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[Intro]
| F | C7sus4/F |
[Verse 1]
Fmaj7
Fadd11 F C/E Bb
So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the
F
winter
Dm Am Bb C
Fear that is within you now that seems to never end
F C/E
And the dreams that have escaped you
Bb F
And the hope that you've forgotten
Dm F
And you tell me that you need me now
C/E
And you want to be my friend
[Chorus]
Bb
And you wonder where we're going
F C/E
Where's the rhyme and where's the reason?
Dm F C/E
And it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin
Gm
To seek the wisdom of the children
F C/E Bb F/A C7
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
[Verse 2]
F C/E Bb
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my
F
brothers
Dm Am Bb
Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy
C
day
F C/E Bb
Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the
F
rainbow
Dm F C/E F
They're a promise of the future and a blessing for today
[Verse 3]
Gm7
C7 F C/E Bb
Though the cities start to crumble and the towers fall
F
around us
Dm Am Bb C
The sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea
F C/E Bb
It is written: "From the desert to the mountains they shall
F
lead us
Dm F
By the hand and by the heart,
C/E
and they will comfort you and me
Bb
In their innocence and trusting,
F C/E
they will teach us to be free."
[Interlude]
| F C/E | Bb F | Dm Am |
| Bb C | F C/E | Bb F | Dm F |
| C/E - | Bb - |
[Verse 4]
F
C/E F C/E Bb
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my
F
brothers
Dm Am Bb
Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy
C
day
F C/E Bb F
And the song that I am singing is a prayer to nonbelievers:
Dm F
"Come and stand beside us,
C/E Bb
we can find a better way."
[Outro]
| F | C7sus4/F | Fmaj7 | F |
[Intro]
| F | C7sus4/F |
[Verse 1]
| Fmaj7 - | Fadd11 - |
| F C/E | Bb F | Dm Am | Bb C |
| F C/E | Bb F | Dm F | C/E - |
So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the
winter
Fear that is within you now that seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that you've forgotten
And you tell me that you need me now
And you want to be my friend
[Chorus]
| Bb - - - | F - C/E - | Dm - F - | C/E - - - |
| Gm - - - | - - - - | F C/E Bb F/A | C7 - - - |
And you wonder where we're going
Where's the rhyme and where's the reason?
And it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin
To seek the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
[Verse 2]
| F C/E | Bb F | Dm Am | Bb C |
| F C/E | Bb F | Dm F | C/E F |
| -
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my
brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy
day
Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the
rainbow
They're a promise of the future and a blessing for today
[Verse 3]
Gm7 | - C7 | - F | C/E Bb |
| F Dm | Am Bb | C F | C/E Bb |
| F Dm | F C/E | - Bb | - F |
| C/E - |
Though the cities start to crumble and the towers fall
around us
The sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea
It is written: "From the desert to the mountains they shall
lead us
By the hand and by the heart,
and they will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting,
they will teach us to be free."
[Interlude]
| F C/E | Bb F | Dm Am |
| Bb C | F C/E | Bb F | Dm F |
| C/E - | Bb - |
[Verse 4]
| F C/E | - F |
| C/E Bb | F Dm | Am Bb | C F |
| C/E Bb | F Dm | F C/E | Bb - |
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my
brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy
day
And the song that I am singing is a prayer to nonbelievers:
"Come and stand beside us,
we can find a better way."
[Outro]
| F | C7sus4/F | Fmaj7 | F |
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