Tono: G
Introducción: G F C G
G
I said,"Grandpa what' s this picture here?
F
It' s all black and white and it ain' t real clear
C G
Is that you there? He said yeah, I was 11.
G
Times were tough back in ' 35
F
That' s me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive
C
A cotton farm
G
And a great depression
G
If it looks like we were scared to death
F C
Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other
C G
You should' ve seen it in color
G
Awe and this one here' s taken overseas
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In the middle of Hell in 1943
C G
In the winter time, you can almost see my breath
G
That was my tail gunner: Ole Johnny McGee
F
He was a High School teacher from New Orleans
C G
And he had my back, right through the day we left
G
If it looks like we were scared to death
F C
Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other
C G
You should' ve seen it in color
G
A picture' s worth a thousand words
F C
But you can' t see what those shades of gray keep covered.
C G
You should' ve seen it in color.
G
This one is my favorite one.
F
This is me and grandma in the summer sun
C G
All dressed up the day we said our vows.
G
You can' t tell it here but it was hot that June
F
That rose was red and her eyes were blue
C G
And just look at that smile I was so proud.
Em D/F# C
That' s the story of my life
Em D/F# C D
Right there in black and white
G
If it looks like we were scared to death
F C
Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other
C G
You should' ve seen it in color
G
A picture' s worth a thousand words
F N.C. C
C G
You should' ve seen it in color.
G F C G
(2nd time quietly)