Mess Around Chords by Ray Charles

Tempo:
149.7 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ebm

Bb

Ab

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mess Around chords
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[Eb]
[Db] [Gb] [G]
[Ebm] [Fm] [Gb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Ebm] [Eb]
You can talk about the pitch, barbeque, the band was jumping, the people too [C] high, mess
around, [Ebm] [Eb] they doing the mess around, they [Bb] doing the mess around, [Eb] everybody doing the mess
around, [Ab] [Eb]
everybody was Jewish, you can bet your soul, they did the boogie woogie with
the steady roll, [Ebm] they mess around, [Eb] they doing the mess around, they [Bb] doing the mess around,
[Eb] everybody doing the mess around, [Cm] [Eb] now when I say stop don't you move a pace, when I say
go just shake your leg and do [Ebm] the mess around, [Fm] I declare [Ebm]
[Eb] doing the mess around, yeah [Bb] do the
[F] mess around, [Ebm] everybody's doing [Eb] the mess around, now let me have it there boy,
[Ab] [Eb] [Gb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [A] [Eb] now you got
it boy, oh mess around, go mess around, [Ebm] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] mess around boy, now this band's gonna play from
[C] 9 [Eb] to 1, everybody here's gonna have some [Cm] fun doing the mess [Ebm] around, doing [Eb] the mess around,
[Bb] they doing the mess around, [Eb] everybody doing the mess around, [Cm]
now [G] you see that girl with
that diamond ring, she knows how to shake that [Ebm] thing, mess around, I declare [Eb] she can
mess around, oh [Bb] mess around, [Eb] everybody do the mess [Ab] around.
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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Ebm
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Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Bb
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To start learning Ray Charles - Mess Around chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Eb, Ebm, Eb and Bb in sequence. Start with a comfortable 74 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 150. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [G] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You can talk about the pitch, _ barbeque, the band was jumping, the people too [C] high, mess
around, _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] they doing the mess around, _ _ _ they [Bb] doing the mess around, _ [Eb] everybody doing the mess
around, _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
everybody was Jewish, you can bet your soul, they did the boogie woogie with
the steady roll, [Ebm] they mess around, _ _ _ [Eb] they doing the mess around, _ _ _ they [Bb] doing the mess around,
_ [Eb] everybody doing the mess around, _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] now when I say stop don't you move a pace, when I say
go just shake your leg and do [Ebm] the mess around, _ [Fm] I declare [Ebm]
[Eb] doing the mess around, _ _ _ yeah [Bb] do the
[F] mess around, _ [Ebm] _ everybody's doing [Eb] the mess around, _ _ now let me have it there boy,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [A] [Eb] now you got
it boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh mess around, go mess around, [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] mess around boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
now this band's gonna play from
[C] 9 [Eb] to 1, _ everybody here's gonna have some [Cm] fun doing the mess [Ebm] around, _ _ _ doing [Eb] the mess around, _ _ _
[Bb] they doing the mess around, _ [Eb] everybody doing the mess around, _ _ _ [Cm] _
now [G] you see that girl with
that diamond ring, she knows how to shake that [Ebm] thing, mess around, _ _ I declare [Eb] she can
mess around, _ _ _ oh [Bb] mess around, _ [Eb] everybody do the mess [Ab] around.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of The Birth of Soul album.

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