The Messenger by Daniel Lanois

Intro: Am (x02210@1)Em (022000@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)         F (133211@1)   GGot (320003@1)a letter from a messenger
Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)           FI (133211@1)read it when it came
Am (x02210@1)     Em (022000@1)         F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)      
It said that you were wanted
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)           FYou (133211@1)were bound and chained

C (x32010@1)                         FYou (133211@1)had loved and you were handled
C (x32010@1)                         GYou (320003@1)were poisoned you were pained
     Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)       G (320003@1)             COh (x32010@1)no, Oh no you were naked you were shamed

Am (x02210@1)       Em (022000@1)        F (133211@1)    GYou (320003@1)could almost touch heaven
Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)               FRight (133211@1)there in front of you
Am (x02210@1)  Em (022000@1)            F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)    
Liberty just slipped away from us
Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)              FNow (133211@1)there's so much work to do

C (x32010@1)                       FOh (133211@1)the door that closes tightly
C (x32010@1)                           GIs (320003@1)the door that can't swing wide
     Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)         COh (x32010@1)no, Oh no but expecting to collide

C (x32010@1)                     FFor (133211@1)a minute I let my guard down
                        CNot (x32010@1)afraid to be found out
          FCompletely (133211@1)forgotten
                    CWhat (x32010@1)our fears were all about
     Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)              COh (x32010@1)no, Oh no there's no need to be without

Am (x02210@1)      Em (022000@1)               F (133211@1)   GThere's (320003@1)a chance and I will take it
Am (x02210@1)  C (x32010@1)              FThis (133211@1)desire I can't give
Am (x02210@1)     Em (022000@1)               F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)     
Take my heart please don't break it
Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)           FI (133211@1)will crawl to your foothill

C (x32010@1)                     FI'm (133211@1)frightened but I'm coming
C (x32010@1)                      GPlease (320003@1)baby please lay still
 
    Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)           COh (x32010@1)no, oh no not coming for the kill
Oh no, oh no not coming for the kill
Oh no, oh no not coming for the kill