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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
|Intro|
| Em Dm | Dm | Em Dm | Em Dm | x2
| Em Dm | A Dm | Em Dm | Em Dm |
πΈ Verse 1:
Dm F Dm
Where have all the feelings gone?
F G Am F C
Why has all the laughter ceased?
πΈ Chorus:
Dm Am F C G
Why am I loved only when I'm gone?
Dm G Am
Gone back in time to bless the child
Dm Am F C G
Think of me long enough to make a memory
Dm G Am
Come bless the child one more time
πΈ Interlude:
(3/4 beat)
| Em | Am | G | Em | x2
πΈ Bridge:
Dm Bb C Dm
I've never felt so alone in my life
Dm Bb C F
As I drank from a cup which was counting my time
G Bb F C Dm
There's a poison drop in this cup o-of man
G Bb F C Bb A G
To drink it is to follow the left hand pa-a-ath
πΈ Interlude:
(3/4 beat)
| Gm Gm Fm | Gm Gm Fm |
| Gm Gm Fm | Gm Gm Fm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Gm |
| Dm | Dm | Dm | Gm |
(4/4 beat)
| Am A | Am A |
πΈ Chorus:
Dm Am F C G
Why am I loved only when I'm gone?
Dm G Am
Gone back in time to bless the child
Dm Am F C G
Think of me long enough to make a memory
Dm G Am
Come bless the child one more time
Dm Am F C G
Think of me long enough to make a memory
Dm G Am
Come bless the child one more time
πΈ Outro:
Em
- Where have all the feelings gone?
Em
- Why is it the deadliest sin
Em
- To love as I loved you?
Em
- Now unblessed, homesick in time
Em
- Soon to be freed from care, from human pain
Dm
- My tale is the most bitter truth:
Dm
- Time pays us but with earth and dust
Dm G
- And a dark silent grave
Dm
- Remember my child
Dm Em
- Without innocence the cross is only iron
Em
- Hope is only an illusion and ocean soul's
Em
- Nothing but a name
Em G
- The child bless thee and keep thee forever
NOTE:
Please be aware, that most of this song has 4/4 beat.
But Bridge and Interludes before and after have 3/4 beat.
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Bless The Child (Tabs)
- Bless The Child (Bass)
Song History
Published: April 24, 2021
Last Updated: February 3, 2026