Don't Harm The Messenger chords and lyrics - PAUL KELLY & THE COLOURED GIRLS

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
One day [G]you
might hear someone [Am]knocking[G][Am]
[C]Loudly [G]at your [Am]door[C]
And you [G]know it must be bad news
[Am]Abso[C]lutely sure[G][Am][G][Am][C]

[Verse 2]
You must [G]realize be[Am]fore [G]you
[Am]Stri[C]ke the very [G]first blow[Am][C]
He's [G]the one who only tells [Em]you[Am]
[C]What you [G]already [Am]know[C][Am]
Lay not [Em]a finger on him
[Am]Beat not oh [Em]bruise not
His [C]skinny skin [D]skin

[Verse 3]
[G]No [Am]don't[Em] eve[Am]r ha[C]rm the[G]
messen[Am]ger

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
Under[G]stand he came [Am]a long way
[G]Onl[Am]y on [C]a lon[G]ely roa[Am]d[C]
Multiply[G]ing were his trials
[Am]Heav[C]y was [G]his load[Am][G][Am][C]
Under[G]stand his heart
was [Am]breaking
[C]Never once [G]did he [Am]sleep[C]
And no [G]hollow log kept [Am]him warm
[C]No council [G]did he [Am]keep[C][Am]
Give him [Em]food, give him a bed
[Am]Touch not one [Em]single [C]hair [D]on[G][Am][C][G][Am][C][G][Am][C]
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[C]his[G] he[Am]ad[C][G][Am][C][G]

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 5]
[Am]No d[C]on't[Am] eve[Em]r[Am][Em][C][D][G]
[Em]harm[Am] the [C]mes[G]senge[Am]r[C]
Don't [G]ever [Am]harm [C]th[G]e messenger[Am][C][G]
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[G]
[Am]It could b[C]e you

[Outro 1]
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