John Denver – Rhymes And Reasons (Guitar)

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So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter,

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fear that is within' you know that seems to never  end,

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and the dreams that have escaped you

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and the hope that you've forgotten

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and you tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend

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and you wonder where we're going,

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where's the rhyme and where's the reason

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and it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin

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to seek the wisdom of the children

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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,

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their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day.

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Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow

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they're a promise of the future

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and the blessing for today.

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Though the city starts to crumble and the towers fall around us

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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

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by the  hand and by the  heart and they will comfort you and me.

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In their innocence and trusting, they will teach us to be free.

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For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers,

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their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day.

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And the song that I am singing is a prayer for non-believers

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come and stand beside us, we can find a better way.