The Messenger chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse:
     G                       D
I am wearing old boots with high cuban heels
    Cadd9                      G                 D
Our souls they are worn and we stand here by grace
   G                        D
My trousers are torn and my jacket is borrowed
    C                          G           D
I am wearing my time behind the eyes in my face

Chorus:
C                    G
I am not looking for loose diamonds
   C                 G                     D
Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks
G            D                                        C
I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God
                 D   G
I am not looking for sex

Verse:
            G                D
I've worn out my welcome in certain small circles
C                        G           D
In Spanish bordellos and confederate states
               G                      D
But there is an angel in leathers and kindness
    C                  G                 D
Who whispers my name beyond heaven's gate

Chorus:
C                    G
I am not looking for loose diamonds
   C                 G                     D
Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks
G            D                                        C
I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God
                 D   G
I am not looking for sex

Bridge:
Em                             D
All the true believers are out on the road tonite
    C                            G               D
No matter what happens, you know they'll be okay
           Em                                 D
And to the rock and roll gypsies may the last song you sing
   C                                     D
Be by Townes Van Zandt and down in old Santa Fe

          G                             D
Now I have a mission and a small code of honor
C                                D
To stand and deliver by whatever measures
G                                    D
And the message I give you from this old poet
             C                       G

         C                              D                       D
He said "Our fears are like dragons guarding our precious treasures”

Chorus:
C                    G
I am not looking for loose diamonds
   C                 G                     D
Or pretty girls with crosses around their necks
G            D                                        C
I don't want for roses or water, I am not looking for God
                 D   G
I am not looking for sex