Crystal Blue Persuasion chords by James Tommy

Chords with lyrics

"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#m7C#m7 as xx6657 and Bm7Bm7 as xx4435. 3) This is Tommy
James' own favorite of all his/their singles; mine, too.]


Intro:

	(congas solo for 2 bars)

	C#m7/A     Bm7Bm7
	  / / / /  / / / /	[2X]

	C#m7/A     Bm7Bm7  D MajorD   A augmentedA
	  / / / /  / / / /  /

	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 Bm7Bm7         C#m7/A Bm7Bm7
	Look ..
	          C#m7/A Bm7Bm7         C#m7/A Bm7Bm7
	The ..
	          C#m7/A Bm7Bm7           C#m7/A Bm7Bm7
	A augmentedA new ..
	          C#m7/A Bm7Bm7             C#m7/A Bm7Bm7
	Ain't ..
	(Bm7Bm7)  D MajorD   A augmentedA
	 / / / /  /

Verse 2:


Instrumental break:

	 v    v    v    v
	|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------|
	|---------2-----2-------2---------|
	|-----------2-4-----2-4-----2-4---|
	|---------------------------------|
	|---------------------------------|

	guitar repeats above figure over following chords:

	A augmentedA      G+G      D MajorD      A augmentedA
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	A augmentedA      G+G      Bm7Bm7     Bm7/E
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	[N.C.; bass plays pattern similar to verses]

	Crystal ..
	It's a ..
	Crystal .....

	D MajorD      A augmentedA
	/ / r r  /
	      Blue ..

	(key modulates to Bb majorBb)

	Bass [2X]:

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

Verse 3:

	        Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7          Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7
	Maybe ..
	           Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7        Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7
	On ..
	          Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7       Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7
	All of ..

	      Bb majorBb        Eb/GEb/G
	There'll ..
	Cm7Cm7
	Crystal ..

Coda:

	Dm7/Bb     Cm7Cm7
	Crystal ..	(repeat to fade)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers