(congas solo for 2 bars)
C#m7/A Bm7The 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 Bm7Look 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
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
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----2-------2---------|
|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
guitar repeats above figure over following chords:
no chords - bass only (pattern similar to verses)
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 Cm7Maybe tomorrow when He looks down
Every green field / and every town
All of his children / every nation
Bb Eb/GThere'll be peace and good brotherhood
Cm7Crystal blue persuasion
Outro:
Dm7/Bb Cm7Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha (repeat to fade)
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