Chord/Tab song: Crystal Blue Persuasion

"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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