Messin' With The Kid Mel London (Blues Brothers) Key of F#m Tempo 136 12 Bar Blues Walk down riff (notes) 2 bars Bm B A F# E D C# B A B Verse: Bm Bm What's this I hear There's a whole lotta talk Bm Bm The people say you try to quit the kid E E Bm Bm Hey yeah Tell me what you did F#m You can call it what you want E Bm Bm But I call it messin' with the kid
Verse: Bm Bm Now the kid plays hot, And hot don't pay Bm Bm I say what I mean, I mean what I say E E Bm Bm Hey yeah Tell me what you did F#m You can call it what you want E But I call it messin' with the kid Walk down riff (notes) 2 Bars Bm B A F# E D C# B A B Guitar Solo: Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E Bm Bm over 12 bar blues Verse: Bm Bm Well tell me you love me, You tell me a lie Bm Bm But I know I love ya baby, 'til the day I die E E Bm Bm Hey yeah Tell me what you did F#m You can call it what you want E Bm Bm But I call it messin' with the kid Interlude: Spoken over 12 bar blues Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E Bm Bm Elwood, Elwood! Yeah? You wanna mess with the kid? Nah Jake, I don't wanna mess with the kid. Yeah I know, I know that. How about you guys back here? You wanna mess with the kid? Any of you guys eh? How about you people out there you wanna mess with the kid? Harmonica Solo: Bm Bm Bm Bm E E Bm Bm F#m E over 12 bar blues then last two bars Walk down riff (notes) B A F# E D C# B A B Verse: Bm Bm Gonna take the kid's car, Drive around town Bm Bm Tell everybody trying to put him down E E Bm Bm Hey yeah Tell me what you did F#m You can call it what you want E Bm But I call it messin' with the kid Outro: Walk down riff (notes) 3 times
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