Messenger
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
by Joe Pug
Standard tuning, no capo. The introduction is the same as the instrumental, see the
following tab:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3------------------1-----------------------
G|-2--4--2--0--------0-----------------2--2--2------------------0----------------1------
D|-0--0--0--0--------2-----------------0--0--0------------------2----2--0--0--2---------
A|-------------------2----------------------------0--2--0-------3-----------------------
E|-----------------0--------0---2---3--------------------------3--3---------------------
--2----|
--2----|
--0----|
--0----|
--2----|
-3-----|
[Intro] x2
D Em D G
[Verse]
G
O she’s a messenger
G C
With body bold and bare
G
You’ve always been a gentleman
G C
But tonight you can’t help but stare
B7 C
Your senses have been soaked
D G
It must be more than smoke
D Em A
Floating on the air
G
O she’s a messenger
G D G
If she knows, she doesn’t care
[Instrumental]
D Em D G
[Verse]
G
O she’s a messenger
G C
And slowly from within
G
Her message has been amplified
G C
And written on your skin
B7 C
Despite what you maintain
D G
She drives you like a train
D Em A
Here she comes again
G
O she’s a messenger
G D G
Where you going, where you been
D G
And all the amber lantern lights
C G
Preside upon her path tonight
D G C
The stars have long decided where she’ll go
D G
There is no chance to grasp or guide
C G
The absent reigns the terrible tide
D G C
The stars have long decided where she’ll go
C D
O she’s a / O she’s a
G C
Catch you in the morning she’s a long season
C D G
O she’s a messenger tonight
[Instrumental]
D Em D G
[Verse]
G
You drove your truck to Michigan
G C
But you couldn’t beat the rain
G
You registered a motel
G C
But you didn’t use your name
B7 C
And the audience applauds
D G
On the TV down the hall
D Em A G
You wonder what they’re saying
G
O she’s a messenger
G D G
Who sings a sad refrain.
C D
O she’s a / O she’s a
G C
Catch you in the morning she’s a long season
C D G
O she’s a messenger tonight
How to play Messenger
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.