Mess Around chords by Ray Charles

Chords with lyrics

Mess Around chords
Ray Charles 1953 (A. Nugetre "Nuggy")

Capo I

D7D7 G7G7 3x

G7G7 D7D7 A7A7 G7G7 D7D7

              D7D7
Ahhh you can talk about the pit
   D MajorD
barbeque
       D7D7
the band was jumping
      D MajorD
the people too

      G+G   G7G7
ahhh mess around
        D MajorD     D7D7
they doin' the mess around
        A augmentedA     A7A7
they doin' the mess around
G7G7             D7D7
everybody's doin' the mess around

          D7D7
ahhh everybody was juiced
         D MajorD
you can bet your soul
          D7D7
they did the boogie woogie
       D MajorD
with a steady roll

      G+G   G7G7
they mess around
        D MajorD     D7D7
they doin' the mess around
        A augmentedA     A7A7
they doin' the mess around
G7G7             D7D7
everybody's doin' the mess around

          D7D7
now uh, when I say stop
         D MajorD
don't you move a peg
      D7D7
when I say go
          D MajorD
just uh, shake your leg

         G+G   G7G7
And do the mess around
        D MajorD     D7D7
they doin' the mess around
         A augmentedA     A7A7
I declare, do the mess around
G7G7             D7D7
everybody's doin' the mess around

verse over piano solo

verse over saxaphone solo

"Mess around boy"

           D7D7
Now this band's gonna play from
   D MajorD
9 to 1
         D7D7
everybody here's gonna
     D MajorD
have some fun

        G+G   G7G7
Doin the mess around
        D MajorD     D7D7
ahhh doin' the mess around
        A augmentedA     A7A7
they doin' the mess around
G7G7             D7D7
everybody's doin' the mess around

    D7D7
Now you see that girl
         D MajorD
with that diamond ring
     D7D7
she knows how to
      D MajorD
shake that thing

      G+G   G7G7
ahhh mess around
         D MajorD     D7D7
I declare she can mess around
   A augmentedA     A7A7
ahhh mess around
G7G7             D7D7  A augmentedA A7A7 G7G7 G+G D7D7
everybody's doin' the mess around


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