(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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