[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)

        
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        The ba
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ss for the int
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ro and verses 
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varies, but is
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[Verse 1]
              
        Look o

            
ver yonder    

       
            wh

                 
at 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
        
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[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
        
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[instrumental 
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break]
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        guitar repeats above figure over following chords:

             
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        no chords - bass only (pattern similar to verses)

        Crystal blue persuasion, mm-hmm
        It's a new vibration
        Crystal blue persuasion, crystal...

             
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r  r  /
                    Blue persuasion

        (key modulates to )

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        bass p

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lays above rif

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f (2x)

[Verse 3]

              
        Maybe 

          
tomorrow      

         
          when

                   
 He looks down
        Every green field / and every town
        All of his children / every nation

              
        There'

            
ll be peace an

          
d good    brot

herhood
        
        Crysta

l blue persuas

ion

[Outro]
        
        Crysta

          
l blue persuas

ion, ah-ha    

      (repeat 

to fade)