'Rhyme & Reason' by Denver John - Guitar Tutorial

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So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter 
 Em              G                C             D
Fear that is within you now that seems to never end 
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And the dreams that have escaped you and the hope that you've 
forgotten 
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You tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend 
 
        C                   Am                G        D
And you wonder where we're going, where's the rhyme 
and where's the reason 
         Em           G            D
And it's you cannot accept, it is here we must begin 
            Am
To seek the wisdom of the children 
        G               C              D
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind 
 
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For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers 
      Em                 G                 C             D
Their laughter and their loveliness could clear a cloudy day 
         G            D                  C            G
Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow 
          Em             G             D            G
They're a promise of the future, and a blessing for today. 
 
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Though the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us 
    Em            G               C               D
The sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea 
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It is written from the desert to the mountains they shall lead us 
       Em               G               D               
By the hand and by the heart they will comfort you and me 
         C                                 G             D
In their innocence and trusting they will teach us to be free 
 
        G                 D              C             G
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers 
      Em                 G                C              D
Their laughter and their loveliness could clear a cloudy day 
        G              D             C             G
And the song that I am singing is a prayer to nonbelievers 
 Em              G               D             C     G
Come and stand beside us, we can find a better way...