The Messenger

Song

Band: Tea Party

Song: The Messenger

Tabbed by Deren (deren_s@hotmail.com)

TUNING: The Tea Party has had some experiance in some

wierd tunings. This song is in double drop D. Tune your

low and high E strings down to D. To tune down your low E,

tune it on the 7th fret, to tune your high E hit the harmonic on the

12th fret of the 4th string (D) and tune the high E to match that pitch.

CHORDS USED: (low to high)

Bm: x24430

F#: 444x00

G: 555x00

A: 777x00

D: 000xxx

NOTE: to get the right sound, bar the F#, G and A chords with your middle finger

in an kind of "S" like position as to mute out the G string and leave the bottom two

strings (B and D) to ring out.

INTRO:

Bm F# G A

On the third time through, guitar 2 picks the chords like this:

Bm F# G A

d|-----------0----------------0---------------------0----------------------0----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4------------------------4-----------------------5------------------------7---|
A|--2-------------------4---------------------5-----------------------7---------------|
D|------------------4---------------------5-----------------------7-------------------|

VERSE RIFF:

Bm F# G A Bm F# G A

Got a letter from a messenger, I read it when it came.

Bm F# G A Bm F# G A

It said that you were wounded, you were bound and chained.

CHORUS RIFF:

D G A D G A

You were loved, you were handled. You were poisoned, you were pained.

BACK TO VERSE RIFF:

Oh no, you were naked, you were shamed.

VERSE 2: (same verse riff)

You could almost touch Heaven, right there in front of you.

If a teacher sent away on us, and there so much work to do.

CHORUS RIFF:

Oh a door that closes tightly, is a door I can't swing wide.

VERSE RIFF:

Oh nooo, oh nooo, I'm not expecting to collide.

BRIDGE:

G A G A G A G A

For a minute I let my guard down, not afraid to be found out.

G A G A G A G

Completely forgotten, what our fears were all about.

Back to VERSE RIFF:

Oh no dear, there's no need to be without...

VERSE 3: (same verse riff)

If there's a chance I would take it, this desire I can't kill.

Take my heart please don't break it, I will crawl to you for help.

CHORUS RIFF:

I am frightened, but I am coming. Please baby, please lay still.

Back to VERSE RIFF:

Oh no, oh no, I'm not coming for the kill. x4