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Version 1

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z z z2 |: "G" (B/2 B3/2) B c | (B/2 B3/2) (A A) | G3 E | 
w:1..Yel-low is the col-our of my true love's  
D3 (D D) | "C" EG2 z | z z G E | "G" D2 z2 |
w:hair. in the morn-ing When we rise  
z z (D D) | "C" E G2 z | z z G A | "G" B2 z2 |
w:in the morn-ing When we rise 
z z B G | "D" A2 z2 | z z B A | "C" G2 z2 |
w:That's the time That's the time
z A G A | "G" B z z | z/2 z3/2 z z | z3 z | "G" z4 :|
w:I love the best.
"G" (d/2 d3/2) d c | B2 A2 | G3 E | D2 (D D) | "C" EG3 |
w:5~Free-dom is a word I rare-ly use. With-out think-in
z z z E | "G" D2 z z | z z (D D) | "C" E G2 z | z z z A | B2 z z |
w:mm mm with-out think-in mm mm
z z (B B) | "d" A2 z z | z z B A | "C" G2 z z | 
w:of the time of the time
z A G E | "G" D2 z z | (B/2 B3/2) (A A) | G3 E | D4 ||
w:when I've been loved.
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W:1
W:Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair
W:In the morning, when we rise
W:In the morning, when we rise
W:That's the time, that's the time
W:I love the best
W:
W:2
W:Blue's the colour of the sky-y
W:In the morning, when we rise
W:In the morning, when we rise
W:That's the time, that's the time
W:I love the best
W:
W:3
W:Green's the colour of the sparklin' corn
W:In the morning, when we rise
W:In the morning, when we rise
W:That's the time, that's the time
W:I love the best
W:
W:4
W:Mellow is the feeling that I get
W:When I see her, m-hmm
W:When I see her, oh yeah
W:That's the time, that's the time
W:I love the best
W:
W:5
W:Freedom is a word I rarely use
W:Without thinking, oh yeah
W:Without thinking, m-hmm
W:Of the time, of the time
W:When I've been loved

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