Rhymes And Reasons Chords by John Denver

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