---4-|
 |----4--------4----|----5--------5----|----5--------5----|----5-------4---3-|
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|--6---------5---4-|
 |--3---------------|--7---------------|--6---------------|------------------|
  share.__            And  dreams.....-

 C7 [x3231x]    [x3x313]      [x3231x]      [x3x313]
 |------------------|---------3--------|------------------|----------3-------|
 |---------1--------|------1----1------|----------1-------|------1===1-------|
 |------3----3------|----3--------3----|-------3----3-----|----3=====3-------|
 |----2--------2----|------------------|----2---------2---|------------------|
 |--3---------------|--3---------------|--3---------------|--3=======3-------|
 |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
  eth - er,__             colourmy ....

 FM7 [1x3210]   Bb[x1333x] C7[x3535x] FM7 [1x3210]
 |---------0------|----------------------|---------0========|===0=====0-----||
 |------1----1----|--------3---------5---|------1----1======|===1=====1-----||
 |----2--------2--|-----3---------3------|----2--------2====|===2=====2----o||
 |--3-------------|--3---------5---------|--3---------------|---3=====3----o||
 |----------------|--1---------3---------|------------------|---------------||
 |--1-------------|----------------------|--1---------------|---1=====1-----||
 hopes          of lov - ing  ....


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 | Thomas C. Gannon | tgannon@charlie.usd.edu | U of SoDak (Vermillion) |
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Here's a set of alternative chord patterns that I found a little easier
to play.

The chords are played in order, first playing the descending notes (from
lowest string to highest string), then playing the reverse or ascending
notes. Also, since the picking pattern is straightforward, it's a good
piece to practice (or start learning) to fingerpick.

The C7 is tough to position as I've diagramed it. If it's easier, you
can play the notes as follows: G (3rd string open), Bb (3rd string 3rd
position), C (2nd string 1st position), E (1st string open position).

      # times
Chord   Frets   played   Words

Fmaj7   x8755x  4x   As time goes on
Am   x7755x  2x   I realize
Bb   x7765x  2x   just what you mean
Ebmaj9  x6579x  2x   to me
G#maj7  xx6543  2x   And now, now that you're
F#maj7  xx4321  2x   near, promise your
Am6   x0455x  1x   love
D7   x0453x  1x   That I've waited to
Gmaj7   xx5432  2x   share
Ebmaj9  xx1321  2x   And dreams of our moments to-
C7   xx5310  4x   gether, Color my world
Fmaj7   xx321x  1x   with hope
A#dim   xx32x0  1x   of
C7   xx531x  1x   loving you.

Repeat