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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


F             Em            G           C
You know the story about a woman and a man
F     Em            G
in a garden living free
F        Em             G           C
The only danger was a stranger by a tree
F        Em            G
selling apples by the score


C                F
Blessed are the meek
G               Am
Blessed are the true lovers
F              C
It's anybodys guess
                G                    C
really more or less where it's gonna go
               F   G                 Am
Better make a break before we get in big trouble
F                  C                    G
I'll look out for you, you look out for me
                   C  G
The way it's gotta be


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                    Am
Gotta do something seriously
F  C  G
Oh oh oh
G               Am
Can't ignore it any longer
F  C  G
Oh no no
F  C  G
Oh no 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