John Wesley Harding

Crystal Blue Persuasion(Tabs)

John Wesley Harding

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	        (Intro) 
 
	(congas solo for 2 bars) 
 
	C#m7/A            Bm7 
	   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /	(2x) 
 
	C#m7/A            Bm7      D       A 
	   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   / 
 
	The bass for the intro and verses varies, but is basically 
	 
	  v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	|-----------------2---2---4-------|-----------------4---2-----------| 
	|-0-------4-----4-------------2---|---------2-----2---------4-------| 
	|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---| 
 
(verse 1) 
	                  C#m7/A  Bm7                    C#m7/A  Bm7 
	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 
	C#m7/A            Bm7      D       A 
	   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   / 
 
(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 
	C#m7/A            Bm7      D       A 
	   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /   / 
 
(instrumental break) 
 
	  v       v       v       v 
	|---------------------------------| 
	|---------------------------------| 
	|---------2-----2-------2---------| 
	|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---| 
	|---------------------------------| 
	|---------------------------------| 
 
	guitar repeats above figure over following chords: 
 
	A           G           D           A 
	/  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 
	A           G          Bm7        Bm7/E 
	/  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 
	bass only  
 
	Crystal blue persuasion, mm-hmm 
	It's a new vibration 
	Crystal blue persuasion, crystal... 
 
	D           A 
	/  /  r  r  / 
	            Blue persuasion 
 
	(key modulates to Bb) 
 
	  v       v       v       v 
	|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-------1---| 
	|-------------------------3-------| 
	|---------------------------------| 
	|---------------------------------| 
 
	bass plays above riff (2x) 
 
(verse 3) 
 
	                Dm7/Bb   Cm7                      Dm7/Bb   Cm7 
	Maybe tomorrow                when He looks down 
	Every green field / and every town 
	All of his children / every nation 
 
	            Bb                Eb/G 
	There'll be peace and good    brotherhood 
	Cm7 
	Crystal blue persuasion 
 
(Outro) 
	Dm7/Bb          Cm7 
	Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha 
         (repeat to fade) 
 
 

	        

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