Stevie Wonder - Visions

visions
stevie wonder

intro : Bm7 C#m7 ( 4x )

verse 1 :

Bm7
people hand in hand

C#m7 Bm7
have i lived to see the milk and honey land?

A13 G13 E7#9 D7#9
where hate’s a dream and love forever stands

f#aug Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7
or is this a vision in my mind?

verse 2 :

the law was never passed
but somehow all men feel they’re truly free at last
have we really gone this far through space and time
or is this a vision in my mind?

chorus :

A13 G#m7b5
i’m not one who make believes

C#7 F#m F#m ( maj7 )
i know that leaves are green

F#m7 G#sus4
they only turn to brown

G# C#m
when autumn comes around

C#m/B C#m/A# ( same as A#m7b5 )
i know just what i say

D#m7b5
today’s not yester – day

G#7 C#m7 F#7b13
and all things have an en – ding

verse 3 :

but what i’d like to know
is could a place like this exist so beautiful
or do we have to find our wings and fly away
to the vision in our mind?

[ interlude : Bm7 , C#m7 ( 4x ) ]

[ guitar solo over verse chord progression but ending with Bm7 to C#m7 played only once

chorus :

i’m not one who make believes
i know that leaves are green
they only change to brown
when autumn comes around
i know just what i say
today’s not yesterday
and all things have an ending [ hold F#7b13 and let decay for 2 measures ]

verse 3 ( reprise ) :

but what i’d like to know
is could a place like this exist so beautiful
or do we have to take our wings and fly away
to the vision in our mind?

[ vamp over Bm7 , C#m7 and fade ]

* transcription and performance notes : firstly , let’s turn towards michigan and motown
and acknowledge the genius of stevie wonder and his musicians . i’m surprised this amazing
piece hasn’t been documented before . . .

the recording uses three guitar tracks – steel string , nylon string , electric . until
someone does a tab version , you can replicate the sounds by listening where the two
different acoustic guitars strum or arpeggiate the chords and inversions of the chords .
that process is actually the way recording was created . artists like stevie wonder hire guitar
players who can create their own guitar parts from the raw chord symbols and add to the
feel of the song . tabs are great to get you to the “starting gate” , but i encourage you
to use these chords as your own starting point .

i’d also acknowledge the following website and the talented musician for providing the
foundation for this chord chart . www . youtube . com/watch?v = ky8tbwn5thi