The Message chords by
John Martyn

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
Every day and
all night
F F 
 
I'm trying to tell you're all right
Bb Bb 
 
Every day and every night
F F 
 
I try to tell you it's black and white

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
And though I know it's your
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Life and your time
Dm Dm 
 
And I know that it makes you feel fine
C C 
 
Don't you know that it's wrong
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
If you let life do that to you, love

Verse 3

Step we gaily on we go

Heel for heel and toe for toe

Arm and arm and row and row

All for Mhairi's wedding

Verse 4

Plenty herring, plenty meal

Plenty fish to fill the creel

Plenty bonnie bairns as well

That's the toast for Mhairi

Verse 5
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Every day and all night
F F 
 
You're trying to tell me you're all right
Bb Bb 
 
Every day and all night
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
You're trying to tell me
C C 
 
F F 
 
it's black and white

Verse 6
F F 
 
And though I know that it
Eb Eb 
 
makes you feel fine
Bb Bb 
 
And I know it's your life
Dm Dm 
 
and your time
C C 
 
Don't you know that it's wrong
If you let life do that to you, love
Bb Bb 
 

Verse 7
F F 
 
Step we gaily on we go
Eb Eb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
All for Mhairi's wedding

Verse 8

Plenty herring, plenty meal

Plenty fish to fill the creel

Plenty bonnie bairns as well

That's the toast for Mhairi

Verse 9

Step we gaily on we go

Heel for heel and toe for toe

Arm and arm and row and row

All for Mhairi's wedding

Verse 10
Eb Eb 
 
Plenty herring, plenty meal
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Plenty fish to fill the creel
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Plenty bonnie bairns as well
C C 
 
That's the toast for Mhairi
F F 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Bb Eb Dm C

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