Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: C#m
πΈ Verse 1:
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Just a cast-a-way, an
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
island lost at sea
oh
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Another lonely day, and
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
no one here but me
oh
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
More loneliness than
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any man could bear
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Rescue me be-fore I
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fall into despair, oh
πΈ Bridge:
A Dmaj7 E9
I'll send an S O S to the world
A Dmaj7 E9
I'll send an S O S to the world
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
πΈ Chorus:
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
Message in a bott - le
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
- - -
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
Message in a bott - le
F#11
yeah
πΈ Verse 2:
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
A year has passed since I
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
wrote my note
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
I should have known this right from the
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
start
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Only hope can keep me to-
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
ge - ther
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Love can mend your life, or
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love can break your heart
πΈ Bridge:
A Dmaj7 E9
I'll send an S O S to the world
A Dmaj7 E9
I'll send an S O S to the world
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
πΈ Chorus:
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
Message in a bott - le
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
- - -
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
Message in a bott - le
F#11
yeah
πΈ Verse 3:
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Walked out this mor - ning
I
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don't believe what I saw
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Hundred billion bottles
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
washed up on the shore
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Seems I'm not a-lone at being
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alone
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Hundred billion cast-a-ways
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looking for a home
πΈ Bridge:
A Dmaj7 E9
I'll send an S O S to the world
A Dmaj7 E9
I'll send an S O S to the world
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
A/F# Dmaj7
I hope that someone gets my
πΈ Chorus:
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
Message in a bott - le
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
- - -
C#m7 Asus2 Asus2/G#
Message in a bott - le
F#11
yeah
πΈ Outro:
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Sending out an S O S
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Sending out an S O S
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
Sending out an S O S
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
(I'm) sending out an S O S
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
(I'm) sending out an S O S
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
(I'm) sending out an S O S
E13 Asus2 Bsus2 F#m9
(I'm) sending out an S O S
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Message In A Bottle (Tabs)
Song History
Published: December 18, 2022
Last Updated: March 5, 2026