Man of Colours — Icehouse
Chords and lyrics for Man of Colours by Icehouse (key of D#).
Intro
[Dm7] [F] [Dm7] [Bbsus2]
Verse 1
[Dm7] There's a noise upstairs in the [F]attic,
[Dm7] It's the shuffle of worn out [Bbsus2]shoes
[Dm7] And the scent of the oil and [F]brushes,
[Dm7] Drifts down like a pale [Bbsus2]perfume
Chorus
And he says, [Cm]"I... I am a [Ab]man
A simple [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
And I can [Cm]see, see through the [Ab]years
Years of a [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
Verse 2
[Dm7] And the old man rubs his [F]failing eyes,
[Dm7] And takes a moment to watch the [Bbsus2]view
[Dm7] From a window nobody [F]knows he's there,
[Dm7] He can see the empty street [Bbsus2]below
Chorus
And he says, [Cm]"I... I am a [Ab]man
A simple [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
And I can [Cm]see, see through the [Ab]years
Years of a [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
Instrumental
[Gm] [Eb] [Gm] [Eb]
Verse 2
[Dm7] He says, "I keep my life in this [F]paintbox
[Dm7] I keep your face in these picture [Bbsus2]frames
[Dm7] When I speak to this faded [F]canvas... It tells me...
[Dm7] I have no need for words [Bbsus2]anyway... "
Chorus
And he says, [Cm]"I... I am a [Ab]man
A simple [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
And I can [Cm]see, see through the [Ab]years
Years of a [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
And he says, [Cm]"I... I am a [Ab]man
A simple [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
And I can [Cm]see, see through these [Ab]tears
Tears of a [Gm]man, a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
And he says, [Cm]"I... I am a [Ab]man
[Gm] a man of [Eb]colours[Fsus2]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Gm] a man of [Eb]colours [Fsus2] (fade)
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