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Message Man

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|-A0---Bb1---C3---Dm5---F1---Gm3-|
B|-2---3---5---6---1---3-|
G|-2---3---5---7---2---3-|
D|-2---3---5---7---3---5-|
A|-0---1---3---5---3---5-|
E|-x---x---x---x---1---3-|
[INTRO]
Dm Gm F A
Dm Gm F A
 DmNo no no no no noGm  
 FYeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahA  
[VERSE 1]
 A Dmloser hides behind a Gmmask of my disguise
 And Fwho I am today is Aworse than other times
 You Dmdon't know what I've done, I'm Gmwanted and on the run
 I'm Fwanted and on the run
 So I'm Ataking this moment to live in the future
[CHORUS]
 DmRelease me from the present
 I'm obsessing all these questions,
 Why I'm in denial that they tried this suicidal session
 GmPlease use discretion when you're Fmessing with the message, man
 DmThese lyrics aren't for everyone, only few understand
[INTERLUDE]
Dm Gm F A
 DmNo no no no no noGm  
 FYeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahA  
[VERSE 2]
 DmYou don't know my brain the Gmway you know my name
 FYou don't know my heart the Away you know my face
 You Dmdon't know what I've done I'm Gmwanted and on the run
 I'm Fwanted and on the run
 So I'm Ataking this moment to live in the future
[CHORUS]
 DmRelease me from the present
 I'm obsessing all these questions,
 Why I'm in denial that they tried this suicidal session
 GmPlease use discretion when you're Fmessing with the message, man
 DmThese lyrics aren't for everyone, only few understand
F F A F
 AMy Fpeople singing
 AMy Fpeople singing
 AMy Fpeople singing
[BRIDGE 1]
 Hope Fyou're dead, cause how could you sleep at a time like this?
 APeople they rhyme like this, Fwe're all impressed by this
 They rip it, flip it but these are just triplets
 Wrote Athis in three minutes, three Fwords to a line, it's just poetry divided
 I'm the kind of guy who Atakes every moment
 He Fknows he confided in, music to use it for others to use it
 AYou're dead cause, how could you Fsleep at a time like this?
[BRIDGE 2]
 DmLife is up here but you comment below
 And the Gmcomments will always become common
 MotivaFtion to promote your show's next episode
 So your Abrain knows to keep going even though hope
 Is Dmfar from this moment
 But you and I know it gets Gmbetter when morning finally rears its head
 ToFgether we're losers, remember the future
 ReAmember that morning is when night is dead 
[CHORUS]
 DmRelease me from the present
 I'm obsessing, all these questions
 Why I'm in denial
 That they tried this suicidal session
 GmPlease use discretion when you're Fmessing with the message man
 DmThese lyrics aren't for everyone
 Only few understand
 GmPlease use discretion when you're Fmessing with the message man
 DmThese lyrics aren't for everyone
 Only few understand
[OUTRO]
F F A F
 AMy Fpeople singing
 AMy Fpeople singing
 AMy Fpeople singing
Dm Gm F A

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Message Man

by twenty one pilots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A Bb C Dm F Gm

e|-0---1---3---5---1---3-|

B|-2---3---5---6---1---3-|

G|-2---3---5---7---2---3-|

D|-2---3---5---7---3---5-|

A|-0---1---3---5---3---5-|

E|-x---x---x---x---1---3-|

[INTRO]

Dm Gm F A

Dm Gm

No no no no no no

F A

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[VERSE 1]

Dm Gm

A loser hides behind a mask of my disguise

F A

And who I am today is worse than other times

Dm Gm

You don't know what I've done, I'm wanted and on the run

I'm wanted and on the run

So I'm taking this moment to live in the future

[CHORUS]

Release me from the present

I'm obsessing all these questions,

Why I'm in denial that they tried this suicidal session

Gm F

Please use discretion when you're messing with the message, man

These lyrics aren't for everyone, only few understand

[INTERLUDE]

Dm Gm F A

Dm Gm

No no no no no no

F A

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[VERSE 2]

Dm Gm

You don't know my brain the way you know my name

F A

You don't know my heart the way you know my face

Dm Gm

You don't know what I've done I'm wanted and on the run

I'm wanted and on the run

So I'm taking this moment to live in the future

[CHORUS]

Release me from the present

I'm obsessing all these questions,

Why I'm in denial that they tried this suicidal session

Gm F

Please use discretion when you're messing with the message, man

These lyrics aren't for everyone, only few understand

F F A F

A F

My people singing

A F

My people singing

A F

My people singing

[BRIDGE 1]

Hope you're dead, cause how could you sleep at a time like this?

A F

People they rhyme like this, we're all impressed by this

They rip it, flip it but these are just triplets

A F

Wrote this in three minutes, three words to a line, it's just poetry divided

I'm the kind of guy who takes every moment

He knows he confided in, music to use it for others to use it

A F

You're dead cause, how could you sleep at a time like this?

[BRIDGE 2]

Life is up here but you comment below

And the comments will always become common

Motivation to promote your show's next episode

So your brain knows to keep going even though hope

Is far from this moment

But you and I know it gets better when morning finally rears its head

Together we're losers, remember the future

Remember that morning is when night is dead

[CHORUS]

Release me from the present

I'm obsessing, all these questions

Why I'm in denial

That they tried this suicidal session

Gm F

Please use discretion when you're messing with the message man

These lyrics aren't for everyone

Only few understand

Gm F

Please use discretion when you're messing with the message man

These lyrics aren't for everyone

Only few understand

[OUTRO]

F F A F

A F

My people singing

A F

My people singing

A F

My people singing

Dm Gm F A

About Message Man Chords by twenty one pilots

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What key is "Message Man" in?

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