True Colors Uke tab by Cyndi Lauper

7 Chords used in the song: Am, G, C, F, Dm, Dm7, Em

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Year:  1986
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4.07
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords
Am Am              G G
You with the sad eyes
C C F F
Don't be discouraged
Dm Dm Dm7 Dm7 C C
Oh I realize
G G
It's hard to take courage
C C Dm Dm
In a world full of people
C C F F
You can lose sight of it all
Am Am G G
And the darkness inside you
F F C C
Can make you feel so small

F F C C
But I see your true colors
G G
Shining through
F F C C
I see your true colors
F F C C
And that's why I love you
Am Am Em Em G G F F
So don't be afraid to let them show
C C F F
Your true colors
C C F F G G
True colors are beautiful,
F F
Like a rainbow

Am Am G G C C F F (2)


Am Am G G
Show me a smile then,
C C F F Dm Dm Dm7 Dm7
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
C C G G
When I last saw you laughing
C C Dm Dm
If this world makes you crazy
C C F F
And you've taken all you can bear
Am Am G G
You call me up
F F C C
Because you know I'll be there

F F C C
And I'll see your true colors
G G
Shining through
F F C C
I see your true colors
F F C C
And that's why I love you
Am Am Em Em G G F F
So don't be afraid to let them show
C C F F
Your true colors
C C F F G G
True colors are beautiful,
F F
Like a rainbow

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what's the strumming pattern for this so g?
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About this song: True Colors

True Colors was performed by Cyndi Lauper. When it was released in 1986 it reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #3 in Australia, and #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Billy Steinberg originally wrote True Colors about his own mother. Tom Kelly altered the first verse and the duo submitted the song to Cyndi Lauper. Other songs they wrote for Cyndi Lauper include "I Drove All Night" and "Unconditional Love", the latter of which went on to be covered by Susanna Hoffs

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