{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1036869,"song":"Kill The Messenger","artist":"John Wesley Harding","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11228808-kill-the-messenger-chords-by-john-wesley-harding/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1036869?type=chord","rating":4.71198,"votes":3,"content":"Kill The Messenger\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe messenger came with bad news from the front[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSaid the soldiers are starving and their swords are all blunt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey need a show of support or some futile sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]            \r\nThat's what they told me to tell you, not even the words are mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe messenger came with bad news from the war[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSaid the fine young men forgot who they were fighting for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey don't wanna be stars on your tv screen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's the general feeling, please don't blame it on me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the people said one and one is two[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThere's nothing left for us to do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]            \r\nBut since we can blame it all on you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch].......        [ch]E[/ch]   \r\nWe will kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil......l the messenger[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe messenger came with bad news from the town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSaid  the phone-lines are on strike and the doormen are all down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey've turned your den of thieves into a temple[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey need someone of stature to set them an example[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the people said two and two is four[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDont tell us anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]G#m[/ch] \r\nWe all know the score[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch].......      [ch]E[/ch]  \r\nWe must kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nSomeone brought the news to the messenger's folks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe said your son's been killed two times, they said is that a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe said he was he victim of ignorant minds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]G#m[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI hate to bring such bad news, please don't think me unkind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the family said one and one is two[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThere's nothing left for us to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]G#m[/ch]     \r\nBut since you're here and we can blame it on you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]........        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe will kill the messenger kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSo if you want to send a message...\r\nSong beat is the old rock a billy sound (bom bom badada bom, bom bom badada bom) \r\nsomething like Elvis's start to Teddy Bear or Dont be Cruel.  I don't know how \r\nelse to describe it. except maybe play the E, lift open, hammer down E repeat to get the beat.","plain_text":"Kill The Messenger\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo if you want to send a message...\nSong beat is the old rock a billy sound (bom bom badada bom, bom bom badada bom) \nsomething like Elvis's start to Teddy Bear or Dont be Cruel.  I don't know how \nelse to describe it. except maybe play the E, lift open, hammer down E repeat to get the beat.","chords":["E","A","B","F#m","G#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}