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The Wicked Messenger by Jerry Garcia Band
The Wicked Messenger
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
The whole thing (as far as I can tell) is just Am and G,
alternating between the two different riffs/walk down things - obviously with
improv and jamming intertwined.
Intro
[Walkdown Riff 1]
Am G
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-8------------------------------------|
G|------9-7-5------------------------------|
D|------------7-5--------------------------|
A|----------------7-5-3--------------------|
E|----------------------5-3----------------|
[G - Am Turnaround]
G Am G Am
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------or----------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5/7-------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3/5----------------------------|
Then
[Walkdown Riff 2]
Am
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-8------------------------------------|
G|------9-7-5------------------------------|
D|------------7-5---5h7--------------------|
A|----------------7------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
That’s basically the whole song.
There was a wicked messenger
From Eli he did come
With a mind that multiplied
The smallest matter
When questioned who had sent for him
He answered with his thumb
For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter
He stayed behind the assembly hall
It was there he made his bed
Offen times he could be seen returning
Until one day he just appeared
With a note in his hand which rеad
"The soles of my my feet, I swear thеy' re burning"
Oh, the leaves began to fallin'
And the seas began to part
And the people that confronted him were many
And he was told but these few words
Which opened up his heart
"If ye cannot bring good news, the dont bring any"
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
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