Transcribed by: Travis Hubbard Tuning: Dropped-D " D-A-D-G-B-E " RIFF 1 -- Opening ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -12---12---12---12---12---12-12---12---7---7---7---7---7-7---7/12---12------ -14---14---14---14---14---14-14---14\(b9)--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)(b9)--9/14---14------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -12---12---12---12-12---12/14---14---14---14---------------------------------- -14---14---14---14-14---14/16---16---16---16---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============ RIFF 2 |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |:-0--2--4--0--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2/5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5---5-5--0-0--0-0-- |:-0--2--4--0--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2/5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5---5-5--0-0--0-0-- |:-0--2--4--0--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2/5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5---5-5--0-0--0-0-- Repeat Once -------------------------------------------:|--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------:|--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------:|--------------------------------- -0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--:|--2--4--0--2--------------------- -0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--:|--2--4--0--2--------------------- -0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--:|--2--4--0--2--------------------- =========== | RIFF 3 Listen to CD for Harmonics | -----------------12^-----12\---|---12---13--------12-------------------------- ------7^-----------------------|-------------13--------12--------------------- -----------5^------------------|---------------------------------------------- -(2)---------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -(2)---------------------------|---------------------------------------------- -(2)---------------------------|---------------------------------------------- B-SECTION "I am the messanjah" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------5-4------------5-4-----------5-4-----------5-4-----------5-4------------ -2-2------5-3---5-5------5-2--2-2------5-3--7-7------5-2--2-2------5-3--5-5--- -2-2------------5-5-----------2-2-----------7-7-----------2-2-----------5-5--- -2-2------------5-5-----------2-2-----------7-7-----------2-2-----------5-5--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -5-4-----------5-4------------------------------------------------------------ -----5-2--2-2------5-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------- ----------2-2-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------- ----------2-2-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------- ============= CHORUS: Play each [2] and [5] 4 times.. Play [0] 7 times.. Play whole Riff twice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -[2-2-2-2]---[5-5-5-5]---[0-0-0-0]------0-2-4-0-2----------------------------- -[2-2-2-2]---[5-5-5-5]---[0-0-0-0]------0-2-4-0-2----------------------------- -[2-2-2-2]---[5-5-5-5]---[0-0-0-0]------0-2-4-0-2----------------------------- Harmonics RIFF 3 B-SECTION CHORUS ============== RIFF 4: ---------------------------------------------------------------------5-------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --(b9)--7-7---(b9)--7-7---(b9)--7-7----11-/-12-\-11---(b9)--11------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --7---5-5---7---5-5---7---5-5----(b9)-/-10-\-(b9)---7---(b9)------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RIFF 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0-2-4-0-2-------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-2-4-0-2-------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-2-4-0-2-------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORUS (2 times) Then they layer another CHORUS (x2) and RIFF 1 (x2) RIFF 4 ======== RIFF 5 - OUTRO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------5-4------------5-4------------5-4--------------------------------------- -2-2------5-4---5-5------5-2---2-2------5-4----5--4--2--4--2------------------ -2-2------------5-5------------2-2-------------5--4--2--4--2------------------ -2-2------------5-5------------2-2-------------5--4--2--4--2------------------ Lyrics Verse: I message, written in rhyme, prophetic Teachers amongst the skeptics and guiding the misdirected Infected with their lies and their alabis With their third eye blind, out of line, they try to prophesy I and I unfold the mysteries told From the futuristic reals to the days of old make straight thru the path of the one voice calling Truth shines back again two times in the second coming. B-section: I am the Messenjah x4 Chorus: This I pledge, and i'll take to my death I'll lay my life down for you and die over again I and I, I'm not ashamed of the Most High Even if I die tonight, if I die tonight This I pledge and I'll take it to my death You can bet your life on my words and everything I said You can't take away my love for this sacrifice Even if I die tonight, if I die tonight Verse: True king descendant, master to the apprentice Pleased to release and reveal in me His presence Forever blessed, I beliefe if Jah said it The word of life came alive in the scriptures I read it All hail we prevail the Tribes of Israel, flow through ya We persue the conquering lion of the Tribe of Judah Don't let em Fool ya, before this, the foolish get rushed So dont stop, you never knew us B-Section Chorus