The Messenger

(live version) 
 
     G                 D 
I am wearing old boots with high cuban heels 
    Cadd9                      G             D 
Our souls they are worn and we stand here by grace 
   G                D     
My trousers are torn and my jacket is borrowed 
     Cadd9              G                  D      
I am wearing my time behind the eyes in my face 
  
Chorus -------------
C                    G  
I am not looking for loose diamonds 
   C                 G                    D 
Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks 
G                D                        C  
I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God 
         D           G 
I am not looking for sex
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I've worn out my welcome in certain small circles 
In Spanish bordellos and confederate states 
But there is an angel in leathers and kindness 
Who whispers my name beyond heaven's gate 
 
Chorus 
 
Bridge: 
Em                         D  
All the true believers are out on the road tonite 
   C                        G                 D    
No matter what happens, you know they'll be okay 
           Em                            D 
And to the rock and roll gypsies may the last song you sing 
   C                                         D 
Be by Townes Van Zandt and down in old Santa Fe 
 
Now I have a mission and a small code of honor 
To stand and deliver by whatever measures 
And the message I cgive is from this old poet Rilke 
He said "Our fears are like dragons guarding our most precious treasures? 
 
Chorus

Tabbed by Deren (*)
 
wierd tunnings. 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 RIFT:
 
Bm  F#    G      A                   Bm  F#   G    A
Got a letter from a messanger, I read it when it came.
Bm   F#      G                   A     Bm    F#      G       A
It said that you where woulded, you where bound and chained.
 
CHORUS RIFT:
 
D                        G                    A    D                   G        A
You where loved, you where handled. You where poisoned, you where pained.
 
BACK TO VERSE RIFT:
 
Oh no, you where naked you where shammed.
 
VERSE 2: (same verse rift)
 
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 RIFT:
 
Oh a door that closes tightly, is a door I cant swing wide.
 
VERSE RIFT:
 
Oh nooo Oh nooo, im not expecting to collide.
 
BRIDGE:
 
G      A       G                    A        G       A    G              A
For a minute I let my gaurde down, not afraid to be found out.
G   A     G         A    G      A       G        
Completely forgoten, what our fears where all about.
 
Back to VERSE RIFT:
 
Oh no dear, there's no need to be without...
 
VERSE 3: (same verse rift)
 
If there's a chance I would take it, this desire I cant kill.
 
Take my heart please dont break it, I will crawl to you for help.
 
CHORUS RIFT:
 
I am frightened, but I am comming. Please baby, please lay still.
 
Back to VERSE RIFT:
 
oh no, oh no, I'm not comming for the kill.  X4
 
thats basicly it, questions, comments, concerns? plz email me.
take care all.
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