[Notes: 1) If you really want to get technical, the C#m7/A could be notated
as Amaj9. 2) Play C#m7 as xx6657 and Bm7 as xx4435. 3) This is Tommy
James favorite of all his/their singles; mine, too.]
[Intro]
(congas solo for 2 bars)
/
/ / / / / / / / (2x)
/
/ / / / / / / / /
The bass for the intro and verses varies, but is basically
v v v v v v v v
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------2---2---4-------|-----------------4---2-----------|
A|-0-------4-----4-------------2---|---------2-----2---------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
[Verse 1]
/ /
Look 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
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/ / / / / / / / /
[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
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/ / / / / / / / /
[instrumental break]
v v v v
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------2-----2-------2---------|
D|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
guitar repeats above figure over following chords:
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
no chords - bass only (pattern similar to verses)
Crystal blue persuasion, mm-hmm
It s a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion, crystal...
/ / r r /
Blue persuasion
(key modulates to )
v v v v
G|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-------1---|
D|-------------------------3-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
bass plays above riff (2x)
[Verse 3]
/ /
Maybe tomorrow when He looks down
Every green field / and every town
All of his children / every nation
There ll be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion
[Outro]
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Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha (repeat to fade)
