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Message In A Bottle chords by The Police (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C#sus2
Asus2
Bsus2
F#madd9
A
D
E
F#m
C#m7
A/G#
F#m7

Intro 1

C#sus2

Asus2

Bsus2

F#madd9

C#sus2

Asus2

Bsus2

F#madd9

Verse 1
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Just a castaway,
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
an island    lost     at sea, oh
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Another  lonely day,
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
no        one here     but me, oh
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
More loneli   ness
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
any       man      could bear
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Rescue   me before
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
I fall into       despair, oh

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Chorus 1
A 
D 
E 
A 
I'll send an S- O- S  to the world
D 
E 
F#m 
I'll send an S- O- S  to the world
D 
I hope that someone gets my
F#m 
D 
I hope that someone gets my
F#m 
D 
I hope that someone gets my
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
F#m7 
F#m7 

Verse 2
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
A year has passed
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
since I wrote     my note
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
I        should have known    this right
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
from the start
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Only     hope can keep        me
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
toget       her
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Love     can mend your life
C#sus2 
Asus2 
but love can break    your
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
heart

Chorus 2
A 
D 
E 
A 
I'll send an S- O- S  to the world
D 
E 
F#m 
I'll send an S- O- S  to the world
D 
I hope that someone gets my
F#m 
D 
I hope that someone gets my
F#m 
D 
I hope that someone gets my
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Oh,
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
message in a bottle, yeah
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
F#m7 
F#m7 
F#m7 
F#m7 

Verse 3
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Walked   out this mor      ning,
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
don't     believe    what I saw
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Hundred  billion bottles
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
washed    up on       the shore
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Seems    I'm not alone    in
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
being alone
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Hundred   billion  castaways
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
looking   for      a home

Chorus 3
A 
D 
E 
A 
I'll send an S- O- S  to the world
D 
E 
F#m 
I'll send an S- O- S  to the world
D 
I hope that someone gets my
F#m 
D 
I hope that someone gets my
F#m 
D 
I hope that someone gets my
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, whoa
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
C#m7 
A 
A/G# 
Message in a bottle, yeah
F#m7 
F#m7 

Interlude 1

C#sus2

Asus2

Bsus2

F#madd9

C#sus2

Asus2

Bsus2

F#madd9

C#sus2

Asus2

Bsus2

F#madd9

C#sus2

Asus2

Bsus2

F#madd9

Outro 1
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Sendin'   out      an S- O- S
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Sendin'   out      an S- O- S
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
I'm sendin'   out      an S- O- S
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
I'm sendin'   out      an S- O- S
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Sendin'   out      an S- O- S
C#sus2 
Asus2 
Bsus2 
F#madd9 
Sendin'   out      an S- O- S
[Repeat and fade]

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C#sus2
Asus2
Bsus2
F#madd9
A
D
E
F#m
C#m7
A/G#
F#m7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C# minorBPM: 150

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C#sus2: x-4-6-6-4-4
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
F#madd9: x-x-4-2-2-4
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
A/G#: 4-x-2-2-2-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Message In A Bottle by The Police, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C# minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Police.

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