Kill the Messenger John Wesley Harding
The messenger came with bad news from the front
[A]Said the soldiers are starving and their swords are all b[E]lunt
[B]They need a show of support or som[A]e futile s[E]ign
[F#m]That's what t[G#m]hey told me to tell you, not even the w[A]ords are mi[B]ne
[E]The messenger came with bad news from the war
[A]Said the fine young men forgot who they were fighting [E]for
[B]They don't wanna be stars on you[A]r tv sc[E]reen
[F#m]That's the g[G#m]eneral feeling, please don't[A] blame it on m[E]e
And the people said [A]one and one is [E]two
There's not[A]hing left for us to [E]do
[F#m]But since we can b[G#m]lame it all on you
A E A E A....... E
We will kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil......l the messenger
[E]The messenger came with bad news from the town
[A]Said the phone-lines are on strike and the doormen are all [E]down
[B]They've turned your den of th[A]ieves into a [E]temple
[F#m]They need[G#m] someone of stature to s[A]et them an [E]example
And the people said t[A]wo and two is f[E]our
[A]Dont tell us anym[E]ore
[F#m]We all know th[G#m]e score
A E A E A....... E
We must kill the messenger, kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger
[E]Someone brought the news to the messenger's folks
[A]He said your son's been killed two times, they said is that a j[E]oke
[B]He said he was he victim o[A]f ignorant[E] minds
[F#m]I hate to bring s[G#m]uch bad news, please don't t[A]hink me u[E]nkind
And the family said on[A]e and on[E]e is two
There's not[A]hing left for us to[E] do
But [F#m]since you're here[G#m] and we can blame it on you
A E A E A........ E
We will kill the messenger kill the messenger, kil....l the messenger
So if you want to send a message...
Song beat is the old rock a billy sound (bom bom badada bom, bom bom badada bom)
something like Elvis's start to Teddy Bear or Dont be Cruel. I don't know how
else to describe it. except maybe play the E, lift open, hammer down E repeat to get the beat.
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