The Message chords by
John Martyn
John Martyn

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Key: D major
Intro 1
B
B

E
E

B
B

E
E

B
B

A
A

E
E

B
B

Verse 1
E
E

Every day and
all night
B
B

I'm trying to tell you're all right
E
E

Every day and every night
B
B

I try to tell you it's black and white
Verse 2
A
A

And though I know it's your
B
B

A
A

Life and your time
G#m
G#m

And I know that it makes you feel fine
F#
F#

Don't you know that it's wrong
E
E

F#
F#

If you let life do that to you, love
Verse 3
B
B

Step we gaily on we go
A
A

G#m
G#m

Heel for heel and toe for toe
B
B

Arm and arm and row and row
A
A

B
B

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 4
A
A

Plenty herring, plenty meal
E
E

G#m
G#m

Plenty fish to fill the creel
A
A

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
E
E

F#
F#

That's the toast for Mhairi
Verse 5
B
B

E
E

Every day and all night
B
B

You're trying to tell me you're all right
E
E

Every day and all night
B
B

E
E

B
B

You're trying to tell me
F#
F#

B
B

it's black and white
Verse 6
B
B

And though I know that it
A
A

makes you feel fine
E
E

And I know it's your life
G#m
G#m

and your time
F#
F#

Don't you know that it's wrong
If you let life do that to you, love
E
E

Verse 7
B
B

Step we gaily on we go
A
A

G#m
G#m

B
B

Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
A
A

B
B

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 8
A
A

Plenty herring, plenty meal
E
E

G#m
G#m

Plenty fish to fill the creel
E
E

A
A

E
E

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
F#
F#

B
B

That's the toast for Mhairi
Verse 9
A
A

Step we gaily on we go
B
B

Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
A
A

B
B

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 10
A
A

Plenty herring, plenty meal
E
E

G#m
G#m

Plenty fish to fill the creel
A
A

E
E

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
F#
F#

That's the toast for Mhairi
B
B

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