Chords for John Wesley Harding - Kill the Messenger

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_ _ _ That's the reason. _ _
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_ [N] This song's called Kill the Messenger.
Let's try it out.
_ Woo! _ _ _
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A messenger came [A] with bad news from [F#] the front. _ _ _ _ _
Sent the soldiers a-starvin' their swords to roll [A] for lunch. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ They eat a short, [A] but a touch of [E] pie. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ The country [G#] told me to tell you yet,
[A] No, I didn't know what [B] to buy. _
[F#] A messenger came [A] with bad news from [E] the war. _ _ _ _
Sent a fine young man to guard who they were fighting [A] for. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ They don't wanna be [A] starved, but they need [F#] to be screened. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ With a gentle [G#] feeling, _
[A] Please don't blame it on [B] me.
And the [A] farm said,
_ One [E] on his two.
With nothing left for [A] us to _ do.
_ [C#m] Since we can blame [F#m] it all [G#] on you.
We _ _ gotta [A] _ _ kill [E] the messenger. _
[A] _ _ Kill [E] the messenger. _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] Kill the _ [B] messenger.
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A messenger came with [A] bad news from your [E] town.
_ Right here.
Sent the boat lines on strike to come and roll _ [A] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] The dirty pan [A] of beans into a [E] temple. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ They need someone [G#] to statue her.
[A] Sent them an [B] example and [A] teach them.
[E] To do is for.
No feathers [A] anymore. _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ We [F#m] all know the [G#] score. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Now,
_ [E] Kill the messenger. _
[A] _ _ Kill [E] the messenger. _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] Kill the [B] messenger.
_ _ _ [A] _ Kill the [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ messenger.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
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_ [E] Someone brought the [A] bad news to the [E] messenger's house. _ _ _ _
Since your son's been killed two times,
He said that it's [A] no.
_ _ _ He said no.
[G#m] But he wanted to [A] fix it in a bigger [E] way. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Well, I hate to bring [G#m] such bad news.
[A] But please don't blame me.
I'm [B] kind and the [A] best.
_ _ One [E] on his two.
With nothing left for [A] us to do.
_ _ [C#m] Since you're here, we can blame [G#] it on _ _ _ _ you. _
[A] _ _ _ [E] Kill the messenger. _
_ [A] _ _ [E] Kill the messenger. _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] Kill _ the [B] messenger.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[A] Yeah.
_ _ [E] Kill the messenger.
[A] Yeah.
_ _ Kill [E] the messenger.
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] Kill the [B] messenger.
Kill _ [A] _ _
[Fm] the messenger.
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Kill the messenger.
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Kill the messenger. _ _ _
Kill the messenger. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#m] Kill _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F#m] the messenger.
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_ _ _ [A] Kill the messenger. _
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