Chords for Rhymes And Reasons-John Denver/Mike Sinatra Rendition

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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ So you speak to me of [C] sadness and [Bb] the coming of [F] the winter _
_ [Dm] Fear that [G] is [Am] within you now [Bb] it seems to [C] never end
[F] And the dreams that [C] have escaped you [Bb] and the hope that you've [F] forgotten _
[Dm] You tell me that [F] you need me now
[C] Want to be my friend
[Bb] And you wonder where we're going _ [F] where's the rhyme?
Where's [C] the reason [Dm] and it's you cannot [F] accept it [C] is here
We must begin to seek the [Gm] wisdom of the children
_ _ _ _ _ And the [F] graceless way [Bb] of [F] flowers in the [C] _ _ _ wind _
[F] For the children and the [C] flowers are [Bb] my
Sisters [F] and my brothers [Dm] their laughter [Gm] and [Am] their _ loveliness
[Bb] clear a [C] cloudy day _
[F] like the music of
[C] Mountains [Bb] and the colors [F] of the rainbow
They're [Dm] a promise [F] of the future and [C] a blessing [F] for today
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Though _
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_ _ _ _ [F] the city _
Start to [C] crumble [Bb] and the towers [F] fall around us
_ [Dm] Sun is slowly [Am] fading
[Bb] And it's colder than the [C] sea
[F] It is written from the [C] desert [Bb] to the mountains
They [F] shall lead us [Dm] by the hand and [F] by the heart
[C] They will comfort you and me
[Bb] And they're innocent and trusting they [F] will teach us to [C] be free _ _ _ _
[F] Oh
the children and [C] the flowers are [Bb] my
sisters and [F] my brothers [Dm] their laughter [Gm] and [Am] their _ loveliness
[Bb] To clear a [C] cloudy day [F] and the song that I [Bb] am singing _
[C] Is a prayer to [F] non-believers
_ [Dm] Come and stand [F] beside us we can [C] _ find [Bb] a better _ way
_ _ _ [F] _ _ You
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