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
       | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | 
       | -----------------2---2---4------- | -----------------4---2----------- | 
       | -0-------4-----4-------------2--- | ---------2-----2---------4------- | 
       | --------------------------------- | -----------------------------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
       | --------------------------------- | 
       | --------------------------------- | 
       | ---------2-----2-------2--------- | 
       | -----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4--- | 
       | --------------------------------- | 
       | --------------------------------- | 

      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
       | -3---3---3---3-3---3-3-------1--- | 
       | -------------------------3------- | 
       | --------------------------------- | 
       | --------------------------------- | 

      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)
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