Blessed Are the Meek Status Quo
Blessed Are the Meek
Status Quo
Under The Influence 1999
Hereā??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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F]You know the s[Em]tory about a w[G]oman and a m[C]an
[F]in a g[Em]arden living f[G]ree
[F]The only [Em]danger was a st[G]ranger by a [C]tree
[F]selling a[Em]pples by the s[G]core
[C]Blessed are the m[F]eek
[G]Blessed are the [Am]true lovers
[F]It's anybodys g[C]uess
really more or l[G]ess where it's gonna [C]go
Better make a b[F]reak[G] before we get in [Am]big trouble
[F]I'll look out for y[C]ou, you look out for [G]me
The way it's gotta [C]be[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
[G]Gotta do something se[Am]riously
[F]Oh [C]oh [G]oh
[G]Can't ignore it [Am]any longer
[F]Oh [C]no [G]no
[F]Oh [C]no [G]no
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
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