The messenger Chords
The messenger by Lulu and Elton John is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords G#m, D#m, E, F#, B, E/B, C#, A, G#, C#m, G#7, D/E, Am, A/E, D, C#7 and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G#m (2 measures) D#m (2 measures) E F# (1 measure each)
B E/B C# F#
Everything is settled, immovable and calm
A G# C#m E+C#
Nothing that has plagued our lives can ever do us harm
B E C#
F#
Then the voices railed against us, then the path was steep
A G# G#7 C#m C#nat F#
Now the sounds are softer, now the road is end-----ed
F# B
In your arms, I'll sleep
B b c# d# b G#m A
Turn a--way from madness, burn the inner light
B E
D/E
Pray for me as cheerfully as I slip into the night
A Am G#m
Death is just a visitor watching for a while
C#m A B A/E E
Sullen and predictable, love is versatile
C#m (2 measures) G#m (2 measures) A B (1 measure each)
E A/E F# B
Everything is peaceful, and falling into place
D C# C#7 F#m B+A
I no longer feel the wounds suffered in the chase
E A F# B
Then we were at turns divided, then by turns oppressed
D C# C#7 F#m F# B
Now the pain is o---ver, now we lie toge---ther
B E
Gratefully at rest
E e d# c# b G#m A
Put a---side the notion that the end is near
B E D/E
Stay with me eternally, the terrors disappear
A Am G#m
Death is just a messenger in a poor disguise
C#m A B A/E E
Fooling no one, lost for words, love is in your eyes
D/E A Am G#m
Now we know as we are known, unimagined things
C#m A B A/E E
Death is just the messenger, love the truth it brings
Fine: C#m (2 measures) G#m (2 measures) A B (1 measure each) E (1
measure ritard and hold)