The Police – Message In A Bottle (Guitar Solo Tab)
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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Standard'
Written by Nadav Griver
[Intro/Verse1] 10x
e|----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------8------------|-------------------------|
D|-----6--------------9-|---------11----------6/7-|
A|-4--------------7-----|-----9-----------4-------|
E|------------5---------|-7-----------2-----------|Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair
[Pre-Chorus1] 2x
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-7---7---7---9---9---11--9---7-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-5---5---5---7---7---7---7---7-|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-------------------------------|
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
3x
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-------------------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
[Chorus1]
e|-4-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|
B|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|
G|-4-----------|-6-----------|-4-----------|-6-----------|-4-----------|-6-----------|-3-----------|
A|-6-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-6-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-6-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------(x)-|
A|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------(x)-|
E|---------x-x-|-5-----------|---------x-x-|-5-5-5-4-----|---------x-x-|-5-------x-x-|-2-------(x)-|
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
[Verse2] 8x
e|----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------8------------|-------------------------|
D|-----6--------------9-|---------11----------6/7-|
A|-4--------------7-----|-----9-----------4-------|
E|------------5---------|-7-----------2-----------|
A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart
[Pre-Chorus2] 2x
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-7---7---7---9---9---11--9---7-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-5---5---5---7---7---7---7---7-|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-------------------------------|
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
3x
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-------------------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
[Chrous2]
e|-4-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|
B|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|
G|-4-----------|-6-----------|-4-----------|-6-----------|-4-----------|-6-----------|-3-----------|
A|-6-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-6-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-6-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------(x)-|
A|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------(x)-|
E|---------x-x-|-5-----------|---------x-x-|-5-5-5-4-----|---------x-x-|-5-------x-x-|-2-------(x)-|
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
[Verse3] 8x
e|----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------8------------|-------------------------|
D|-----6--------------9-|---------11----------6/7-|
A|-4--------------7-----|-----9-----------4-------|
E|------------5---------|-7-----------2-----------|Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
Hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home
[Pre-Chorus3] 2x
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-7---7---7---9---9---11--9---7-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-5---5---5---7---7---7---7---7-|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-------------------------------|
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
3x
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-------------------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
[Chorus3] 3x
e|-4-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-5-----------|
B|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
G|-4-----------|-6-----------|-4-----------|-6-----------|
D|-6-----------|-7-------x-x-|-6-----------|-7-------x-x-|
A|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|
E|---------x-x-|-5-----------|---------x-x-|-5-5-5-4-----|
e|-4-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|
B|-5-----------|-5-----------|-2-----------|
G|-4-----------|-6-----------|-3-----------|
D|-6-----------|-7-----------|-4-------(x)-|
A|-4-------x-x-|-7-------x-x-|-4-------(x)-|
E|---------x-x-|-5-------x-x-|-2-------(x)-|
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
[Outro] 15x
e|----------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------8------------|-------------------------|
D|-----6--------------9-|---------11----------6/7-|
A|-4--------------7-----|-----9-----------4-------|
E|------------5---------|-7-----------2-----------|
(Play 2 times then start lyrics)
I'm sending out an SOS (repeat until fade out)************************************
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
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