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Key: G#, F
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G#-   466544
 Eb/G- 365xxx
 Fm-   133111
 C#-   x46664
 G#/C- x365xx
 Bbm-  x13321
 F-    133211
 Bb-   x13331
 Eb-   x68886
Intro: G#-Eb/G-Fm-Eb/G-
  G#This is a Eb/Gmessage to
    Fm   Eb/G    G#            Eb/G   C#   G#/C   BbmG#(hold)
you          a message to you
Interlude: F-Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb-Eb-Bb-
Chorus 1:
  FI am a BbmessenFgerBb  
  FI'm pasBbsing a
Ebmessage Bbto you
  Fa BbmessenFgerBb  
  FI'm pasBbsing
aEblong words
Bbin a FsongBb  
Yeah  F    BbYeahF  Bb  Eb  Bb  
Verse 1:
  FI was lost
I was like tv
  Fa dead end road
with no meaning
Flove to be a kid
with no worries
it seems so Ebhard
oh it seems so Bbhard
so hard to be free
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Verse 2:
  FI see people
looking just
like me
  Fwandering on
a dead end street
  Fsomewhere somehow
we lost a key
    Eb(hold)
to another place
          Bb(hold)
away from this
rat race let
    Eb(hold)
the music play
        Bb(hold)
let the music
play it'll take
               F   Bb   F   Bb   F   Bb   Eb   Bbx2 <-- Guitar Solo
your breath away
Guitar Solo Continues: Eb--Bb-- x2, F(hold)
Bridge:
Flet all the
people hear it
Flet all the
people feel it
Flet all the
people hear it
  Ebraise your voice
  Bbit's your choice
come on  Ebraise your
voice  Bbit's your choice
Chorus 2:
  FI am a BbmessenFgerBb  
  FI'm pasBbsing a
Ebmessage Bbto you
  Fa BbmessenFgerBb  
  FpasBbsing Ebby
Bbthis night
  Fa BbmessenFgerBb  
  FI'm pasBbsing
aEblong words
Bbin a FsongBb  
Yeah  F    BbYeahF  Bb  Eb  Bb  
Interlude: G#-Eb/G-Fm-Eb/G-
Outro:
  G#this is a Eb/Gmessage
to you  Fmdo what you
Eb/Glove love what you
G#do a Eb/Gmessage to
you  C#do what
you G#/Clove Bbm  
  G#Do what you Eblove
  C#Do what you Eblove
  G#Do what you Eblove
  C#Do what you Eblove
  G#Do what you Eblove
  C#Do what you Eblove
  G#Do what you Eblove
  C#Do what you Eblove
  G#Do what you Eblove
            C#   G#/C   BbmG#(hold)
  Do what you love

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The Messenger

by The Bouncing Souls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb/G

G#/C

Bbm

Key: G#, F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 466544

Eb/G

- 365xxx

- 133111

- x46664

G#/C

- x365xx

Bbm

- x13321

- 133211

- x13331

- x68886

G# Eb/G Fm Eb/G

Intro: ----

G# Eb/G

This is a message to

Fm Eb/G G# Eb/G C# G#/C Bbm

G#(hold)

you a message to you

F Bb F Bb F Bb Eb Bb

Interlude: --------

Chorus 1:

F Bb F Bb

I am a messenger

F Bb

I'm passing a

Eb Bb

message to you

F Bb F Bb

a messenger

F Bb

I'm passing

along words

Bb F Bb

in a song

F Bb F Bb Eb Bb

Yeah Yeah

Verse 1:

I was lost

I was like tv

a dead end road

with no meaning

love to be a kid

with no worries

it seems so hard

oh it seems so hard

so hard to be free

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Verse 2:

I see people

looking just

like me

wandering on

a dead end street

somewhere somehow

we lost a key

Eb(hold)

to another place

Bb(hold)

away from this

rat race let

Eb(hold)

the music play

Bb(hold)

let the music

play it'll take

F Bb F Bb F Bb Eb Bb

x2 <-- Guitar Solo

your breath away

Eb Bb

Guitar Solo Continues: ---- x2, F(hold)

Bridge:

let all the

people hear it

let all the

people feel it

let all the

people hear it

raise your voice

it's your choice

come on raise your

voice it's your choice

Chorus 2:

F Bb F Bb

I am a messenger

F Bb

I'm passing a

Eb Bb

message to you

F Bb F Bb

a messenger

F Bb Eb

passing by

this night

F Bb F Bb

a messenger

F Bb

I'm passing

along words

Bb F Bb

in a song

F Bb F Bb Eb Bb

Yeah Yeah

G# Eb/G Fm Eb/G

Interlude: ----

Outro:

G# Eb/G

this is a message

to you do what you

Eb/G

love love what you

G# Eb/G

do a message to

you do what

G#/C Bbm

you love

G# Eb

Do what you love

C# Eb

Do what you love

G# Eb

Do what you love

C# Eb

Do what you love

G# Eb

Do what you love

C# Eb

Do what you love

G# Eb

Do what you love

C# Eb

Do what you love

G# Eb

Do what you love

C# G#/C Bbm

G#(hold)

Do what you love

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