Chords for "Rhymes and Reasons" Roy Rivers

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So you speak to me [C] of sadness [Bb] and the coming [F] of the return
[Am] [Dm] The fear that is within you [Bb] now that seems to never [C] _
end
[F] And the dreams that [C] have escaped you [Bb] and the hopes that [F] you've forgotten
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[Dm] You tell me that [F] you need me now, [C] you want to be my friend
[Gm] And you wonder where we're going, _ [F] where's the mind, [C] where's the reason
_ [Dm] That you cannot [F] accept
_ [C] It is here we must begin to seek the [Gm] wisdom of the children
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_ _ And [F] the graceful way [Bb] of [F] flowers in the [C] _ _ _ wind _
For [F] the children and [C] the flowers are [Bb] my sisters [C] and my [F] brothers
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[Dm] Their laughter and their [Am] _
[Bb] loveliness will clear a cloudy [C] _ day
[F] Like the music [C] of the mountains and [Bb] the colors [C] of the [F] rainbow
_ [Am] [Dm] They're a promise for [F] the future [C] and a blessing for [F] today _ _
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[F] Though the city starts [C] to crumble and [Bb] the towers [C] fall [F] around us
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[Dm] The sun is slowly [Am] fading and [Bb] it's colder [C] than the _ sea
[F] As we're tended [C] from the deserts [Bb] to the mountains [C] they [F] shall lead us
[Am] [Dm] By the hand and [F] by the heart [C] they will comfort you and me
[Bb] In their innocence and trusting [F] they will teach us [C] to be free _ _
_ [F] For the children [C] and the flowers are [Bb] my sisters and [F] my brothers
Their [Dm] laughter and their [Am] _
loveliness [Bb] will clear a [C] cloudy day
[F] And the song that [Bb] I am singing is [C] a prayer [F] to non-believers
[Dm] Come and stand [F] beside us, _ [C] _
find [Bb] a better way
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