Piano intro: Em C, Em Cm

  Am                         G
Shout if you will, but that just won't do.
       F                  G            C
I, for one, would rather follow softer options.
              Dm                  G
I'll take the easy line; another sip of wine,
       F             E/G#               Am
and if I ignore the face you wore it's just a way of mine
    Am/E       G     Am/C E7sus4
to keep from flying co...lours.
 

Instr: Am    G Am    Am G    F    Dm    C

                Dm              G
Don't lay your bait while the whole world waits
       F             E/G#                Am
around to see me shoot you down - It's all so second-rate.
             Dm       G         C
When we can last for days on a loving night;
        G                   C            D     C
or for hours at least on a warm whisper given.
    F                B            Em          C
You always pick the best time to rise to the fight.
     G             C                   D     Em
To break the hard bargain that we've driven.
       Am/E        G     Am/C E7sus4
Once again we're flying co...lours.
 

Am                           G
I thought we had it out the night before,
     F                 Dm            C
and settled old scores, but not the hard way.
           Dm                   G
Was it a glass too much? Or a smile too few?
          F                    E/G#                   Am
Did our friends all catch the needle match --- did we want them to?
Dm           G                 C
 In a fancy restaurant we were all aglow
 G               C      D           C
keeping cool by mutual permission.
F                   B                      Em       C
 How did the conversation get to where we came to blows?
G                     C      D       Em
 We were set up in a red condition
      Am/E        G     Am/C E7sus4
and again we're flying co...lours.
 

Instrumental: Am Em, Am Em, ...
 

Am                       G
Shout - but you see it still won't do.
         F                Dm         C
With my colours on I can be just as bad as you.
               Dm                           G
Have I had a glass too much? Did I give a smile too few?
          F                     E/G#                  Am
Did our friends all catch the needle match --- did we want them to?
Dm           G                       C
 We act our parts so well, like we wrote the play.
G        C                  D       C
All so predictable and we know it.
F                   B                         Em   C
 We'll settle old scores now, and settle the hard way.
G                  C           D       Em
 You may not even live to outgrow it!
       Am/E        G     Am/C E7sus4
Once again we're flying co...lours.
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Flying colours