Rose-Coloured Glasses Tab

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This tab was first done by Travis - armour@gov.nt.ca (4,9203240,) - who at the time was stuck in Yellowknife.
He mentioned that this was his first tab and he welcomed corrections.  While teaching someone this song I came
across his tab and decided to give my corrections.
 
The corrections include lead guitar parts for the Intro, Solo and Ending sections.  The "F"m" chord was
missing in the original tab along with the Bridge after the solo.
 
At the end I give the actual chords used by Greg Keelor which can be a little bit harder to play for
beginners.
 
Rose-Coloured Glasses by BLUE RODEO
From their first album, Outskirts (1986).
In standard tuning - song is in the key of E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvYHLJAUCWo
 
Chords Used:
E = 022100      A = x02220      B = x2444x      G#m = 466444    F#m = 244222
 
 [Intro] Guitar 1: Play this 6 times (Played by Greg Keelor).
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----2-------2---|
A|---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0-------0-------|
 
 [Intro] Guitar 2 - After guitar 1 plays his part twice, the following is played (by Jim Cuddy).
e|-2---2-0-----0---|---0-------0---|-2---2-0-----0---|---0---0---0---0-|---|
B|---0-------0-----|-4---4-2-----0-|---0-------0-----|-5---4---2---0---|---|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
 
[Verse 1]
E             A                          B
She sees the world through rose-coloured glasses
E           A                   B
  Painted skies and graceful romances
A                       B
  I see a world that's tired and scared
  G#m                       A
Of living on the edge too long
A                     B
  Where does she get off telling me
    G#m                A              B
That love will save us all      Save us all
 
[Verse 2]
E              A                  B
She takes my hand and leads me to nowhere town
E           A                      B
No matter where I stand it's always neutral ground
A                         B
  And in the cool of the evening blue
          G#m         A
I feel so tired and alone
A                     B
  Where does she get off telling me
    G#m                A              B
That love will save us all      Save us all
 
[Chorus]
        E         A           F#m                     B
And its day after day  I keep hangin' around can you tell me why
E            A       F#m
Night after night I know I should leave
             B                  A
But there's something in those eyes
                B                    A
That keeps me hangin' on   I'm hypnotized
   B
It breaks my heart and I don't know why
 
[Solo - Chords]
  E         A        F#m        B
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |  Play 3x
 
 [Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|--7-7-7-7--5---7--7--5h7-5---5~~~-----5-7-7b-7b-7-5---5--
G|---------------------------6------4h6---------------6----
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
 
e|-----------------------------------7--------------------------
B|--7-7-7-7--5------------5---5-7-7b---r7-5---5-7~~7-5-7br-5----
G|-------------6-4~~~-4h6---6---------------6----------------6--
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
 
e|---------------------------------7----7----7----7------------
B|---------5-5---5~~--5-7br-5-7-7b---7b---7b---7b---7br-5-7-5--
G|--4~~4h6-----6----6------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
 
[Bridge]
         A        B
Tell me why----------
 
         A        B
Tell me why----------Oh Oh Oh
 
[Verse 3]
E             A                          B
She sees the world through rose-coloured glasses
E           A                   B
  Painted skies and graceful romances
A                       B
  I see a world that's tired and scared
  G#m                       A
Of living on the edge too long
A                     B
  Where does she get off telling me
    G#m                A              B
That love will save us all      Save us all
 
[End Chorus]
        E         A           F#m                     B
And its day after day  I keep hangin' around can you tell me why
E            A           F#m
Night after night yeah I know I should leave
             B
But there's something there yeah
E         A         F#m          B
Day after day  after day   after day and I don't know
E         A         F#m          B                     E
Day after day  after day   after day and I don't know why
 
 [Ending] Guitar 1: Play this 10 times (Played by Greg Keelor).
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----2-------2---|
A|---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0-------0-------|
 
 [Ending] Guitar 2 - After guitar 1 plays his part twice, the following is played (by Jim Cuddy).
e|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
B|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|
G|-9-----8-----6---|-4-----4-----4---|-2-----1-----2---|-4-----4-----4---| Play
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  2x
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
[End Solo - Chords]
  A                             E
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |      ||
 
 [End Solo]
e|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---|
B|--------------|--------------|-4br-2---2-------|---|
G|-2----1----2--|-2----1----2--|-------4---4-2-1-|---|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-2-|
A|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---|
E|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---|
 
Notes for the advance player.
 
The chords used above are good chords to use but they are not the actual ones that Greg Keelor used.  Apart
from the E chord, all other chords were different.  This youtube video of them playing the song live will
show what I mean.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3HwpxbYHUw
 
To play the chords you need to use your thumb on the sixth string, and keep the first string open.
 
A = 577650      Bsus4 = 799870          G#mb6 = 466400          F#m7sus4 = 244200
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