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Linkin Park
The Messenger
A Thousand Suns
2010, Warner Records
Tabbed by MajiksMonster
    G       D      Em7    Cadd9
e|--3--| |--2--| |--3--| |--3--|
B|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
G|--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--|
D|--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--2--|
A|--2--| |-----| |--2--| |--3--|
E|--3--| |-----| |--0--| |--0--|
For the sake of this tab, Cadd9 will be shown as C.
[Intro]
G  D  Em7  C
G  D  C  C
[Verse 1]
G                       D
  When you feel you're alone
Em7                 C
  Cut off from this cruel world
G                D             C
  Your instincts telling you to run
G                D
  listen to your heart
Em7           C
  those angel voices
G                 D                    C
  they'll sing to you, they'll be your guide back home
[Chorus 1]
     G    D         Em7    C
when life leaves us blind
G    D        C
love keeps us kind
            G
it keeps us kind
D  Em7  C
G  D  C  C
[Verse 2]
G                    D
  When you suffered enough
Em7                       C
  and your spirit is breaking
G                D                  C
  you're growing desperate from the fights
G                 D
  remember you're loved
Em7                   C
  and you always will be
G          D                 C
  this melody will bring you right back home
[Chorus 2]
     G    D         Em7 C
when life leaves us blind
G    D        C
love keeps us kind
     G    D         Em7  C
when life leaves us blind
G    D        C
love keeps us kind
[Outro]
  G      D
O-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOO
  Em7    C
O-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOO
  G      D        C
O-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOO-OOOOOO
  G      D
O-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOO
  Em7    C
O-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOO
  G      D        C
O-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOO-OOOOOO
Ending
G

The Messenger chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Messenger by Linkin Park. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Linkin Park
The Messenger
A Thousand Suns
2010, Warner Records
Tabbed by MajiksMonster
For the sake of this tab, Cadd9 will be shown as C.
[Intro]
G  D  Em7  C
G  D  C  C
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
D  Em7  C
G  D  C  C
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]
[Ending]
G

The Messenger Chords by Linkin Park

Learn how to play The Messenger by Linkin Park with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Messenger chords”, “The Messenger guitar chords”, or “Linkin Park The Messenger chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Messenger chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Messenger lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, G, D, Em7, Cadd9, B.

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