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