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 ….