Crystal Blue Persuasion John Wesley Harding
"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---4-------|-----------------4---2-----------| |-0-------4-----4-------------2---|---------2-----2---------4-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
verse 1:
Look over yonder [C#m7/A] [Bm7] what do you see[C#m7/A] [Bm7]
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]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
no chords - bass only (pattern similar to verses)
Crystal blue persuasion, mm-hmm
It's a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion, crystal...
[D]/ / r r [A]/
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:
Maybe tomorrow [Dm7/Bb] [Cm7] when He looks down[Dm7/Bb] [Cm7]
Every green field / and every town
All of his children / every nation
There'll be [Bb]peace and good [Eb/G]brotherhood
[Cm7]Crystal blue persuasion
Outro:
[Dm7/Bb]Crystal blue per[Cm7]suasion, ah-ha (repeat to fade)
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