Rhymes And Reasons Chords by John Denver

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So you speak to [C] me of sadness [Bb] and the coming [F] of the winter, _ _
[Dm] fear that is [Am] within you now
[Bb] that seems to [C] never end, [F] and the dreams that [C] have escaped you, [Bb] and the hope that you've
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forgotten.
[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 it's you cannot [F] accept. _
[C] It is here
we must begin to seek [Gm] the wisdom of the children, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the [F] _ graceful way [Bb] of flowers in [C] the _ _ _ wind.
For [F] the children and [C] the flowers are [Bb] my sisters and my [F] brothers, _ [Dm] their laughter and their
[Am] loveliness to [Bb] _
clear a 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, by [Dm] the hand and by [F] the _ hand.
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] _ _ _ [Bb]
my sisters and
my [F] brothers, _ [Dm] their laughter and [Am] their loveliness [Bb] to clear a cloudy [C] _ day.
And [F] the song _ [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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