Crystal Blue Persuasion chords by James Tommy And The Shondells

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' 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 over yonder        what ....
	C#m7/A      Bm7Bm7   D MajorD    A augmentedA
	  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /

verse 2:

	Better get ready / gonna see the ....
	C#m7/A      Bm7Bm7   D MajorD    A augmentedA
	  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /

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
	/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

	no chords - bass only (pattern similar to verses)

	Crystal blue persuasion, ...

	D MajorD      A augmentedA
	/ / r r /
	      Blue persuasion

	(key modulates to Bb majorBb)

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

	bass plays above riff (2x)

verse 3:

	        Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7           Dm7/Bb  Cm7Cm7
	Maybe tomorrow        when ....

	      Bb majorBb        Eb/GEb/G
	There'll be peace and ...
	Cm7Cm7
	Crystal blue ...

Outro:
	Dm7/Bb     Cm7Cm7
	Crystal blue ...	(repeat to fade)
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