...MESS AROUND... by Ray Charles
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*Released 1953*


Intro:

Eb7, Ab7  Eb7, Bb7  Ab7  Eb7

Verse 1:

            Eb7
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue;
The band was jumpin', the people too.
    Ab7                         Eb7
Ah, mess around, they doin' the mess around.
               Bb7          Ab7                        Eb7
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.

Verse 2:

    Eb7
Ah, everybody was juiced you can bet your soul,
They did the Boogie-Woogie with a steady roll;
     Ab7                         Eb7
They mess around, they doin' the mess around.
               Bb7          Ab7                        Eb7
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.

Verse 3:

Eb7
 Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg,
When I say go, just ah, shake your leg;
           Ab7                            Eb7
And do the mess around, I declare; do the mess around.
             Bb7          Ab7                        Eb7
Yeah, do the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.

Solo:

Eb7, Ab7  Eb7, Bb7  Ab7  Eb7 (x2)

Verse 4:

         Eb7
Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1,
Everybody here's gonna, have some fun;
          Ab7                       Eb7
Doin' the mess around, ah doin' the mess around.
               Bb7          Ab7                        Eb7
They doin' the mess around; everybody doin' the mess a-round.

Verse 5:

        Eb7
Now you see that girl with that diamond ring?
She knows how to, shake that thing;
Ab7                              Eb7
 Mess around, I declare; she can mess around.
    Bb7          Ab7                     Eb7
Ah, mess around; everybody do the mess a-round.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Eb7     Ab7     Bb7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x68686  464544  686766


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)