Verse I:]
BmA
WHEN WE FIRST CAME HERE,
GA
WE WERE COLD AND WE WERE CLEAR,
EmG
WITH NO COLOURS ON OUR SKIN,
EmF#
WE WERE LIGHT AND PAPER THIN.
BmA
AND WHEN WE FIRST CAME HERE,
GA
WE WERE COLD AND WE WERE CLEAR,
EmG
WITH NO COLOURS ON OUR SKIN,
EmF#
'TILL YOU LET THE SPECTRUM IN.
[PREChorus:]
Bm
SAY MY NAME,
A
AND EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES,
Em
WE ARE SHINING,
GF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN.
ChorusBmDA
SAY MY NAMEEmF#m
AS EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES
BmDA
WE ARE SHININGEmF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN
BmDA
SAY MY NAMEEmF#m
AS EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES
BmDA
WE ARE SHININGEmF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN
Verse II:]
BmA
AND WHEN WE COME FOR YOU,
GA
WE'LL BE DRESSED UP ALL IN BLUE,
EmG
WITH THE OCEAN IN OUR ARMS,
EmF#
KISS YOUR EYES AND KISS YOUR PALMS.
BmA
AND WHEN IT'S TIME TO PRAY,
GA
WE'LL BE DRESSED UP ALL IN GREY,
EmG
WITH METAL ON OUR TONGUES,
GA
AND SILVER IN OUR LUNGS.
[PREChorus:]
Bm
SAY MY NAME,
A
AND EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES,
Em
WE ARE SHINING,
GF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN.
ChorusBmDA
SAY MY NAMEEmF#m
AS EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES
BmDA
WE ARE SHININGEmF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN
BmDA
SAY MY NAMEEmF#m
AS EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES
BmDA
WE ARE SHININGEmF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN
BridgeEmG
AND WHEN WE COME BACK WE'LL BE DRESSED IN BLACK
BmF#
AND YOU'LL SCREAM OUR NAMES ALOUDEmG
AND WE WON'T EAT AND WE WON'T SLEEP
BmDF#
WE'LL DRAG BODIES FROM THEIR GRAVES
[HARP InstrumentalChorusBmDA
SAY MY NAMEEmF#m
AS EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES
BmDA
WE ARE SHININGEmF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN
BmDA
SAY MY NAMEEmF#m
AS EVERY COLOUR ILLUMINATES
BmDA
WE ARE SHININGEmF#m
AND WE'LL NEVER BE AFRAID AGAIN
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