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Ray Charles  1953 (A. Nugetre "Nuggy")
Capo I
 D7   G73x
G7 D7  A7 G7 D7
Ahhh you can talk about the D7pit
barbeDque
the band was D7jumping
the people Dtoo
ahhh mess aGroundG7  
they doin' the Dmess aroundD7  
they doin' the Amess aroundA7  
G7everybody's doin' the mess aD7round
ahhh everybody was D7juiced
you can bet your Dsoul
they did the boogie D7woogie
with a steady Droll
they mess aGroundG7  
they doin' the Dmess aroundD7  
they doin' the Amess aroundA7  
G7everybody's doin' the mess aD7round
now uh, when I say D7stop 
don't you move a Dpeg
when I say D7go 
just uh, shake your Dleg
And do the mess aGroundG7  
they doin' the Dmess aroundD7  
I declare, do the Amess aroundA7  
G7everybody's doin' the mess aD7round
verse over piano solo
verse over saxaphone solo
Now this band's gonna D7play from 
9 to D1
everybody here's D7gonna 
have some Dfun
Doin the mess aGroundG7  
ahhh doin' the Dmess aroundD7  
they doin' the Amess aroundA7  
G7everybody's doin' the mess aD7round
Now you D7see that girl
with that diamond Dring
she knows D7how to 
shake that Dthing
ahhh mess aGroundG7  
I declare she can Dmess aroundD7  
ahhh Amess aroundA7  
G7everybody's doin' the mess aD7roundA  A7  G7  G  D7  
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Mess Around

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Mess Around chords

Ray Charles 1953 (A. Nugetre "Nuggy")

Capo I

D7 G7

G7 D7 A7 G7 D7

Ahhh you can talk about the pit

barbeque

the band was jumping

the people too

G G7

ahhh mess around

D D7

they doin' the mess around

A A7

they doin' the mess around

G7 D7

everybody's doin' the mess around

ahhh everybody was juiced

you can bet your soul

they did the boogie woogie

with a steady roll

G G7

they mess around

D D7

they doin' the mess around

A A7

they doin' the mess around

G7 D7

everybody's doin' the mess around

now uh, when I say stop

don't you move a peg

when I say go

just uh, shake your leg

G G7

And do the mess around

D D7

they doin' the mess around

A A7

I declare, do the mess around

G7 D7

everybody's doin' the mess around

verse over piano solo

verse over saxaphone solo

Now this band's gonna play from

9 to 1

everybody here's gonna

have some fun

G G7

Doin the mess around

D D7

ahhh doin' the mess around

A A7

they doin' the mess around

G7 D7

everybody's doin' the mess around

Now you see that girl

with that diamond ring

she knows how to

shake that thing

G G7

ahhh mess around

D D7

I declare she can mess around

A A7

ahhh mess around

G7 D7 A A7 G7 G D7

everybody's doin' the mess around

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About Mess Around Chords by Ray Charles

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