Rhymes & reasons (midi)

C G F C

1. So you speak to me of sadness, the coming of the winter,

Am C F G

here it is within you now and seems to never end.

C G F C

And the dreams that have escaped you,and the hope that you`ve forgotten,

Am C G

you tell me that you need me now, you want to be my friend.

F Dm C G

And you wonder where I`m going, where`s the rhyme, where`s the reason,

Am C G

and it`s you cannot accept, it is here we must begin

F Dm ~

to see the wisdom of the children

C Am G

and the graceful ways of flowers in the wind.

C G F C

For the children and the flowers are my sisters and brothers,

Am C F G

their laughter and their loveliness could clear a cloudy sky.

C G F C

Like the music of the mountains and the colours of the rainbow,

Am C G C

they are brothers of the future and a blessing for today.

C G F C

2. Oh, the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us,

Am C F G

the sun is slowly fading and it`s colder than the sea.

C G F C

It is written from the desert to the mountains, they shall meet us,

Am C G

by the hand and by the heart they will comfort you and me,

F Dm C G

and their innocence we trust in, they will teach us to be free.

C G F C

For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers,

Am C F G

their laughter and their loveliness could clear a cloudy sky.

C F G C

And the song that I am singing is a prayer, I`m a believer,

Am C G C

come and stand beside us, we can find a better way. (John Denver)