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