Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook

The Police - Message in a Bottle

Originally in C#m, I play it in Em capo 3

I voice the chords as:

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Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2x2

Vox enter on 2 7 (“just a”) of the key (F# D in Em)

Em9JustCadd9a cDsus2astaAsus2way

On an Em9island Cadd9lost at Dsus2sea Asus2

Em9AnoCadd9ther loDsus2nelyAsus2day

Em9With noCadd9one hereDsus2but Asus2me

Em9MorCadd9e lDsus2onelinAsus2ess

Em9ThanCadd9any man cDsus2ould Asus2bear

Em9ResCadd9cue mDsus2e beAsus2fore

IEm9fall iCadd9nto deDsus2spairAsus2

Vox to the root of the key

CI’ll send an FSOGS to the worldC

I’ll Csend an FSOGS to the worldAm

Vox stay on the same note, now the 3 of the minor chord

AmI hope that sFomeone gets my

Vox down to 5 1 of the chord on “message”

MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9

MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle Am7

Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2x2

Em9Cadd9A Dsus2year has Asus2passed since I

Em9Wrote my Cadd9note Dsus2Asus2

Em9But Cadd9I should have Dsus2known this Asus2right from the

Em9Start Cadd9Dsus2Asus2

Em9OCadd9nly Dsus2hope can Asus2keep me

ToEm9getheCadd9r Dsus2Asus2

Em9Cadd9Love can mDsus2end your Asus2life

BEm9ut love cCadd9an break yoDsus2ur Asus2heart

CI’ll send an FSOGS to the worldC

I’ll Csend an FSOGS to the worldAm

AmI hope that sFomeone gets my

MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9

MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle Am7

Am7

Em9WaCadd9lked out this Dsus2mornAsus2ing

Em9Don’t beliCadd9eve what IDsus2saw Asus2

Em9A hCadd9undred Dsus2billion Asus2bottles

Em9Washed up Cadd9on the sDsus2hore Asus2

Em9SeeCadd9ms I’m not alDsus2one at Asus2being alone

Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2

A hEm9undred Cadd9billion cDsus2astaAsus2ways

Em9Looking Cadd9for a Dsus2home Asus2

CI’ll send an FSOGS to the worldC

I’ll Csend an FSOGS to the worldAm

AmI hope that sFomeone gets my

MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9

MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle Am7

Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2x2

Em9SendingCout anDsus2SAsus2OS

Repeat to end