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Updated on 5th February 2021. Added chords throughout the song and an attempt for the fingerpicking parts.

UKULELE CHORDS AND TABS

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Intro:
   Am      G        C     F          Am      G        C     F
xA|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-------2-3-|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----------|
xE|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
xC|----------------|0-----5---5-----|----------------|0-----5---------|
xG|----------------|------2---------|----------------|------2---------|
 
Verse 1:
             Am  G     C        C  
You with the sad eyes, don't be discouraged
     Fadd9  F     Am           G
Oh I realize it's hard to take courage
     C             Dm      C                  F
In a world full of people, you can lose sight of it all
        Am       G                   Dm      C
And the darkness inside you make you feel so small
 
Chorus:
                  F    C      Gsus4          G
But I'll see your true colors shining through
              F     C          F            Gsus4 G
I'll see your true colors, and that's why I love  you
   F         C        F        Am
So don't be afraid to let them show
     F    C       F    C          Gsus4            Am
Your true colors, True colors are beautiful, like a rainbow
 
Interlude:
   Am      G        C     F          Am      G        C     F
xA|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----2-3---|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----2-3---|
xE|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
xC|----------------|0-----5---------|----------------|0-----5---------|
xG|----------------|------2-------2-|----------------|------2-------2-|
 
   Am      G        C     F          Am      G        C     F
xA|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----2-3---|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----------|
xE|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
xC|----------------|0-----5---------|----------------|0-----5---------|
xG|----------------|------2-------2-|----------------|------2---------|
 
Verse 2:
          Am        G C        C  
Show me a smile then, don't be unhappy,
         Fadd9    F   Am           G
Can't remember when I last saw you laughing
   C                    Dm               C             F
If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear
    Am         G            F            C
You call me up, because you know I'll be there
 
Chorus:
                  F    C      Gsus4          G
And I'll see your true colors shining through
              F     C          F            Gsus4 G
I'll see your true colors, and that's why I love  you
   F         C        F        Am
So don't be afraid to let them show
     F    C            F    C          Gsus4            Am
Your true colors, your true colors are beautiful, like a rainbow
 
Interlude:
   Am      G        C     F          Am      G        C     F
xA|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----2-3---|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-----------|
xE|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|3-----3-3-----3-|3---------------|
xC|----------------|0-----5---------|----------------|0-----5---------|
xG|----------------|------2-------2-|----------------|------2---------|

Verse 3:
Am  G     C        C  
Oooo....
Fadd9                  Am           G
 Can't remember when I last saw you laughing
-whispered-
C                   Dm                   C             F
If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear
    Am        G             F            C
You call me up, because you know I'll be there
 
Chorus:
                  F    C      Gsus4          G
And I'll see your true colors shining through
              F     C         F            Gsus4 G
I'll see your true colors and that's why I love you
   F         C        F        Am
So don't be afraid to let them show
     F    C       F    C
Your true colors, true colors
F    C          Gsus4          G
true colors are shining through
              F    C           F            Gsus4 G
I'll see your true colors, and that's why I love  you
   F        C         E7       Am        F    C       F    C
So don't be afraid to let them show Your true colors, true colors
    Gsus4                        Am
Are beautiful, like a rainbow ...
 
Outro:
   Am      G        C     F
xA|0-2-3-0-2-2-3-2-|--2-3-------------|
xE|3-----3-3-----3-|3-----------------|
xC|----------------|0-----5-----------|
xG|----------------|------2-----------|
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