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The Messenger Tab by INXS

The Messenger tab by INXS

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: B

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chord fingering below is used to add dynamic to this single-guitar acoustic arrangement.

Verse Chords
E 022100
A x0222x
D x00232

Pre-Chorus Chords
D x00770
A x07650

Chorus Chords
E 079900
B 799x00

Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|x2
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

Post-Intro:
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4-------|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4-------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2-------|
E|-------------------|------------------|

(can strum post-intro along with the drums, alternate fingering 799x00)

Verse:
E
Look around
A
Give your eyes a new adventure
E
What you see
     A
Is a mix of past and future

D
Your moment
A
Is comin' ah


Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Pre-Chorus:
D
How you gonna be when tell they the story
A
Everything we took
A
Was it from each other

Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            come on

Chorus:
E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger

E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger

Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Verse:
E
I've seen the flames
     A
That lick at survival
E
Check your dreams
  A
Into the justice hotel

D          A
Your moment, is coming

Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Pre-Chorus:
D
How you gonna be when they tell the story
A
Everything we took
A
Was it from each other


Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Chorus:
E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger

E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger


Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Pre-Chorus:
D
How you gonna be when they tell the story
A
Everything we took
A
Was it from each other


Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            ow

Pre-Chorus:
D
How you gonna be when they tell the story
A
Everything we took
A
Was it from each other


Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Chorus:
E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger

E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger

Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            uh-huh

Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
             Hold on,            hold on

Chorus:
E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger

E
It's too late to get around it
E
Say goodbye to how we found it
B
This is what we least expected
B
Don't you put the blame on the messenger


Intro:
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3-|-------------------|
G|-4--4----------2---|-4--4----------2---|
D|-4--4------2-4-----|-4--4------2-4---2-|
A|-2--2--2-5---------|-2--2--2-5---------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
         Huh-ha yeah,             Come on

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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