[Intro]
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[Verse 1]

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I said, "Grandpa what's this picture here?
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It's all black and white and it ain't real clear
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Is that you there? He said yeah, I was 11
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Times were tough back in '35
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That's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive
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A cotton farm
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And a great depression


[Chorus]

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If it looks like we were scared to death
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Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other
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You should've seen it in color


[Verse 2]
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Aw, and this one here's taken overseas
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In the middle of Hell in 1943
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In the winter time, you can almost see my breath
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That was my tail gunner: Ole Johnny McGee
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He was a High School teacher from New Orleans
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And he had my back, right through the day we left


[Chorus]

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If it looks like we were scared to death
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Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other
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You should've seen it in color
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A picture's worth a thousand words
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But you can't see what those shades of gray keep covered
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You should've seen it in color


[Solo]
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[Verse 3]

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This one is my favorite one
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This is me and grandma in the summer sun
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All dressed up the day we said our vows
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You can't tell it here but it was hot that June
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That rose was red and her eyes were blue
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And just look at that smile, I was so proud


[Bridge]

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     That's the story of my life
Em         D/F#                C  D
     Right there in black and white


[Chorus]

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And if it looks like we were scared to death
       F                                       C
Like a couple of kids just tryin' to save each other
                          G
You should've seen it in color
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A picture's worth a thousand words
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But you can't see what those shades of gray keep covered
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You should've seen it in color


[Outro]
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(2nd time quietly)