Rhymes And Reasons                                          Words & music by John Denver
[12 Strings Guiter:Tune down one full tone]                from Rhymes And Reasons (1969)

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       G              D/F#            C             G
So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter,
Em                   Bm           C              D
fear that is within you now that seems to never end,
        G                  D/F#              C                   G
and the dreams that have escaped you and the hope that you've forgotten
        Em               G                   D
and you tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend
        C                                     G                   D
and you wonder where we're going, where's the rhyme, where's the reason
         Em             G          D
and it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin
            Am
to seek the wisdom of the children
         G      (/F#)     C    (/B)    D
and the graceful way of flowers in the wind.

              G                D/F#           C              G
      For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers,
      Em                       Bm               C              D
      their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day.
               G            D/F#              C             G
      Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow
               Em               G              D7           G       Am   D7
      they're a promise of the future and the blessing for today.


           G              D/F#            C            G
Though the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us
Em                  Bm            C               D
the sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea
      G                    D/F#        C                    G
it is written: From the de-sert to the mountains they shall lead us
       Em              G                   D
by the hand and by the heart they will comfort you and me.
         C                                 G        (/A  /B)   D
In their innocence and trusting, they will teach us to be free.

              G                D/F#           C              G
      For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers,
      Em                       Bm               C              D
      their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day.
               G   (/A) (/B) C/E          D             G
      And the song that I am singing is a prayer to unbelievers
      Em               G              D7            C  
      come and stand beside us we can find a better way.

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