BLESSED Words & music by Paul Simon 1966


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Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit.

D      |      |    |     |G    |F#m |Em |D  |  |  |  |G  |
Blessed is the lamb whose blood flo-o-ows.

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Blessed are the sat upon,    Spat upon, Ra-a-a-a-atted o-o-o-on,

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O Lord,    Why have you for - saken me?

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I got no place to go-o-o,

    |             |    |Am          |            |  |  |Bm |
I've walked around Soho for the last night or so.

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Ah, but it doesn't matter,   no.


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Blessed is the land and the ki-i-i-iingdom.

D      |      |    |    |G   |F#m |Em  |D  |  |  |  |G  |
Blessed is the man whose soul   belongs to.

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Blessed are the meth drinkers,    Pot sellers, Illu-u-usion dwellers.

 |     |  |F#m     |Em     |G   |  |D  |  |  |  |Am |
O Lord,    Why have you for - saken me?

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My words trickle down,      

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like a wound that I have no intention to heal.


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Blessed are the stained glass, window  pane glass.

D      |      |      |       |G    |F#m |Em |D    |  |  |  |G  |
Blessed is the church service makes me   ner-vous.

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Blessed are the penny rookers,    Cheap hookers, Gro-o-o-o-ovy lookers.

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O Lord,    Why have you for - saken me?

  |  |  |Bm |        |         |          |Am |
I-I-I-I        I have tended my own garden

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  Much too long.