PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
216 - True Colours
Follow the BOLD-type down beats to help with phrasing.
INTRO - four bars
(gently and softly)
Verse 1 You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged though I Re-a-lize It's
hard to take courage, ^ In-a
world full-of people
You can lose sight of it all and-the
dark-ness insi–de you makes you
feel so small. But-I see your
(stronger)
Chorus True Colors shining through. I see your
true colors And that's why I love you. So
don't be afraid to let them show, Your
true colors, your true colors are
Beau-ti-ful like a rain–bow (decrescendo)
Turnaround
Verse 2 Show me a smi-le then.
Don't be unhappy. Can't re-mem-ber when I
last saw you laughing If-
(stronger) this world makes you crazy and you've
tak-en all you can bare, ^ You
call me up ^ Because you
know I'll be there. And I see
(forte/loud)
Chorus True Colors shining through. I see your
true colors And that's why I love you. So
(Fortissimo)don't be afraid to let them show, Your
(softly )true colors, your true colors are
Beau-ti-ful like a rain–bow
Turnaround, then instrumental (over “Show me a smi-le then.
Don't be unhappy. Can't re-mem-ber when I last saw you laughing”)
½ Verse 2 repeat If this world makes you crazy, you
tak-en all you can bare, You
call me up ^ Because you
know I'll be there. And I see your…
(forte/loud)
Chorus True Colors shining through. I see your
true colors And that's why I love you. So
(fortissimo)don't be afraid to let them show, Your
true colors, (crescendo) true colors
True colors are shining through,
Chorus repeat I see your
true colors And that's why I love you. So
(fortissimo) don't be afraid to let them show, Your
true colors, true colors are
(rubato) Beau-ti-ful like a rain–bow.
Songwriters: Tom Kelly, William E Steinberg. Performed by Cyndi Lauper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8 You might also enjoy this version performed remotely by Camden Voices during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqWQCWc_zCc