| [Intro]
C#m C#m/D# E A C#m C#m/D# E A
e|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
B|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-------0-1-|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----------|
G|----------------|------2---------|----------------|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
E|----------------|------1---1-----|----------------|------1---------|
[Verse 1]
C#m B E E/G#
You with the sad eyes, don't be discouraged
A C#m B
Oh I realize it's hard to take courage
E F#m G#m A
In a world full of people, you can lose sight of it all
C#m B A/E E
And the darkness inside you make you feel so small
[Chorus]
A E Bsus4 B
But I'll see your true colors shining through
A E A Bsus4 B
I'll see your true colors, And that's why I love you
A E A C#m
So don't be afraid to let them show
A/E E A/E E Bsus4 * C#m
Your true colors, True colors are beautiful, like a rainbow
[Interlude]
C#m C#m/D# E A C#m C#m/D# E A
e|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
B|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-------0-1-|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----------|
G|----------------|------2---------|----------------|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
E|----------------|------1---1-----|----------------|------1---------|
[Verse 2]
C#m B E E/G#
Show me a smile then, don't be unhappy,
A C#m B
can't remember when I last saw you laughing
E F#m G#m A
If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear
C#m B A/E E
You call me up, because you know I'll be there
[Chorus]
A E Bsus4 B
But I'll see your true colors shining through
A E A Bsus4 B
I'll see your true colors, And that's why I love you
A E A C#m
So don't be afraid to let them show
A/E E A/E E Bsus4 * C#m
Your true colors, True colors are beautiful, like a rainbow
[Interlude]
C#m C#m/D# E A C#m C#m/D# E A
e|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
B|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-------0-1-|--0-1-----0-1---|--0-1-----------|
G|----------------|------2---------|----------------|------2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
E|----------------|------1---1-----|----------------|------1---------|
[Verse 3]
C#m B E E/G#
Oooo....
A C#m B
(whispered) can't remember when I last saw you laughing
E F#m G#m A
(sung) If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear
C#m B A/E E
You call me up, because you know I'll be there
[Final Chorus]
A E Bsus4 B
And I'll see your true colors shining through
A E A Bsus4 B
I'll see your true colors and that's why I love you
A E A C#m
So don't be afraid to let them show
A/E E A/E E Bsus4 * C#m
Your true colors, true colors,
A/E E Bsus4 B
true colors are shining through
A Bsus4 A Bsus4 B
I'll see your true colors, and that's why I love you
A E G#7 C#m A/E E A/E E
So don't be afraid to let them show Your true colors, true colors
Bsus4 * C#m
Beautiful, like a rainbow
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B|--0-1-----0-1---|------3-1---------|
G|----------------|--------2---------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----------------|
E|----------------|--------1---------| |
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