Rhymes and Reasons – John Denver

Rhymes and Reasons Chords

Rhymes and Reasons: John Denver

Verse 1

…………..F                       C/E
So you speak to me of sadness
…………….A#                        F
And the coming of the winter
Dm                   Am
Fear that is within you now
….A#                     C
It seems to never end
…………….F                             C/E
And the dreams that have escaped you
……………..A#                              F
And the hope that you’ve forgotten
…….Dm                    F
You tell me that you need me now
…….C
You want to be my friend
………………A#
And you wonder where we’re going
…………………..F                               C
Where’s the rhyme & where’s the reason
……………Dm                F
And it’s you cannot accept
……..C
It is here we must begin
………………….Gm
To seek the wisdom of the children
…………….F                       A#
And the graceful way of flowers
…………C
In the wind

……………F                          C/E
For the children and the flowers
……………A#                   F
Are my sisters and my brothers
………..Dm                         Am
Their laughter and their loveliness
………….A#                 C7
Could clear a cloudy day
…………….F                     C/E
Like the music of the mountains
…………….A#                   F
And the colours of the rainbow
………………Dm                   F
They’re a promise of the future
………….C                   F
And a blessing for today

Music:

Verse 2

…………………..F                      C/E
Though the cities start to crumble
…………….A#              F
And the towers fall around us
……..Dm                 Am
The sun is slowly fading
…………….A#                    C
And it’s colder than the sea
……..F                          C/E
It is written from the desert
………….A#                            F
To the mountains they shall lead us
………….Dm                     F
By the hand and by the heart
………………C
They will comfort you and me
……………A#
In their innocence and trusting
………………F                      C
They will teach us to be free

…………….F                         C/E
For the children and the flowers
……………A#                      F
Are my sisters and my brothers
………..Dm                       Am
Their laughter and their loveliness
………….A#                  C7
Could clear a cloudy day
……………..F                     A#
And the song that I am singing
……..C                     F
Is a prayer to non believers
Dm                       F
Come and stand beside us
……………C                  A#
We can find a better way ….

End