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Song
Song: Message in a Bottle - The Police
Tabbed By: Joe Holingshead (KSA-Tekken@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 03/17/01
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Chords:
C#add9 Aadd9 Badd9 F#add9
x 4 6 8 x x x 0 2 4 x x x 2 4 6 x x 2 4 6 x x x
AV DV EVII AVtypeII
5 7 7 6 x x x 5 7 7 7 x x 7 9 9 9 x 5 7 7 6 x x
DVtypeII EVIItypeII F#mIItypeII C#IVtypeII
x 5 7 7 7 x x 7 9 9 9 x 2 4 4 2 x x X 4 6 6 5 4
AV F#mIItypeIII
5 7 7 6 5 5 2 4 4 2 2 2
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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Standard'
Tempo = 150
Guitar I:
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E x10
e|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------o| G|-------8-------4-------6------------| D|----6-------2-------4----------6/7--| A|-4-------0-------2----------4------o| E|-------------------------2----------|
Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair
PM----------------|
E E E E E E E H Q
e|------------------------------|| B|-----------------------7---9-o|| G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7---9--|| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---9--|| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7---5---7-o|| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------||
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
PM----------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E x3
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-o| G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o| E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
H H H H H H W
e|-4----5----4----5----4----5----2-| B|-5----5----5----5----5----5----2-| G|-6----6----6----6----6----6----2-| D|-6----7----6----7----6----7----4-| A|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4-| E|------5---------5---------5----2-|
Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E x8
e|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------o| G|-------8--------4-------6------------| D|----6--------2-------4----------6/7--| A|-4-------0--------2----------4------o| E|--------------------------2----------|
A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart
PM----------------|
E E E E E E E H Q
e|-------------------------------|| B|------------------------7---9-o|| G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----7---9--|| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7---9--|| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----5---7-o|| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------||
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
PM----------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E x3
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H W
e|-4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----2-| B|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----2-| G|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----2-| D|-6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----4-| A|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4-| E|------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5----2-|
Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle,
Message in the bottle, yeah
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E x8
e|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------o| G|-------8--------4-------6------------| D|----6--------2-------4----------6/7--| A|-4-------0--------2----------4------o| E|--------------------------2----------|
Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
Hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home
PM----------------|
E E E E E E E H Q
e|-------------------------------|| B|------------------------7---9-o|| G|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----7---9--|| D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7---9--|| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----5---7-o|| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------||
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
PM----------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E x3
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H W
e|-4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----2-| B|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----2-| G|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----2-| D|-6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----4-| A|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4-| E|------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5----2-|
Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle,
Message in the bottle, yeah
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E x27
e|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------o| G|-------8--------4-------6------------| D|----6--------2-------4----------6/7--| A|-4-------0--------2----------4------o| E|--------------------------2----------|
(Play 4 times then start lyrics)
I'm sending out an SOS (repeat until fade out)
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| x Dead note
| PM Palm mute
| / Slide
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