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RHYMES AND REASONS
[E A E B E]
So you [E]speak to me of [B]sadness and the [A]coming of the [E]winter,
[C#m]fear that is wit[G#m]hin' you know that s[A]eems to never e[B]nd,
and the [E]dreams that have e[B]scaped you
and the [A]hope that you've for[E]gotten
and you [C#m]tell me that you n[E]eed me now and you [B]want to be my friend
and you [A]wonder where we're going,
where's the r[E]hyme and where's the r[B]eason
and it's [C#m]you cannot ac[E]cept it is h[B]ere we must begin
to seek the [F#m]wisdom of the children
and the [E]graceful way of [A]flowers in the [B]wind.
Chorus:
For the [E]children and the [B]flowers are my [A]sisters and my [E]brothers,
their [C#m]laughter and their l[G#m]oveliness would c[A]lear a cloudy [B]day.
Like the [E]music of the m[B]ountains and the [A]colors of the [E]rainbow
they're a [C#m]promise of the f[E]uture
and the [B]blessing for [E]today.
Though the [E]city starts to c[B]rumble and the [A]towers fall a[E]round us
the [C#m]sun is slowly f[G#m]ading and it's c[A]older than the s[B]ea
it is [E]written: From the [B]desert to the mo[A]untains they shall le[E]ad us
by the [C#m] hand and by the [E] heart and they [B]will comfort you and me.
In their [A]innocence and trusting, they will [E]teach us to be [B]free.
Chorus 2:
For the [E]children and the [B]flowers are my [A]sisters and my [E]brothers,
their [C#m]laughter and their l[G#m]oveliness would c[A]lear a cloudy [B]day.
And the s[E]ong that I am [B]singing is a [A]prayer for non-[E]believers
come and s[C#m]tand beside [E]us, we can [B]find a better [E]way.