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Bless The Beasts And Children

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[Intro]
A9     Amaj7
[Verse 1]
G9Bless the beasts and the D/GchildrenF6  
For E4in this E7world they Am7have no voiceC/D  D7  
They D/Ghave no G9choice
[Verse 2]
G9Bless the beasts and the D/GchildrenF6  
E4For the E7world Am7can never beC/D  D4  
The Gmaj7world they F/GseeG7  
[Chorus]
CLight their Bb/Cway
When F/Cthe darknCess surCrouDnds Ab/Ebthem
Give tEbhem love
Let's Bb/Dshine, alCl aroDund C/Dthem
[Verse 3]
G9Bless the beasts and the D/GchildreF6n
E4Give them E7shelter Am7from the stoC/DrmD7  
KeeGmaj7p them safe, kAmaj7eep them warm
[Chorus]
CLight their Bb/Cway
When F/Cthe darknCess surCrouDnds Ab/Ebthem
Give tEbhem love
Let's Bb/Dshine, alCl aroDund C/Dthem
[Outro]
G9Bless the beasts and the D/GchildrenF6  
E4Give them E7shelter Am7from the sC/DtormD7  
KeeGmaj7p them safe, kAmaj7eep them warm
Ending
A9The children
A9The children
A9The children

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Bless The Beasts And Children

by Carpenters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

D/G

Am7

C/D

Gmaj7

F/G

Bb/C

F/C

Ab/Eb

Bb/D

[Intro]

A9 Amaj7

[Verse 1]

G9 D/G F6

Bless the beasts and the children

E4 E7 Am7 C/D D7

For in this world they have no voice

D/G G9

They have no choice

[Verse 2]

G9 D/G F6

Bless the beasts and the children

E4 E7 Am7 C/D D4

For the world can never be

Gmaj7 F/G G7

The world they see

[Chorus]

C Bb/C

Light their way

F/C C C D Ab/Eb

When the darkness surrounds them

Give them love

Bb/D C D C/D

Let's shine, all around them

[Verse 3]

G9 D/G F6

Bless the beasts and the children

E4 E7 Am7 C/D D7

Give them shelter from the storm

Gmaj7 Amaj7

Keep them safe, keep them warm

[Chorus]

C Bb/C

Light their way

F/C C C D Ab/Eb

When the darkness surrounds them

Give them love

Bb/D C D C/D

Let's shine, all around them

[Outro]

G9 D/G F6

Bless the beasts and the children

E4 E7 Am7 C/D D7

Give them shelter from the storm

Gmaj7 Amaj7

Keep them safe, keep them warm

Ending

The children

About Bless The Beasts And Children Chords by Carpenters

Learn how to play Bless The Beasts And Children by Carpenters with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Bless The Beasts And Children chords”, “Bless The Beasts And Children guitar chords”, or “Carpenters Bless The Beasts And Children chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Bless The Beasts And Children chords and for experienced players who want accurate Bless The Beasts And Children lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A9, Amaj7, G9, D/G, F6, E4.

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What key is "Bless The Beasts And Children" in?

The chords for "Bless The Beasts And Children" show the original chord names (including A9, Amaj7, G9, D/G, F6, E4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.