Wicked Messenger chords by Bob Dylan

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G    F

Verse 1:
      G
There was a wicked messenger
                F
From Eli he did come
       G
With a mind that multiplied the smallest matter
     G
When questioned who had sent for him
                     F
He answered with his thumb
        G
For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter

Interlude:
G    F  G

Verse 2:
   G
He stayed behind the assembly hall
                         F
It was there he made his bed
     G
Oftentimes he could be seen returning
  G
Until one day he just appeared
                              F
With a note in his hand which read
     G
"The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning"

Interlude:
G     F  G

Verse 3:
        G
Oh, the leaves began to falling
                      F
And the seas began to part
        G
And the people that confronted him were many
    G
And he was told but these few words
                    F
Which opened up his heart
       G
"If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any"

Outro:
G    F  G