#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Rose Coloured Glasses" (Scott McCarl) Intro (piano): C C G C C G Bb Bb F G /F# / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Verse 1: Em Gmaj7/D [r.h. keyboard voicing: D-F#-G-B] I'm an ivory tower boy C G/B Never quite put down the toys Am7 D7 G Gsus2/F# [r.h: D-G-A] I always made the best of them all Em Gmaj7/D I see only sunny skies C G With the wool over my eyes Am7 D7 /C B7 I never seem to find the crack or the fault Chorus: C D G A I see it all through rose-coloured glasses D G G7/B And I only see what matters to me C D B7 E7 I see you all through rose-coloured glasses, yeah Am7 D7 The world that I chose C/G G Is coloured [1: rose ] C/G G /F# [2: rose (to solo)] [3: (to coda)] Verse 2: It's a funny sort of haze All full of dreams of yesterdays And the dreams are so real you could cry And you know the grass is green On the side you've never seen And the thought is what helps you get by [repeat chorus] Guitar solo [2X]: Gm/Bb F/A Fm/Ab C/G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gm/Bb F/A Fm/Ab C CG / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Verse 3: As I grow a little more And wonder what this all is for And the brass ring is slipping away I will keep the glasses near Maybe shed a quiet tear Maybe smile inside as I say [repeat chorus] [repeat guitar solo; end cold on G] -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers