x...MESS AROUND... by Ray Charles
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*Released 1953*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
D6, G9 D6, A13 A7 G9, D6 D7#9
Verse 1:
D13
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue;
The band was jumpin', the people too.
G9 D6
Ah, mess around, they doin' the mess around.
A9 G9 D6
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Verse 2:
D13
Ah, everybody was juiced you can bet your soul,
They did the Boogie-Woogie with a steady roll;
G9 D6
They mess around, they doin' the mess around.
A9 G9 D6
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Verse 3:
D13
Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg,
When I say go, just ah, shake your leg;
G9 D9
And do the mess around, I declare; do the mess around.
A9 G9 D6
Yeah, do the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Solo:
D6 D D9, G13 D13, A13 A7 G9 D6,
D13 G9 D13 A9, G9 D6
Verse 4:
D13
Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1,
Everybody here's gonna, have some fun;
G9 D9
Doin' the mess around, ah doin' the mess around.
A9 G9 D6
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Verse 5:
D13
Now you see that girl with that diamond ring?
She knows how to, shake that thing;
G9 D9
Mess around, I declare; she can mess around.
A9 G9 (D)
Ah, mess around; everybody do the mess a-round.
Outro:
D D9 Gm7 A#dim, D/A D#9 D9
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D6 G9 A13 A7 D7#9 D13 A9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0202 323200 x02022 x02223 x5456x xx7577 5454xx
G13 D9 Gm7 A#dim D/A D#9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x345x x5455x 353333 xx2323 x00232 x6566x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
