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...MESS AROUND... by Ray Charles
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*Released 1953*
Intro:
Eb7, Ab7 Eb7, Bb7 Ab7 Eb7
Verse 1:
Eb7
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue;
The band was jumpin', the people too.
Ab7 Eb7
Ah, mess around, they doin' the mess around.
Bb7 Ab7 Eb7
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Verse 2:
Eb7
Ah, everybody was juiced you can bet your soul,
They did the Boogie-Woogie with a steady roll;
Ab7 Eb7
They mess around, they doin' the mess around.
Bb7 Ab7 Eb7
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Verse 3:
Eb7
Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg,
When I say go, just ah, shake your leg;
Ab7 Eb7
And do the mess around, I declare; do the mess around.
Bb7 Ab7 Eb7
Yeah, do the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Solo:
Eb7, Ab7 Eb7, Bb7 Ab7 Eb7 (x2)
Verse 4:
Eb7
Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1,
Everybody here's gonna, have some fun;
Ab7 Eb7
Doin' the mess around, ah doin' the mess around.
Bb7 Ab7 Eb7
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.
Verse 5:
Eb7
Now you see that girl with that diamond ring?
She knows how to, shake that thing;
Ab7 Eb7
Mess around, I declare; she can mess around.
Bb7 Ab7 Eb7
Ah, mess around; everybody do the mess a-round.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Eb7 Ab7 Bb7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)