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Blessed Are the Meek
Status Quo
Under The Influence 1999
Here's a great one with clever melodies and a killer solo.
Do the lyrics remind you of a book'
Francis: Standard Tuning (Tabs)
Rick: Capo 6th position
(Chords; transcribed are the shapes he would play regardless
of the use of the capo)
Here I have written down the shapes for Rick. Use the
diagram below to find Francis'.
C=F#
F=B
G=C#
Am=D#m
Em=Bbm
The first two bars are Rick playing C (or F#)
|C| |C| |C| |F|
|G| |Am| |F| |C|
|G| |C| |F| |G|
|Am| |F| |C| |G|
|C| |C G| |F
MAIN RIFF (Francis)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3---4-------------3--------------3---------3-3---------3-3-3---4-|
D|-------6-------6-6-6-4---6-4--4-4-6-4---4-4-6-4-----6-4-3-4-------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
FYou know the sEmtory about a wGoman and a mCan
Fin a gEmarden living fGree
FThe only Emdanger was a stGranger by a Ctree
Fselling aEmpples by the sGcore
CBlessed are the mFeek
GBlessed are the Amtrue lovers
FIt's anybodys gCuess
really more or lGess where it's gonna Cgo
Better make a bFreakG before we get in Ambig trouble
FI'll look out for yCou, you look out for Gme
The way it's gotta Cbe G
Another story about a woman and man
E|-------9-------------|
B|-11-12---12-11-9-----|
G|-----------------11~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
the only difference is the time
E|----------------------------|
B|-------------------9b-rb9p7-|
G|-----6-6-8b-rb8-6-----------|
D|-8h9------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
He had a lover, she knew his long hair was his strength
E|-------9-------------|
B|-11-12---12-11-9-----|
G|-----------------11~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
so he lost it all for love
E|----------------------------------------|
B|-11p9-----------------------------------|
G|------11p10p8----11p10p8----------------|
D|--------------11---------11-8-----------|
A|------------------------------11-9-11-9-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Blessed are the meek
Blessed are the true lovers
It's anybodys guess
really more or less where It's gonna go
Better make a break before we get in big trouble
I'll look out for you, you look out for me
The way it's gotta be
GGotta do something seAmriously
FOh Coh Goh
GCan't ignore it Amany longer
FOh Cno Gno
FOh Cno Gno
SOLO
|F| |G| |C| |C| |F| |G| |C| |C|
|F| |G| |Am| |F| |C| |G| |C| |C G|
E|------------------------------9---7---6----------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-7-7-9b---9---9---9p7---9-9-7-7--------------------|
G|-----------------6-8------------------------8---------4-4-3-3-1-1--------|
D|-----4---4-4-4/6--------------------------------------------------4------|
A|-4-6---6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------9----9----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-9b---9b---9b-|
G|-4-3-1------------------------------------------------6------------------|
D|-------4-3-1-3-3-4-4-----4-6-6b-rb-4-------6-8-6-8-9---------------------|
A|---------------------4h6--------------9-8-9------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------9---7---6-----------------------------------------------|
B|--rb-7-9---7-9b---9---9---9p7---9---7--------------------------9b-rb-9b-|
G|---------8--------------------8---8---8p6------------------6-8----------|
D|------------------------------------------8p6--------4-6-8--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------9--4h6--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------|
B|-rb-7h9-7-|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Another story about a woman and a man
E|-------9-------------|
B|-11-12---12-11-9-----|
G|-----------------11~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Who can say it's right or wrong'
E|--------------------------|
B|-----6~-7-9--9b-rb9-7---7-|
G|-6h8------------------8---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
He was the new king in the making, but he said
E|-------9-------------|
B|-11-12---12-11-9-----|
G|-----------------11~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
gonna give it up for love
Blessed are the meek
Blessed are the true lovers
It's anybodys guess, really more or less
where it's gonna go
Better make a break
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----4---6b-6--|
A|-4h6---6-------|
E|---------------|
before we get in big trouble
E|-------|
B|-9b-7~-|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
I'll look out for you, you look out for me
The way it's gotta be
Blessed are the meek
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----4---6b-6--|
A|-4h6---6-------|
E|---------------|
Blessed are the true lovers
E|-------|
B|-9b-7~-|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
It's anybodys guess, really more or less
where it's gonna go