Rhymes And Reasons
by John DenverTranspose
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Verse 1
So you s
peak to me in s
adness and the
coming of the w
inter
Fear that is withi
n you now that s
eems to never
end
And the d
reams that have esc
aped you and the
hopes that you've forg
otten
You t
ell me that you n
eed me now and you w
ant to be my friend
And you w
onder where we're going, where's the rh
yme and where's the r
eason
And if
you cannot acc
ept it is h
ere we must begin
To seek the w
isdom of the children
And the g
raceful way of f
lowers in the w
ind
Chorus
For the ch
ildren and the fl
owers are my s
isters and my br
others
Their l
aughter and their l
oveliness could cl
ear a cloudy d
ay
Like the m
usic of the m
ountains and the c
olors of the r
ainbow
They're a p
romise of the f
uture and a b
lessing for to
day
Verse 2
Though the c
ity starts to c
rumble and the t
owers fall ar
ound us
The s
un is slowly f
ading and it's c
older than the s
ea
It is w
ritten: From the d
esert to the m
ountains they shall
lead us
By the
hand and by the h
eart, they will c
omfort you and me
In their
innocence and trusting, they will t
each us to be f
ree
Chorus
For the ch
ildren and the fl
owers are my s
isters and my br
others
Their l
aughter and their l
oveliness would cl
ear a cloudy d
ay
And the s
ong that I am
singing is a
prayer for nonbe
lievers
Come and stand bes
ide us, we can
find a better
way
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