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Mess Around by Ray Charles - Guitar Chords

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            ...MESS AROUND... by Ray Charles
-----------------...............

*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:
---------------

   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 ()
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