Standard tuning

E                                    B
Had my canvas primed in white, some water by my bed, 
           A                                      E
A wooden palette smeared with reds and grays and blues, 
                                             B
Dipped my brush into the paint, traced the outline of your face, 
         A                               E
Then I washed it clean for color number two. 

            A                        B 
There's a little drop of paint in a mason jar of water,
                                       C#m
That turned every last ounce a crimson hue, 
     A                                 B 
And it's the same with you, you had a minute with my heart, 
                                E
Now you color everything that I do. 

 E                       B
Stew pot's on the boil, house was filled with steam, 
  A                                   E
Bowls and spoons in twos like Noah's ark, 
                           B
Dash of salt and spice to make it like you like, 
  A                                E  
Bring it to my lips and there you are. 

            A                        B
There's a little pinch of salt in a ladle full of comfort, 
                                 C#m
That opens all the flavors into bloom, 
     A                                 B
And it's the same with you, you had a minute with my heart, 
                                    E
And now you color everything that I do.
 
   C#m                         F#
A flower turns its face to the sun, 
 B                            E
Snow melting makes the river run, 
 A                           Ab
Tide rises high to meet the moon, meet the moon. 

E    A    B    E  (x2) 

            A               B
There's an echo in my ear sounding like your voice, 
                               C#m
A feeling that fills any empty room, 
           A                           B
You had a minute with my heart and I live it every day,
                                                    C#m
'Cause when you brushed against my heart it soaked through,
     A                           F#
And now my whole world is tinted with you, 
            A         B           E 
Yeah, you color everything that I do.

B    E

*leading into the Chorus there's also a little bass note walk-up: E/ F#/ Ab