Bless This Mess

A# - A#7 G#/G G G7 F God bless the man who stumbles G G7 F God bless the man who falls C(8th fret) C7 F G G7 F God bless the man who yields to temptation God bless the woman who suffers God bless the woman who weeps God bless the children trying her patience Bb(6th fret) G# F# Trouble getting over it is what you’re in for G# So pour yourself another Bb(6th fret) G# Eb(11th fret) C#(9th fret) C/C# ‘Cause it’ll take a steady pair of hands Holy or unholy ghost Well now I can’t tell But either way you cut it You should get some distance if you plan To take a stand G G7 F God bless the house divided G G7 F God bless the weed in the wheat C(8th fret) C7 F G G7 G Bm God bless the lamp lit under a bushel Em(7th fret) A Dm G I discovered hell to be the poison in the well Cm F G7 G So I tried to warn the others of the curse Em(7th fret) A But then my body turned on me Dm G Cm F I dreamt that for eternity my family would burn Bb D Then I awoke, with a wicked thirst Verse Chords with woah woahs Bb G# F# By my baby’s yellow bed I kissed her forehead G# And rubbed her little tummy Bb G# Eb(11th fret) Wondering if she’d soon despise the smell C# C#/C Bb Of the booze on my breath, like her mom G# F# G# Through a darkened mirror I have seen my own reflection Bb G# And it makes me want to be a better man D#(11th fret) D(10th fret) After another drink God bless the man at the crossroads God bless the woman who still can’t sleep God bless the history that doesn’t repeat