I remeDmber the promise
That you maBmde in the barn
When the kitDtens were born
And you coBmuld not keep warm
So you moDved away the mountain
That the sBmun rose behind
And you saDid yourself a prayer
And laid doBmwn with the blind
But you loAst them in your freedom
And you neBmed him now you're wild
BleAssed is the memory
Of everBmybody's child
D Bm D Bm
And the voDw of compassion
That you swBmore through your teeth
When the waDr began to end
And the photBmographs weep
Well nobDody blames you
As the trBmain pulls away
With its carDgo of snow
For these GeBmrman paper-weights
But you loAst them in your freedom
And you neBmed him now you're wild
BleAssed is the memory
Of eveBmrybody's child
D Bm D Bm
Well it's fiDve in the morning
There's nBmo one home
ExceDpt for your wife
And your chBmild on the phone
SomeboDdy's got to listen
To a proBmmise or two
Oh this roDom is far too small
For a pilBmgrim like you
But you loAst them in your freedom
And you neBmed him now you're wild
BleAssed is the memory
Of eveBmrybody's child
D Bm D Bm
So noDw that you've decided
To foBmllow the sun
Like a shaDdow of birds
Or a kiBmng on the run
Oh your chaDins are too dark
For the seBmas you must swim
You are smiDling at the seaweed
But your smBmile is too grim
But you loAst them in your freedom
And you nDeed him now you're wD(sus4)ild D
BleAssed is the memory
Of eveDrybody's child
BleAssed is the memory
Of evDerybody's cD(sus4)hild D
BleAssed is the memory
Of eveDrybody's child