(Intro)
(congas solo for 2 bars)
C#m7/A Bm7
/ / / / / / / / (2x)
C#m7/A Bm7 D A
/ / / / / / / / /
The bass for the intro and verses varies, but is basically
v v v v v v v v
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------2---2---4-------|-----------------4---2-----------|
|-0-------4-----4-------------2---|---------2-----2---------4-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
(verse 1)
C#m7/A Bm7 C#m7/A Bm7
Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' / most definitely
A new day is comin' / people are changin'
Ain't it beautiful / crystal blue persuasion
C#m7/A Bm7 D A
/ / / / / / / / /
(verse 2)
Better get ready / gonna see the light
Love, love is the answer / and that's all right
So don't you give up now / so easy to find
Just look to your soul / and open your mind
C#m7/A Bm7 D A
/ / / / / / / / /
(instrumental break)
v v v v
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|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----2-------2---------|
|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
guitar repeats above figure over following chords:
A G D A
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
A G Bm7 Bm7/E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
bass only
Crystal blue persuasion, mm-hmm
It's a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion, crystal...
D A
/ / r r /
Blue persuasion
(key modulates to Bb)
v v v v
|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-------1---|
|-------------------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
bass plays above riff (2x)
(verse 3)
Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7
Maybe tomorrow when He looks down
Every green field / and every town
All of his children / every nation
Bb Eb/G
There'll be peace and good brotherhood
Cm7
Crystal blue persuasion
(Outro)
Dm7/Bb Cm7
Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha
(repeat to fade)