JAMES AND SHONDELLS TOMMY - "Crystal Blue Persuasion" Tablature

"Crystal Blue Persuasion"
(Tommy James/Mike Vale/Eddie Gray)

[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)

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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