The Tea Party – The Messenger (Guitar Tab)

Band: Tea Party Song: The Messenger Tabbed by Deren ([email protected]) 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 RIFF: Bm F# G A Bm F# G A Got a letter from a messenger, I read it when it came. Bm F# G A Bm F# G A It said that you were wounded, you were bound and chained. CHORUS RIFF: D G A D G A You were loved, you were handled. You were poisoned, you were pained. BACK TO VERSE RIFF: Oh no, you were naked, you were shamed. VERSE 2: (same verse riff) 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 RIFF: Oh a door that closes tightly, is a door I can't swing wide. VERSE RIFF: Oh nooo, oh nooo, I'm not expecting to collide. BRIDGE: G A G A G A G A For a minute I let my guard down, not afraid to be found out. G A G A G A G Completely forgotten, what our fears were all about. Back to VERSE RIFF: Oh no dear, there's no need to be without... VERSE 3: (same verse riff) If there's a chance I would take it, this desire I can't kill. Take my heart please don't break it, I will crawl to you for help. CHORUS RIFF: I am frightened, but I am coming. Please baby, please lay still. Back to VERSE RIFF: Oh no, oh no, I'm not coming for the kill. x4