C
F
C
White’s for the wedding that I’ll never see
G7
C
Blue is for heartaches that he gave to me
F
C
Green were those two eyes that stole him away
G7
C
G7
C
Gray were the darks skies on that tragic day
F
C
G7
C
Black was the gun that I drew from my side
D7
G7
D7
G7
Red flowed the blood as my false lover’s died
C
F
C
Brown was the earth that they threw on his grave
G7
C
G7
C
Yellow the flower that over him wave
F
C
Black was the robe on the old judge that day
G7
C
White was my face when he said you must pay
F
C
Blue are the tears that I shed in myself
G7
C
G7
C
Red are the roses where other folks dwell
F
C
G7
C
Gold was my hair when they first sentenced me
D7
G7
D7
G7
It will be silver when they set me free
C
F
C
Gone is the rainbow that shone up above
G7
C
G7
C
Life lost its color when I lost my love
G7
C
G7
C
Life lost its color when I lost my love
F
C
D7
G7
