Lowg preferred
Riff - throughout the Verses -
Db A B Gb
xA|---------------------------|
xE|-----4-----0-----2-----0---| x2
xC|---3-----1-----3-----1---1-|
xG|-6-----2-----4-----1-------|
Verse 1:
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Just a castaway
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an island lost at sea
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another lonely day
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no one here by me
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more loneliness
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than any man could bear
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rescue me before I
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fall into despair
Chorus - fast downstrums until Dbm -:
A D E
I'll send an SOS to the world
A D E
I'll send an SOS to the world
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
Dbm A Dbm A
message in a bottle
Dbm A Dbm - A -
message in a bottle
Verse 2:
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a year has passed since I wrote my note
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but I should have known this right from the start
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only hope can keep me together
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love can mend your life
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but love can break your heart
Chorus: - fast downstrums until Dbm -:
A D E
I'll send an SOS to the world
A D E
I'll send an SOS to the world
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
Dbm A Dbm A
message in a bottle
Dbm A Dbm - A -
message in a bottle
Verse 3:
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Walked out this morning
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don't believe what I saw
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a hundred billion bottles
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washed up on the shore
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seems I'm not alone in being alone
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a hundred billion castaways
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looking for a home
Chorus - fast downstrums until Dbm -:
A D E
I'll send an SOS to the world
A D E
I'll send an SOS to the world
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
A D E
I hope that someone gets my
Dbm A Dbm A
message in a bottle
Dbm A Dbm - A -
message in a bottle
- Riff -
Db A B Gb - x4 - A B Gb
Sending out an SOS
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sending out an SOS
- repeat and fade -
