Daniel Lanois – The Messenger chords

The Messenger by Daniel Lanois

Intro: Am  Em  F  G  Am  C  F


Am      Em                  F     G        Got a letter from a messenger
Am      C       FI read it when it came
Am      Em              F       G                It said that you were wanted
Am             C                          F        You were bound and chained

C                                 F        You had loved and you were handled
C                                          G        You were poisoned you were pained
                Am      F         G                         COh no, Oh no you were naked you were shamed

Am              Em             F             G        You could almost touch heaven
Am         C                          F        Right there in front of you
Am       Em              F                G              Liberty just slipped away from us
Am                 C                            F        Now there's so much work to do

C                            F        Oh the door that closes tightly
C                                   G        Is the door that can't swing wide
               Am           F   G               C        Oh no, Oh no but expecting to collide


C                            F        For a minute I let my guard down
                                    C        Not afraid to be found out
                           F        Completely forgotten

                                                C        What our fears were all about
                Am      F               G                             C        Oh no, Oh no there's no need to be without

Am              Em              F       G        There's a chance and I will take it
Am         C                F        This desire I can't give
Am             Em                                   F   G               Take my heart please don't break it
Am          C                          F        I will crawl to your foothill

C                            F        I'm frightened but I'm coming
C                            G        Please baby please lay still
 
                Am      F       G             C
 
        Oh no, oh no not coming for the kill
        Oh no, oh no not coming for the kill
        Oh no, oh no not coming for the kill