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Justin Timberlake - True Colors Chords

Chord reference Am, G, C, F, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [G] [C] [F] You with the [Am]sad [G]eyes [C]Don’t be [F]discouraged, oh [Am]I realize [G] It’s [C]hard to take [F]courage In a [Am]world full of [G]people [C]You can lose sight [F]of it all And the [Am]darkness, [G]inside you Can make you [F]feel so [C]small

Show me a [Am]smile [G]then, [C]Don’t be [F]unhappy, can’t [Am]remember [G]When I last [C]saw you laughing [F] If this [Am]world makes you [G]crazy And you’ve [C]taken all you [F]can bear [Am]Just you call me [G]up ‘Cause I [F]will [C]always be there

I see your [F]true [C]colors, [G]Shining through I see your [F]true [C]colors And [F]that’s why I [G]love you So [F]don’t be [C]afraid to [E7]let them [Am]show Your [F]true [C]colors [F]True [C]colors are [G]beautiful, Like a [C]rainbow

Artist Justin Timberlake
Album Trolls
Genres Pop
Year 2016
Key Am

How to Play True Colors on Guitar?

Justin Timberlake - True Colors can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, C, F, E7 chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play True Colors with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.