Messenger Boy
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Dm C
[Verse 1]
Dm C
Gonna saddle up my old grey mare
Dm C
Oh ridin' through the night without a worry or a care
[Chorus]
F C
I'm a messenger boy bringing my love to you
F C Dm
A messenger boy bringing my love to you
[Verse 2]
Dm C
Oh I've ridden through the cold, wind and rain
Dm C
Well I'm in love and do not feel the pain
[Chorus]
F C
See I'm a messenger boy bringing my love to you
F C Dm
A messenger boy bringing my love to you
[Verse 3]
Dm C
Two big dogs (or "black labs") and a man shouts "Who goes there?"
Dm
Well, I said to him "I've ridden through the cold and the wind and the rain and the
frost (or sleet)
C
and the snow and I'm in love and I do not feel the pain*
[Chorus]
F C
I'm a messenger boy bringing my love to you
F C Dm
A messenger boy bringing my love to you
[Instrumental break]
Dm F C Dm Bb* C
Dm C Dm C
F C F C
Dm
[Verse 4]
Dm C
Oh I see a light in her bedroom
Dm C
I pray to God that I didn't come too soon
[Chorus]
F C
I'm a messenger boy bringing my love to you
F C Dm
A messenger boy bringing my love to you
[Verse 5]
Dm C
Gonna saddle up my old grey mare
Dm C
Oh ridin' through the night without a worry or a care
[Chorus]
F C
I'm a messenger boy bringing my love to you
F C Dm
A messenger boy bringing my love to you
[Outro]
Dm C Dm C
(slow down to half-tempo for the last 4 measures)
*[V3]for this verse listen to a recording to get the timing and syncopation of the
lyrics
*Bb (if anyone knows which other chords are played during this instrumental
solo/breakdown, please feel free
to edit this tab and add them; I did my best with what I could find/hear from the
recording)
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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How to play Messenger Boy
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.