Richard Thompson – Persuasion (Guitar)

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[Intro] C F F G C F6 F Fsus2 C F F G C C/E F F [Verse 1]
C       F                  G            C         F
You and I - tempted by the promise of a different life

C        F                          G              C       C/E  F
Time has fled  - there's a constant battle running through my   head

  Dm7                G
I don't know what to do

         C     C/E  F
'Cause I still be-  lieve

      Dm7             G                    Am
After all the foolish things you've put me through

        Dm7           G                  Am
I could always make a start on something new

       Dm7         G              F        G
I will always be a man who's open to.....
N.C. Persuasion [Instrumental] C F Fsus2 C F F [Verse 2]
C         F                           G              C    C/E  F
Blind rom-ance -  there'll be no half measures given half a    chance

       C   C/E  F                         G              C     C/E   F
But we ne- ver  learn  -  trusting in the fire while the cruel flame burns

    Dm7          G
And we need to rebuild

         C   C/E   F
What was ne- ver   there

         Dm7       G
What got left be-  hind

      Dm7             G                      Am
After all the foolish things that we've been through

        Dm7           G                  Am
I could always make a start on something new

       Dm7         G              F        G
I will always be a man who's open to.....
N.C. Persuasion C F C6 [Middle Eight]
                           G
And it's written in the my heart

                      F   C
So that everybody can see it

                       G
And it's written in my soul

                   Dm7     G   Am
After all, I still believe it (Oh)

        Dm7     G   Am
I still believe it (C'mon now)

        Dm7     G   Am
I still believe it (Yeah)

        Dm7     G
I still believe it
[Instrumental] C F F G C F6 F Fsus2 C F F G C F F [Verse 3]
  Dm7                G
I don't know what to do

         C     C/E  F
'Cause I still be-  lieve

      Dm7             G                      Am
After all the foolish things that we've been through

        Dm7           G                  Am
I could always make a start on something new

       Dm7         G              F        G
I will always be a man who's open to.....
N.C. Persuasion [Outro]
Gsus2
       Persuasion

C   F
       Persuasion

C   F                        C     C/E
       Persuasion, I still believe it

F                                     C     C/E
       I still believe it, persuasion

F                           C     C/E
       I still believe it

F                           C     C/E
       Persuasion

F                           C     C/E
       Ooh

F
       Persuasion... [rall]
C Cmaj7/E F