Crystal Blue Persuasion

                (Tommy James/Mike 
Vale/Eddie Gray)

[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)

        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---
        |-0-------4-----4---------
        |-------------------------
 |--------|-------------------------
 |4-------|-----------------4---2---
 |----2---|---------2-----2---------
 |--------|-------------------------

verse 1:
                          C#m7/A  
        Look over yonder          
Bm7                    C#m7/A  Bm7
      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
/   /   /

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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
        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
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /

        no chords - bass only 
(pattern similar to verses)

        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---
        |-------------------------
        |-------------------------
        |-------------------------

        bass plays above riff (2x)

verse 3:

                        Dm7/Bb   
        Maybe tomorrow           
Cm7                      Dm7/Bb   
     when He looks down
Cm7

        Every green field / and 
every town
        All of his children / every 
nation

                    Bb             
        There'll be peace and good 
   Eb/G
   brotherhood
        Cm7
        Crystal blue persuasion

Outro:
        Dm7/Bb          Cm7
        Crystal blue persuasion, 
ah-ha          (repeat to fade)
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