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Mess Around
Mess Around
Mess Around

Mess Around chords

by Ray Charles
Year: 1957
Genre: Blues
  • Guitar
  • TuningE A D G B E
  • CapoFret 1
  • Transpose
    EADGBE
  • Capo
  • D
  • G
  • A
  • Eb
    6
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Intro 1



Verse 1
Ah, you can 
talk about 
the pit, 
barbecue 

The band was jumpin', 
the people too 

Ah, 
mess 
around 


They 
doin' the 
mess 
around 

They 
doin' the 
mess 
around 

Everybody doin' the mess 
a
round 

Verse 2
Ah, 
everybody was juiced,  

you can, bet your soul 

They did the boogie-woogie,  

with a steady roll 

They 
mess 
around 

They 
doin' the 
mess around 

They 
doin' the 
mess around 

Everybody doin' the mess 
a
round 

Verse 3
Now, 
ah, 
when I say stop 

don't you 
move a 
peg 

When 
I say go, just ah,  
shake your leg 

And 
do the 
mess 
around 

I declare, do the 
mess 
around 

Yeah 
do the 
mess 
around 

Everybody doin' the mess 
a
round 

(Now let me have it there boy) 

Solo 1



(Now you got it boy) 

Solo 2
(Yeah) 

(Ah, 
mess around, 
go 
on mess around) 


(Mess around, 
boy) 

Verse 4
Now 
this 
band's goin' to play from,  

nine to one 

Everybody here's gonna 
have some fun 

Doin' the 
mess 
around 

Ah, 
doin' the 
mess 
around 

They 
doin' the 
mess 
around 

Everybody doin' the mess 
a
round 

Verse 5
Now 
you 
see that girl, 

with that, diamond ring 

She knows how to, 
shake that thing 

Mess 
around 

I declare, she can  
mess 
around 

Ah, 
mess 
around 

Everybody doin' the mess 
a
round 

Eb D 

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