The Message chords by
John Martyn
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Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Every day and
all night
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I'm trying to tell you're all right
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Every day and every night
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I try to tell you it's black and white
Verse 2
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And though I know it's your
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Life and your time
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And I know that it makes you feel fine
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Don't you know that it's wrong
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If you let life do that to you, love
Verse 3
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Step we gaily on we go
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Cm
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Heel for heel and toe for toe
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Arm and arm and row and row
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All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 4
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Plenty herring, plenty meal
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Plenty fish to fill the creel
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Plenty bonnie bairns as well
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Bb
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That's the toast for Mhairi
Verse 5
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Every day and all night
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You're trying to tell me you're all right
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Every day and all night
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Eb

Ab
Ab

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You're trying to tell me
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Eb

it's black and white
Verse 6
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And though I know that it
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makes you feel fine
Ab
Ab

And I know it's your life
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Cm

and your time
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Don't you know that it's wrong
If you let life do that to you, love
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Ab

Verse 7
Eb
Eb

Step we gaily on we go
Db
Db

Cm
Cm

Eb
Eb

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

Eb
Eb

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 8
Db
Db

Plenty herring, plenty meal
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

Plenty fish to fill the creel
Ab
Ab

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
Bb
Bb

Eb
Eb

That's the toast for Mhairi
Verse 9
Db
Db

Step we gaily on we go
Eb
Eb

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

Eb
Eb

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 10
Db
Db

Plenty herring, plenty meal
Ab
Ab

Cm
Cm

Plenty fish to fill the creel
Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
Bb
Bb

That's the toast for Mhairi
Eb
Eb

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