Colour Green — Sibylle Baier
Chords and lyrics for Colour Green by Sibylle Baier (key of Fm).
Intro
[Gm]
Chorus
[Gm]I'd been a girl and [F]wandering.
[Gm]Frequented my [F]late afternoon
[Gm]summer in [F]New York City,
[Gm]wearin' the sweater [F]colour green.
[Gm]So one night I sat down in a [F]chair and [Bb]knitted there.
Verse 1
[Gm]Years after trying to lead a [F]woman's life,
[Gm]I met a friend who had a [F]red-haired [Bb]wife.[Eb]
[Gm]She said to me, Woman, I'd like[F] your clothes.
[Gm]Come on and let us try both and [F]take tender care.
[Gm]And when you need help I [F]will be [Bb]there
Bridge
[Db]Memories and [Ab]seasons [Db]achieve their [Ab]affairs.
[Db]Sometime in [Ab]April the [Db]sweater I [Ab]wear.
[Bb]Sometime in [Eb]April the [Bb]letter I [Eb]read.
[Gm]Dear friend, I [F]think of you [Gm]on the top of [F]Empire State.
Verse 2
[Gm]Dear friend, I'm [F]lonesome.
[Gm]Dear friend, I've been[F] well.
[Gm]How do you spell your [F]name?
[Gm]The city has [F]changed me.
[Cm]I am no longer the [Eb]same.
[Gm]He wrote to me: [F]Woman, [Gm]I'd like to [F]stay.
[Gm]Liberty [F]Statue has[Gm] got so many [F]stars,
[Gm]but when you need [F]help I will be [Bb]there.
Chorus
[Gm]I'd been a girl and [F]wandering.
[Gm]Frequented my [F]late afternoon
[Gm]summer in [F]New York City,
[Gm]wearin' the sweater [F]colour green.
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