17
Jan
2025

Rhymes and Reasons – John Denver

Rhymes and Reasons Chords

Rhymes and Reasons: John Denver

Verse 1

………..F                           C/E
So you speak to me of sadness
…………..A#                          F
And the coming of the winter
Dm                        Am
Fear that is within you now
….A#                       C
It seems to never end
…………..F                                  C/E
And the dreams that have escaped you
…………..A#                                   F
And the hope that you’ve forgotten
…….Dm                       F
You tell me that you need me now
……C
You want to be my friend
……………A#
And you wonder where we’re going
………………..F                                    C
Where’s the rhyme & where’s the reason
…………Dm                   F
And it’s you cannot accept
…….C
It is here we must begin
……………….Gm
To seek the wisdom of the children
…………….F                        A#                    C
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind

…………F                               C/E
For the children and the flowers
…………A#                        F
Are my sisters and my brothers
………Dm                            Am
Their laughter and their loveliness
……….A#                     C7
Could clear a cloudy day
…………..F                     C/E
Like the music of the mountains
…………..A#                    F
And the colours of the rainbow
……………Dm                     F
They’re a promise of the future
……….C                        F
And a blessing for today

Music:

Verse 2

……………….F                            C/E
Though the cities start to crumble
…………..A#                F
And the towers fall around us
…….Dm                   Am
The sun is slowly fading
………….A#                       C
And it’s colder than the sea
…….F                            C/E
It is written from the desert
………..A#                                  F
To the mountains they shall lead us
………..Dm                       F
By the hand and by the heart
……………C
They will comfort you and me
………….A#
In their innocence and trusting
……………F                        C
They will teach us to be free

…………F                               C/E
For the children and the flowers
…………A#                        F
Are my sisters and my brothers
………Dm                            Am
Their laughter and their loveliness
……….A#                     C7
Could clear a cloudy day
…………..F                        A#
And the song that I am singing
……C                        F
Is a prayer to non believers
Dm                        F
Come and stand beside us
……C                            A#         C      F
We can find a better way ….

End

Rhymes and Reasons Chords

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