{"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":2470176,"song":"The Messenger","artist":"Ray Wylie Hubbard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2470176-the-messenger-chords-by-ray-wylie-hubbard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2470176?type=chord","rating":4.79941,"votes":32,"content":"The Messenger - Ray Wylie Hubbard\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI am wearing old boots with high cuban heels[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOur souls they are worn and we stand here by grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy trousers are torn and my jacket is borrowed[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI am wearing my time behind the eyes in my face[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I am not looking for loose diamonds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am not looking for sex[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've worn out my welcome in certain small circles[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn Spanish bordellos and confederate states[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut there is an angel in leathers and kindness[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe whispers my name and she smiles at my fate[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I am not looking for loose diamonds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am not looking for sex[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nx2[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd all the true believers are out on the road tonite[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo matter what happens, you know they'll be okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd to the rock and roll gypsies may the last song you sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBe by Mister Van Zandt when you're down in old Santa Fe[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow I have a mission and a small code of honor[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo stand and deliver by whatever measures[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the message I give you is I got from this old poet Rilke[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Our fears are like dragons guarding our most precious treasures”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I am not looking for loose diamonds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am not looking for sex[/tab]","plain_text":"The Messenger - Ray Wylie Hubbard\n\n[Intro]\nG G D D\nC C G D\nG G D D\nC C G D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG G D D\nC C G D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG G D D\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","D","C","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}