Message In A Bottle Chords by The Police

Tempo:
151.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

F#

C#m

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Police - Message in a Bottle chords
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[C#] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [E] Just [F#] across the [A] way, I'm in [B] Las [F#]
Pantillas.
[A] The [B] men's are [F#] lonely, [A] no one here [B] but [F#]
me.
[A] My [B] [F#] Lord, [A] once in a [B] blue moon, [F#]
[A] [B] rescue me [F#]
before [A] I fall into [B] [F#]
despair.
[A] I'll send an [D] [E]
SOS [A] to the road, I'll send an [D] [E]
SOS [F#m] to the road.
I hope [D] that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [C#m] my message [A] in a bottle, [C#m] yeah.
[A]
Message in a bottle, [F#m] yeah.
[C#] [A] A [B] [F#] year has passed [C#] since I [A] wrote my note.
[B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] I [B] should have known [F#] this right [A] from the start.
[B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] Only hope [F#] can keep [C#m] me [A] together.
[B] [F#]
[C#m] [G#m] [A] [B] Love can end [F#] your life, [A] but love can break [B] your [F#] heart.
[A] I'll send an [D] [E]
SOS to [A] the road, I'll send an [D] [E]
SOS to [F#m] the road.
I hope that [D] someone gets my, I hope that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [C#m] my message in [A] a bottle, [C#m] yeah.
[A]
[C#] [A]
[G#m] [C#m] [A]
Oh, [C#m] message in a bottle, [A] message [C#m]
in a bottle.
[F#m]
[C#] [A] Woke [B] up this [F#]
morning, [C#] [A] don't believe [B] what I [F#]
saw.
[A] [B] Hundred [F#] million [C#] bottles [A] washed up on [B] the shore.
[F#]
[C#] [A] Seems [B] I've never [F#]
known it [C#m] being [A] alone.
[B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] Hundred [B] million [F#] passed away, [A] looking for [B] a [F#] call.
[A] I'll send an [D] [A]
SOS to the road, I'll send an [D] [E]
SOS [F#m] to the road.
I hope [D] that someone gets [F#m] my, I [D] hope that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [C#m] my message in [A] a bottle, [C#] yeah.
[A]
[C#] Message [A] in a [C#m] bottle, message in a bottle.
Message [A] in a bottle.
[C#m]
[F#m]
[E] Send [C#] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] an [B] [F#]
SOS, [A] send an [B] [F#]
SOS, [C#m] send [A] an [B] [F#]
SOS [A] , send an [B] [F#]
SOS.
[A] Send an [B] [F#] SOS, [C#m] [A] send [B] an [F#] SOS, [C#m] [A] send an [B] [F#] SOS.
[A] [B]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[C#m] [A] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [B] [C#]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Police - Message In A Bottle chords, practice playing B, F#, A, B, C#m and A in sequence. Start with a comfortable 75 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 151. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [E] Just [F#] across the [A] way, I'm in [B] Las _ [F#]
Pantillas.
[A] _ _ The [B] men's are [F#] lonely, _ [A] no one here [B] but _ [F#]
me.
[A] _ _ My [B] _ [F#] Lord, _ [A] _ once in a [B] blue moon, [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] rescue me [F#]
before [A] I fall into [B] _ _ [F#]
despair.
_ [A] _ I'll send an [D] _ [E]
SOS [A] to the road, I'll send an [D] _ [E]
SOS [F#m] to the road.
I hope [D] that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [C#m] my message [A] in a bottle, [C#m] yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Message in a bottle, [F#m] yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [A] A [B] _ [F#] year has passed [C#] since I [A] wrote my note.
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] I [B] should have known [F#] this right [A] from the start.
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] Only hope [F#] can keep [C#m] me _ [A] together.
[B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ [A] _ [B] Love can end [F#] your life, [A] but love can break [B] your [F#] heart.
_ [A] _ I'll send an [D] _ [E]
SOS to [A] the road, I'll send an [D] _ [E]
SOS to [F#m] the road.
I hope that [D] someone gets my, I hope that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [C#m] my message in [A] a bottle, [C#m] yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh, [C#m] _ message in a _ bottle, _ _ _ _ [A] message [C#m] _
_ _ _ in a _ bottle.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [A] Woke [B] up this [F#]
morning, [C#] _ [A] don't believe [B] what I [F#]
saw.
[A] _ _ _ [B] Hundred [F#] million [C#] bottles [A] washed up on [B] the shore.
[F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ [A] Seems [B] I've never [F#]
known it [C#m] being [A] alone.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ [A] Hundred [B] million [F#] passed away, [A] _ looking for [B] a [F#] call.
_ [A] _ I'll send an [D] _ [A]
SOS to the road, I'll send an [D] _ [E]
SOS [F#m] to the road.
I hope [D] that someone gets [F#m] my, I _ [D] hope that someone gets [F#m] my, I hope [D] that someone gets [C#m] my message in [A] a bottle, [C#] yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ Message [A] in a [C#m] bottle, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
message _ _ in a bottle.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Message [A] in a bottle.
[C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Send [C#] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] an [B] _ _ [F#]
SOS, [A] _ send an [B] _ _ [F#]
SOS, [C#m] send [A] an [B] _ _ [F#]
SOS [A] , send an [B] _ _ [F#]
SOS.
[A] _ Send an [B] _ [F#] SOS, _ [C#m] _ [A] send [B] an [F#] SOS, _ [C#m] _ [A] send an [B] _ [F#] SOS.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was penned by Sting.

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