Paint Yesterday With Colours Tabulatur von Ledfreddie Nelson (für Baryton)

[Intro] (am (F) (G)

(g)I look back now (C) to golden years
(am)it was twenty and fifteen

(f) all things seemed very hopeful 
(G) with some struggles in between
(C) the sun would rise and 
the moon would glow.
(am)before the days of red hat rage
(F) and it’s ugly under tow (em)

[prechorus]
paint (F) yesterday with colours
(G)choose bright (am) and happy hues 
(C) paint on (f) your happy smiling (G)face
try and hide away your blues.(C)

[verse]
(C)I’d take a walk along the street
(am) or ride my bike and wave
(F)I enjoyed the many smiling face
(G) on my travels I would see
(c) but now they frown and just look down
(am)these faces so dark and different now 
(em)and  feel so grave to me (g)

[prechorus]
paint (f) yesterday with colours(G)
choose bright (am) and happy hues 
(c)paint on (f) your happy smiling (g)face
(c)try and hide away your blues.

[verse]
(C) it seems I’m walking slower now
I hold the (am) railing on the stairs
(F) what world do our children have
(g) when no one seems to care
(c) we’re all so entitled now
and we (am) deserve to have it all
(fmaj7) our hands have left the railing
(G) and we’re soon to have our fall.

[prechorus]
(g) paint (F)yesterday with (G) colours
(am)choose bright and happy hues 
(C) paint on (F) your happy smiling (G)face
try and (C) hide away your blues.

[verse]
(C) I doubt I’ll see my fathers (AM)age
he grew so old and frail
(F) I saw the waves of his regrets
and (G) the sadness that entailed
(c)happy songs grew bittersweet 
(am)and all sung out of tune
(f) it seems we’re wrapped in tangled sheets
(G) of sadness that came on too soon.

[prechorus]
(g) paint (F)yesterday with (G) colours
(am)choose bright and happy hues 
(C) paint on (F) your happy smiling (G)face
try and (C) hide away your blues.

[verse]
(C) just one last time I’d ride that bike
(AM)and talk to everyone I’d meet
(F) and share a smile and laughter
(G) with everyone I’d greet
(C) If I could turn the hands of time
(AM)to do what should be done.
(F)I’d never share an angry word
and (g)share love with everyone.

[prechorus]
(g) paint (F)yesterday with (G) colours
(am)choose bright and happy hues 
(C) paint on (F) your happy smiling (G)face
try and (C) hide away your blues.

[verse]
(C) but now I’m feeling way to old
(am)so much bitterness inside
(f)like all the joy and happiness 
has (G) withered up and died.
I’ll watch my (c)final moon glows
(am)and watch suns (c)coming up (F)
I’ve lost all life’s ambitions now
(G) in these (c) latter days of Trump

(f) (g) (c)

(g) paint (F)yesterday with (G) colours
(am)choose bright and happy hues 
(C) paint on (F) your happy smiling (G)face
try and (C) hide away your blues.

(f) (g) (c)