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(Looking At The World Thru)
Rose Colored Glasses
Words and Music by Tommie Malie and Jimmy Steiger - 1926
Verse:----------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
G - A7 -
D7 - G D7
G - D -
A7 - D B7
Em E7        A7 D D7
Chorus:--------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
G Ddim D7 -
G - C E7
Am - E7 A7
- - D7 -
G7 - C -
A7 - D7 -
G Ddim D7 -
G7 - C -
- Eb7 G E7
Am D7 G -  (D7  to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
I've said good -bye to "Mis -ter Sor -row,"
How do you do "Mis -ter Joy,"
No need to wor -ry 'bout to -mor -row,
Look at me, And you'll see,
A soul as hap -py as can be; Be -cause I'm
 
Chorus:
Look -ing at the world thru rose col -ored glass -es
Ev -'ry thing is ros -y now,
Look -ing at the world and ev -'ry thing that pass -es,
Seems of ros -y hue some how,
Why do I, feel so spry, Don't wink your eye
Need -n't guess, I'll con -fess, Cer -tain some -one just said yes,
In a bung -a -low all cov -ered with ros -es,
I will set -tle down I vow.
That's why I'm look -ing at the world thru rose col -ored glass -es
And ev -'ry -thing is ros -y now.
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Sound Clip:
Listen to Nick Lucas sing and play this song (570k mp3).
Sounds like he might be playing a plectrum guitar.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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