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'Color Me Once' by 'Violent Femmes'
from the album 'Unknown'
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Lyrics for 'Color Me Once' by 'Violent Femmes'
Guitar Chords: Wtorres@bucknell.edu
Bass Tablature: Therapy@smug.adelaide.edu.au

Intro:

Opening/ending Riff: (x Refers To 10th Fret)
G:|x--99--7--5-7-|x--99--7--5-7-|x--99--7--5-7-|x--99--7--5-7-|
D:|0-------------|7-------------|8-------------|7-------------|
A:|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E:|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

G:|xh------|12h-----|--------|------------------------|
D:|0-------|--------|12h-----|------------------------|
A:|--------|--------|--------|12-12--10-10--8-8--7-7--|
E:|--------|--------|--------|------------------------|
(h = Harmonic)

Verse Refrain: (note 'x' Refers To The 10th Fret)
G:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D:|-----xx-7----------xx-7----------------------------------------|
A:|5-77-------0305-77-------030---------------03-5--305305-530530-|
E:|----------------------------3-13-1-01-3313---------------------|
^
|
This Note Might Not Be Played...
(repeat Through Verse, Repeat In A Broken Kinda Way In Some Parts Though)


Solo: (let Open D Ring Occasionally)
G:|7--9--9/10\9--10--12--14-14-14-14--14-14-14--12--14--14/15\14--15--17--|
D:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G:|19-19-19-19--19-19-19--12--14--14/15\14--12--10--12/14\12--10--|
D:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G:|---------------------------------------|
D:|---------------------------------------|
A:|12-12-12----12-12--10-10--8-8--7-7--(5)|
E:|---------------------------------------|

D
Color Me Once Color Me Twice
Everything Gonna Turn Out Nice
G
Everlasting Arms
D
You Gotta Keep Me From These False Alarms
Alarm, Alarm I See You Sad
Maybe I See You I'm Glad
G D
Maybe Maybe The Fire Of Her Desire
Patience Patience Said The Man
Patience Patience I Can't Understand
G
Patience Like A Man And A Wife
D
I Got Patience On My Neck Like A Cold Cold Knife
I Say Jack Be Nimble Jack Fall Dead
Jack Bend Over And Give Jilly Head
G D
Oh You Gotta Help My Body Heal My Soul

Bass Solo:

Verse 2:
D
Dead Men Working A Sinner A Saint
Mixing Up A Pail Of Paint
G
Painted The House, Black As Night
D
When The Sun Came Up The House Was White
Gotta Go On
G
Gotta Go On
We Gotta Go On
D
You Gotta Go On
You Gotta Go On
G
Go On
Go On
D
Try And Live Life Like I Couldn't

Guitar Solo:

Outro:

Bass

G|-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-|
D|-0------------7------------8------------7------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7---7-|
D|-0------------7------------8------------7----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Harmonic^

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