Biography:
John Michael Talbot (born May 8, 1954) is an American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter-guitarist who is founder of a monastic community, the Brothers and Sisters of Charity
Biography:
Talbot was born into a Methodist family with a musical background in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and started learning to play the guitar at an early age. At age 15 he dropped out of school and was performing as a guitarist for Mason Proffit, a country folk-rock band formed with his older brother Terry.
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Behold Now the Kingdom
John Michael Talbot & Terry Talbot (1980)
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Esus4 022200
F#m 244222
Capo 2
Intro:
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E A/E E A/E
Verse 1:
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A multitude followed a Man
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A Prophet who spoke words of wisdom
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And they listened trying to understand
B A E
The paradox of His great Truth
E A/E E
He said blessed be those who are poor
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For you shall inherit the Kingdom
E A/E E
And blessed be those who are weak
B A E
For you shall inherit great strength
E/G# F#m A
Blessed be those who are children
B A E/G# F#m
For you shall be counted as wise
A B
Blessed be the blind man
A B E
For you shall see with new eyes
Chorus:
A B
Behold now the Kingdom
A B
Behold now the Kingdom
A B
Behold now the Kingdom
E Esus4 A
See with new eyes
E/G# F#m A
Verse 2:
E A/E E
Blest be those of compassion
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For you shall inherit compassion
E A/E E
And blessed be those who forgive
B A E
For you shall be for-given
E/G# F#m A
You shall receive consolation
B A E/G# F#m
Only in reaching to give
A B
Only in dying for others
A B E
Can you be reborn to live
Repeat Chorus
Coda:
E A/E E
So a multitude followed a Man
A E/G# F#m A/E
A Prophet who spoke words of wisdom
E A/E E
And they listened yet could not understand
B Aadd2
The paradox of His great Truth
John Michael Talbot & Terry Talbot (1980)
A x02220
A/E 002220
Aadd2 x07600
B x24442
E 022100
E/G# 4xx454
Esus4 022200
F#m 244222
Capo 2
Intro:
E A/E E A/E
E A/E E A/E
Verse 1:
E A/E E
A multitude followed a Man
A E/G# F#m A/E
A Prophet who spoke words of wisdom
E A/E E
And they listened trying to understand
B A E
The paradox of His great Truth
E A/E E
He said blessed be those who are poor
A E/G# F#m A/E
For you shall inherit the Kingdom
E A/E E
And blessed be those who are weak
B A E
For you shall inherit great strength
E/G# F#m A
Blessed be those who are children
B A E/G# F#m
For you shall be counted as wise
A B
Blessed be the blind man
A B E
For you shall see with new eyes
Chorus:
A B
Behold now the Kingdom
A B
Behold now the Kingdom
A B
Behold now the Kingdom
E Esus4 A
See with new eyes
E/G# F#m A
Verse 2:
E A/E E
Blest be those of compassion
A E/G# F#m A/E
For you shall inherit compassion
E A/E E
And blessed be those who forgive
B A E
For you shall be for-given
E/G# F#m A
You shall receive consolation
B A E/G# F#m
Only in reaching to give
A B
Only in dying for others
A B E
Can you be reborn to live
Repeat Chorus
Coda:
E A/E E
So a multitude followed a Man
A E/G# F#m A/E
A Prophet who spoke words of wisdom
E A/E E
And they listened yet could not understand
B Aadd2
The paradox of His great Truth
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