Mess Around by Ray Charles ...MESS AROUND... by Ray Charles -----------------............... *Released 1953* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: Eb) Intro: D7, G7 D7, A7 G7 D7 Verse 1: D7 Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue; The band was jumpin', the people too. G7 D7 Ah, mess around, they doin' the mess around. A7 They doin' the mess around; G7 D7 Everybody doin' the mess a-round. Verse 2: C7 Ah, everybody was juiced you can bet your soul, They did the Boogie-Woogie with a steady roll; G7 D7 They mess around, they doin' the mess around. A7 They doin' the mess around; G7 D7 Everybody doin' the mess a-round. Verse 3: D7 Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg, When I say go, just ah, shake your leg; G7 And do the mess around, I declare; D7 Do the mess around. A7 Yeah do the mess around; G7 D7 Everybody doin' the mess a-round. Solo: D7, G7 D7, A7 G7 D7 (x2) Verse 4: D7 Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1, Everybody here's gonna, have some fun; G7 D7 Doin' the mess around, ah doin' the mess around. A7 They doin' the mess around; G7 D7 Everybody doin' the mess a-round. Verse 5: D7 Now you see that girl with that diamond ring? She knows how to, shake that thing; G7 G7 Mess around, I declare she can mess around. G7 Ah, mess around; G7 D7 Everybody do the mess a-round. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D7 G7 A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0212 323000 x02223 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) www.TAB6.com