{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2528493,"song":"The Blessing","artist":"Eric Bogle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11510918-the-blessing-chords-by-eric-bogle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2528493?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"N.B.: Capo 9 or transpose -3 for original key\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI used to cling to the strong belief[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAll through life's slowly deepening grief[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat in every heart a dream of peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLonged for the day of its release[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThough peace was often hard to keep[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThough fears and hatred still ran deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI thought one day they'd surely fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo the dream of peace that binds us all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd blessed be those who strive for peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey shall be shot down in the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed be the free, the proud, and the brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey shall be humbled and enslaved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed be those who love and care[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTheir hearts shall wither in despair[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbove all bless the human race[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor spitting in Creations face[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho knows if we'll live or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot I.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd who cares if we'll live or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNot I. Not I.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI used to think that the written word[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWas more mighty than the gun or sword[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJustice, Truth, and Liberty[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWere more than just mere words to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut weapons, when in Freedom's hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo tyranny could long withstand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNor yet delay its final hour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBrought to dust by words of power[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd blessed be those who strive for peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey shall be shot down in the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed be the free, the proud, and the brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey shall be humbled and enslaved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed be those who love and care[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTheir hearts shall wither in despair[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbove all bless the human race[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor spitting in Creations face[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho knows if we'll live or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot I.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd who cares if we'll live or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNot I. Not I.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I sit here in my ivory tower[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nPlaying with these words of power[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nRhymes fly from my fingertips[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSongs fall smoothly from my lips[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo better see, I stand apart[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo safer be, I veil my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSee Moses down the mountain flies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs he bringing truth or lies?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd blessed be those who strive for peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey shall be shot down in the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed be the free, the proud, and the brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey shall be humbled and enslaved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed be those who love and care[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTheir hearts shall wither in despair[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbove all bless the human race[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor spitting in Creations face[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho knows if we'll live or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot I.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd who cares if we'll live or die[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot I. Not I. Not I.[/tab]","plain_text":"N.B.: Capo 9 or transpose -3 for original key\n\n[Intro]\nG  D/F#  Em    C    D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm C Em C Em C Em C\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["B","G","D/F#","Em","C","D","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}