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            Rhymes and Reasons
John Denver
(Intro: F Bb F Csus4 F)
       F              C            Bb             F
So you speak to me of sadness ...,
Dm               Am               Bb              C
Fear that is within  you now ...
        F                  C
And the dreams that have ...
        Bb                   F
And the hope that ...
    Dm               F                  C
You tell me that you need me ...
        Bb
And you wonder ...
            F                     C
Where's the rhyme and ...
         Dm               F             C
And it's you who cannot .....
            Gm
To seek the wisdom of ..
        F        C   Bb       F/A      C  Csus4
And the graceful way of ...
        F                C           Bb              F
For the children and the flowers are ....
      Dm                 Am               Bb              C
Their laughter and their ...
         F            C              Bb             F
Like the music of the mountains ....
          Dm             F
They're a ...
        C            F      Gm  Csus4 C
and the ...
SOLO:
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           F               C/E            Bb            F
Though the cities start to crumble ...
    Dm            Am              Bb               C
The sun is slowly fading and ...
      F                 C/E          Bb                    F
It is written: From the desert to ...
       Dm              F               C
By the hand and by the heart ...
         Bb                                 F              C
In their innocence and ...
        F                C           Bb              F
For the children and the flowers are ...
      Dm                 Am               Bb              C
Their laughter and their loveliness ...
        F              Bb            C              F
And the song that I am singing is a ...
Dm               F               C             Bb    (intro)  F
Come and stand beside us, .... 
        
                