Written by James Otto / Jamey Johnson / Lee Thomas Miller
NOTE: Play these open chords with the Capo on the third fret: G I said, Grandpa what's this picture here F It's all black and white and ain't real clear C G Is that you there, he said, yeah I was eleven G Times were tough back in thirty-five F That's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive C G A cotton farm in the Great Depression G And if it looks like we were scared to death F C Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other G You should have seen it in color G This one here was taken overseas F In the middle of hell in nineteen forty-three C In the winter time you can almost see my breath G That was my tail gunner ole' Johnny McGee F He was a high school teacher from New Orleans C G And he had my back right through the day we left G And if it looks like we were scared to death F C Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other G You should have seen it in color G A picture's worth a thousand words F C But you can't see what those shades of gray keep covered G You should have seen it in color G This one is my favorite one F This is me and grandma in the summer sun C G All dressed up the day we said our vows G You can't tell it here but it was hot that June F That rose was red and her eyes were blue C G And just look at that smile I was so proud Em D C That's the story of my life Em D C D Right there in black and white G And if it looks like we were scared to death F C Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other G You should have seen it in color G A picture's worth a thousand words F C But you can't see what those shades of gray keep covered G FC You should have seen it in color G You should have seen it in color