Message in a Bottle - The Police
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Standard'

Written by Nadav Griver

Tempo = 150

[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)


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| x Dead note
| / Slide up

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Song info
Message in a Bottle
The Police
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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