Crystal Blue Persuasion
Words & Music:
Tommy James, Mike Vale
& Eddie Gray
Notes from the tabber: 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.
INTRO:
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---|
C#m7/A Bm7
C#m7/A Bm7 [etc.]
Look over yonder---------. What do you see? 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
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 INTERLUDE: A G D A | A G Bm7 Bm7/E
v v v v
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------2-----2-------2---------| repeat this figure over
D|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---| interlude chords above:
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[following is over bass riff
only:]
Crystal blue persuasion,
mm-hmm, it's a new vibration.
Crystal blue persuasion,
crystal...
D A
Blue persuasion
[shift key to Bb - play this
bass riff 2x]
v v v v
|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-------1---|
|-------------------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Dm7/Bb Cm7
Dm7/Bb Cm7 [etc.]
Maybe tomorrow----------- when
He looks down; every green field and every town,
All of his children, every nation
Bb
Eb/G Cm7
There'll be peace and good,
brotherhood...Crystal blue persuasion
OUTRO: [repeat & out]:
Dm7/Bb Cm7
Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha!