JOHN DENVER - RHIMES AND REASON (1969)

D/F#    : 2xx23x
Dsus4   : 000233
Asus2   : 000220
*G      : 3
*F#     : 2

[CT ORIGINALE #-2 IN F  (SUGGESTED #3)]

[INTRO]
G  C  D7  

              G              D/F#             
   So you     speak to me in sadness 
            C             G       *G  *F#
   and the coming of the winter,
   Em               Bm                C               D
   fear that is within' you know that seems to never  end,
           G                    D/F#   
   and the dreams that have  escaped you 
           C                    G      *G  *F#
   and the hope that you've forgotten
           Em               G                   D
   and you tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend
            C                      
   and you  wonder where we're going, 
                G                     D/F#
   where's the rhyme and where's the reason
            Em             G          D/F#
   and it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin
               Am                      Asus2   Am 
   to seek the wisdom of the children
            G                C            D   Dsus4   D 
   and the graceful way of flowers in the wind.

           G                D/F#           C              G
   For the children and the flowers for my sisters and my brothers,
         Em                 Bm               C              D
   their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day.
            G             D/F#              C              G
   Like the music of the  mountains and the colors of the  rainbow
             Em             G              D7           G       
   they're a promise of the future and the blessing for today.

  [INSTRUMENTAL]
   C   D7  
  
              G              D/F#  
   Though the city starts to crumble 
           C             G        *G  *F#
   and the towers fail around us
   Em                Bm              C               D
   the sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea
           G                    D/F#        
   it is   written: From the desert 
           C                     G       *G  *F#
   to the  mountains they shall lead us
           Em               G                
   by the  hand and by the  heart 
                 D                   
   and they will comfort you and me.
               Am                        
   In their innocence and trusting, 
             G                D   Dsus4   D
   they will teach us to be free.

           G                D/F#             
   For the children and the flowers 
          C               G         *G  *F#
   for my sisters and my brothers,
         Em                 Bm               C              D
   their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day.
            G             D/F#         C              G
   And the song that I am singing is a prayer for nonbelievers
   Em               G              D7             G   
   come and stand beside us we can find a better way.
 
   [OUTRO]
   C  D7  G 
   C  D7  G