CHORUS:
When you're [G#m] gone [F#] [C#], all the colors fade
When you're [G#m] gone [F#] [C#], no New Year's Day parade
You're [G#m] gone [F#] [C# open], colors seem to [F#] fade [D#m] [B] [C#]

VERSE 2:
[F#] Your mama [D#m] called she said [B] that you're down stairs [C#] crying
[F#] Feeling like [D#m] such a [B] mess [C#]
[F#] Yeah I hear [D#m], you're [B] in the background [C#] bawling
What happened [F#] to your [D#m] sweet summertime [B] dress [C#]

BRIDGE:
[D#m] I know we [G#] all, [D#m] we all got our [G#] faults
We get [D#m] locked in our [G#] vaults and we [C# open] stay

OUTRO:
When you're [G#m] gone [F#] [C#], all the colors fade
When you're [G#m] gone [F#] [C#], no New Year's Day parade
You're [G#m] gone [F#] [C# open], colors seem to [F#] fade [D#m]
[B] [C#] Colors seem to [F#] fade [D#m] [B] Yeah [F# open]