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Song;  Kill The Messenger
Band;  Jack's Mannequin
Album; Everything In Transit
Tuning;
Standard, Capo 6th
Eb, No Capo
Ok well this album has been one that I can return to whenever I want. And I saw the bass 
on here for this song and decided to take care of it from what was there. So thanks to 
guy. I'll put both the Capo and Non-Capoed versions down.
Capo Version; Chords relevant to Capo
   A- x02220
   B- x2444x/x24442
 C#m- x4665x/x46654
   E- 022100
Simple
Verse;
C#m, B, A,  A- x3
C#m, B, A,  B- into chorus
Chorus;
A, E, B, C#m  
A, E, B, B - C#m (if you want to add, it's an extra)
A, E, B, C#m  
A, B, C#m, C#m  
A, B, C#m, C#m  
Interlude;
E, E, A, A  
E, E, A, A  
A, B, C#m,  E- Into Chorus
With Words.
Verse;
C#m, B, A, A  
C#mOh my GBod, this hurts Alike hellA  
C#mI had that Bdream again where
AI was lost for Agood in outer space
C#mTell me, doBctor, how to shakAe
C#mA waking nBightmare that is Aonly
Worse when BI am sleeping
AKill the Emessenger
BI swear it's not me
C#mIt's just someone I used to know
AAnd get to Echurch cause you're a good Bgirl
And he neC#ver told you that
AAnd all I Eneed from you
BCould be the thing that
C#Leaves us both up here forever
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain C#myour way
         A                       B   C#(Hold)
I'm gonna send a little rain...
C#mIt's not so Beasy, caving AinA  
C#mI walked by Byour apartment Atwice today
AWhile you were gone at work
C#mAnd all the Bcolors got Aso down (ASoaked In?)
C#mIt's not as Bcold out here
ABut come quickly, I Bam losing feeling
AKill the Emessenger
BI swear it's not me
C#mIt's just someone I used to know
AAnd get to Echurch cause you're a good Bgirl
And he neC#ver told you that
AAnd all I Eneed from you
BCould be the thing that
C#Leaves us both up here forever
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain C#myour way
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain, C#msend a little rain
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain...
ETo pour down Aon you
ERain that makes the Aflowers bloom
ERain to leave you Aall alone
C#That keeps eyelashes falling
EAnd wishes washed away
AKill the Emessenger
BI swear it's not me
C#mIt's just someone I used to know
AAnd get to Echurch cause you're a good Bgirl
And he neC#ver told you that
AAnd all I Eneed from you
BCould be the thing that
C#Leaves us both up here forever
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain C#myour way
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain.C#m..
AI'm gonna Bsend a little rain C#myour way
____________________________________________
Eb Tuning (EbAbDbGbBbEb)
   E- 022100
  F#- 244322
 G#m- 466444
   B- x24442
Verse;
G#m, F#, E,  E- x3
G#m, F#, E, F#- into chorus
Chorus;
E, B, F#, G#m  
E, B, F#, F# - G#m (if you want to add, it's an extra)
E, B, F#, G#m  
E, F#, G#m, G#m  
E, F#, G#m, G#m  
Interlude;
B, B, E, E  
B, B, E, E  
E, F#, G#m,  B- Into Chorus
Ok that's it, i'm lazy just transpose it into the rest of the song like I did with the 
so that's it.
Isn't it lovely how simple songs become on guitar? You can play this acoustically too, 
how I do it. Capo sounds better with Piano though in my opinion.
Any thoughts or anything, just hit me a line on my UGSpace. Cheers.
Matt

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Kill The Messenger

by Jack's Mannequin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

Song; Kill The Messenger

Band; Jack's Mannequin

Album; Everything In Transit

Tuning;

Standard, Capo 6th

Eb, No Capo

Ok well this album has been one that I can return to whenever I want. And I saw the bass

on here for this song and decided to take care of it from what was there. So thanks to

guy. I'll put both the Capo and Non-Capoed versions down.

Capo Version; Chords relevant to Capo

- x02220

- x2444x/x24442

C#m

- x4665x/x46654

- 022100

Simple

Verse;

C#m B A A

, , , - x3

C#m B A B

, , , - into chorus

Chorus;

A E B C#m

, , ,

A, E, B, B - C#m (if you want to add, it's an extra)

A E B C#m

, , ,

A B C#m C#m

, , ,

A B C#m C#m

, , ,

Interlude;

E E A A

, , ,

E E A A

, , ,

A B C#m E

, , , - Into Chorus

With Words.

Verse;

C#m B A A

, , ,

C#m B A A

Oh my God, this hurts like hell

C#m B

I had that dream again where

A A

I was lost for good in outer space

C#m B A

Tell me, doctor, how to shake

C#m B A

A waking nightmare that is only

Worse when I am sleeping

A E

Kill the messenger

I swear it's not me

C#m

It's just someone I used to know

A E B

And get to church cause you're a good girl

And he never told you that

A E

And all I need from you

Could be the thing that

Leaves us both up here forever

A B C#m

I'm gonna send a little rain your way

A B C#

(Hold)

I'm gonna send a little rain...

C#m B A A

It's not so easy, caving in

C#m B A

I walked by your apartment twice today

While you were gone at work

C#m B A A

And all the colors got so down (Soaked In?)

C#m B

It's not as cold out here

A B

But come quickly, I am losing feeling

A E

Kill the messenger

I swear it's not me

C#m

It's just someone I used to know

A E B

And get to church cause you're a good girl

And he never told you that

A E

And all I need from you

Could be the thing that

Leaves us both up here forever

A B C#m

I'm gonna send a little rain your way

A B C#m

I'm gonna send a little rain, send a little rain

A B

I'm gonna send a little rain...

E A

To pour down on you

E A

Rain that makes the flowers bloom

E A

Rain to leave you all alone

That keeps eyelashes falling

And wishes washed away

A E

Kill the messenger

I swear it's not me

C#m

It's just someone I used to know

A E B

And get to church cause you're a good girl

And he never told you that

A E

And all I need from you

Could be the thing that

Leaves us both up here forever

A B C#m

I'm gonna send a little rain your way

A B C#m

I'm gonna send a little rain...

A B C#m

I'm gonna send a little rain your way

____________________________________________

Eb Tuning (EbAbDbGbBbEb)

- 022100

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- x24442

Verse;

G#m F# E E

, , , - x3

G#m F# E F#

, , , - into chorus

Chorus;

E B F# G#m

, , ,

E, B, F#, F# - G#m (if you want to add, it's an extra)

E B F# G#m

, , ,

E F# G#m G#m

, , ,

E F# G#m G#m

, , ,

Interlude;

B B E E

, , ,

B B E E

, , ,

E F# G#m B

, , , - Into Chorus

Ok that's it, i'm lazy just transpose it into the rest of the song like I did with the

so that's it.

Isn't it lovely how simple songs become on guitar? You can play this acoustically too,

how I do it. Capo sounds better with Piano though in my opinion.

Any thoughts or anything, just hit me a line on my UGSpace. Cheers.

Matt

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