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Kill The Messenger
EThe messenger came with bad news from the front
ASaid the soldiers are starving and their swords are all bElunt
BThey need a show of support or somAe futile sEign
F#mThat's what tG#mhey told me to tell you, not even the wAords are miBne
EThe messenger came with bad news from the war
ASaid the fine young men forgot who they were fighting Efor
BThey don't wanna be stars on youAr tv scEreen
F#mThat's the gG#meneral feeling, please don't Ablame it on mEe
And the people said Aone and one is Etwo
There's notAhing left for us to Edo
F#mBut since we can bG#mlame it all on you
                 A            E            A          E  A.......           E  
We will kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil......l the messenger
EThe messenger came with bad news from the town
ASaid  the phone-lines are on strike and the doormen are all Edown
BThey've turned your den of thAieves into a Etemple
F#mThey need G#msomeone of stature to sAet them an Eexample
And the people said tAwo and two is fEour
ADont tell us anymEore
F#mWe all know thG#me score
               A             E           A            E  A.......        E  
We must kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger
ESomeone brought the news to the messenger's folks
AHe said your son's been killed two times, they said is that a jEoke
BHe said he was he victim oAf ignorant Eminds
F#mI hate to bring sG#much bad news, please don't tAhink me uEnkind
And the family said onAe and onEe is two
There's notAhing left for us to Edo
But F#msince you're here G#mand we can blame it on you
                     A       E           A           E  A........        E  
We will kill the messenger kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger
So if you want to send a message...
Song beat is the old rock a billy sound (bom bom badada bom, bom bom badada bom) 
something like Elvis's start to Teddy Bear or Dont be Cruel.  I don't know how 
else to describe it. except maybe play the E, lift open, hammer down E repeat to get the beat.

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Kill The Messenger

by John Wesley Harding

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F#m

G#m

Kill The Messenger

The messenger came with bad news from the front

A E

Said the soldiers are starving and their swords are all blunt

B A E

They need a show of support or some futile sign

F#m G#m A B

That's what they told me to tell you, not even the words are mine

The messenger came with bad news from the war

A E

Said the fine young men forgot who they were fighting for

B A E

They don't wanna be stars on your tv screen

F#m G#m A E

That's the general feeling, please don't blame it on me

A E

And the people said one and one is two

A E

There's nothing left for us to do

F#m G#m

But since we can blame it all on you

A E A E A E

.......

We will kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil......l the messenger

The messenger came with bad news from the town

A E

Said the phone-lines are on strike and the doormen are all down

B A E

They've turned your den of thieves into a temple

F#m G#m A E

They need someone of stature to set them an example

A E

And the people said two and two is four

A E

Dont tell us anymore

F#m G#m

We all know the score

A E A E A E

.......

We must kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger

Someone brought the news to the messenger's folks

A E

He said your son's been killed two times, they said is that a joke

B A E

He said he was he victim of ignorant minds

F#m G#m A E

I hate to bring such bad news, please don't think me unkind

A E

And the family said one and one is two

A E

There's nothing left for us to do

F#m G#m

But since you're here and we can blame it on you

A E A E A E

........

We will kill the messenger kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger

So if you want to send a message...

Song beat is the old rock a billy sound (bom bom badada bom, bom bom badada bom)

something like Elvis's start to Teddy Bear or Dont be Cruel. I don't know how

else to describe it. except maybe play the E, lift open, hammer down E repeat to get the beat.

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