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Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James & the Shondells - Guitar Chords
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[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
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------2---2---4-------|-----------------4---2-----------|
A|-0-------4-----4-------------2---|---------2-----2---------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
[Verse 1]
C#m7/A Bm7 C#m7/A Bm7
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
/ / / / / / / / /
[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
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------2-----2-------2---------|
D|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
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 A
/ / r r /
Blue persuasion
(key modulates to Bb)
v v v v
G|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-------1---|
D|-------------------------3-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
bass plays above riff (2x)
[Verse 3]
Dm7/Bb Cm7 Dm7/Bb Cm7
Maybe tomorrow when He looks down
Every green field / and every town
All of his children / every nation
Bb Eb/G
There'll be peace and good brotherhood
Cm7
Crystal blue persuasion
[Outro]
Dm7/Bb Cm7
Crystal blue persuasion, ah-ha (repeat to fade)
We also have 6 songs by Tommy James & the Shondells
- Crimson And Clover
- Crystal Blue Persuasion
- Hanky Panky
- I Think Were Alone Now
- Mony Mony
- Sweet Cherry Wine
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