Best Of The Youngbloods

One of classic rock's true &quot;one-hit wonders&quot;, The Youngbloods had a brief but interesting career.  Jesse Colin Young got his start as a solo act on the folk circuits of Boston and New York and had already cut a couple of unsuccessful albums before deciding to form a band with guitarist Jerry Corbitt. After a failed single called &quot;My Babe&quot;, they hired aspiring jazz drummer Joe Bauer and guitarist/pianist Lowell Levinger III, better known simply as &quot;Banana&quot;.

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Verse 1 
	 A
	Love is but a song we sing
	                       G
	And fear's the way we die
	 A
	You can make the mountains ring
	                    G
	Or make the angels cry
	 A
	Though the bird is on the wing
	                      G
	And you may not know why
Chorus:

	 D
	C'mon people now
	 E
	Smile on your brother
	      A
	Ev'rybody get together
	        D         E            A
	Try to love one another right now

Verse 2:

	Some will come and some will go
	We shall surely pass
	When the one that left us here
	Returns for us at last
	We are but a moment's sunlight
	Fading in the grass

[repeat chorus, 2X]

[solo]

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

	If you hear the song I sing
	You will understand  (listen!)
	You hold the key to love and fear
	In your trembling hand
	Just one key unlocks them both
	It's there at your command

[repeat chorus, 3X]

Coda:

	            A             Asus2
	... right now, right now

Get Together

In 1967, The Youngbloods released their version of the song under the title &quot;Get Together&quot;. It became a minor Hot 100 hit for them, peaking at number sixty-two. However, renewed interest in the Youngbloods version came when it was used in a television public service announcement as a call for brotherhood by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Re-released as a single in 1969, it became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number five.

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