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Flying Colours chords by Jethro Tull

  • Em

  • C

  • Cm

    3
  • Am

  • F

  • G

  • Dm

  • E

  • Esus4

  • Gsus4

  • B

    2
  • D

  • D#

    6
  • Baug

  • Bbsus4

  • Bb

Intro 1
Em
C
Em
C
Cm
C
Am
Shout
Verse 1
if you will,
but that just won't do.
F
I, for one, would rather
G
C
follow softer options.
Dm
I'll take the easy
G
line; another sip of wine,
Am
F
E
And if I ignore the face you
Am
wore it's just a way of mine
F
G
Am
F
Esus4
To keep from flying color
Em
s.

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Interlude 1
Em
Am
G
Am
F
Dm
C
Verse 2
Dm
Don't lay your bait while the
G
Dm
G
Dm
whole world waits
Esus4
Around to see me shoot you down
Am
It's all so second- rate.
Dm
G
When we can last for days
C
Am
on a loving night;
G
Gsus4
Or for hours at least on a warm
G
C
Gsus4
F
whisper given.
B
You always pick the best time to
Em
C
Am
rise to the fight.
G
C
To break the hard bargain
Gsus4
G
Em
that we've driven.
Am
G
Once again we're flying
F
colors.
Interlude 2
Esus4
Em
Verse 3
Am
I thought we had it out
G
Am
the night before,
F
Am
And settled old scores,
C
but not the hard way.
Dm
Was it a glass too much?
G
Dm
Or a smile too few?
Esus4
Did our friends all catch the needle match
Am
Dm
Did we want them to?
G
C
In a fancy restaurant we were all aglow,
F
C
Am
G
Gsus4
D
Keeping cool by mutual permission.
G
C
Gsus4
F
How did the
Am
B
conversation get
Em
C
Am
To where we came to blows?
G
C
D
We were set up in a red condition
G
Em
Am
G
F
Esus4
And again we're flying colors.
Interlude 3
Esus4
Em
Am
Em
Am
F
Am
G
F
G
Am
Em
F
G
D#
G
Am
Dm
G
D#
Baug
G
Am
Dm
G
Dm
G
Verse 4
Am
G
Am
Shout but you see it still won't do.
F
Dm
With my colors on I can be
C
just as bad as you.
Dm
Have I had a glass too much?
G
Did I give a smile too few?
Dm
Did our friends all catch
Esus4
the needle match,
Am
Dm
did we want them to?
G
We act our parts so well,
C
F
C
Am
G
like we wrote the play.
Gsus4
C
All so predictable and we
D
G
C
Gsus4
G
F
know it.
Am
F
B
We'll settle old scores now,
Em
C
Am
G
And settle the hard way.
C
Gsus4
You may not even live to
G
D
G
Em
outgrow it!
Am
G
F
Esus4
Once again we're flying colors,
Em
Dm
C
G
Bbsus4
flying colors.
Outro 1
Bbsus4
Bb
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