A Message To You Rudy by Specials

...A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*

(Originally by Dandy Livingstone)


x = mute strings with hand


Intro:

      C                F        G
e|--x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x--5-x-5-x--7-x-7--|
B|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--6-x-6-x--8-x-8--|
G|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--7-x-7--|
D|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------| (x4)

Verse 1:

C                          F  G
 Stop your messin' around,
C                            F  G
 Better think of your future.
C                                F
 Time you straightened right out,
         G
Creatin' problems in town.

Chorus 1:

   C     F          G      C
Ru-dy, a message to you Ru-dy;
  F          G
A message to you.

Interlude:

C  F  G (x2)

Verse 2:

C                         F  G
 Stop your foolin' around,
C                                 F  G
 Time you straightened right out.
C
 Better think of your future,
F               G          C    F  G
 Or else you'll wind up in jail.

Chorus 2:

   C     F          G      C
Ru-dy, a message to you Ru-dy;
  F          G
A message to you.

Solo:

C  F  G (x4)

Verse 3:

C                          F  G
 Stop your messin' around,
C                            F  G
 Better think of your future.
C                                F
 Time you straightened right out,
         G
Creatin' problems in town.

Chorus 3:

   C     F          G      C
Ru-dy, a message to you Ru-dy;
  F          G
A message to you.

Verse 4:

C                          F  G
 Stop your messin' around,
C                            F  G
 Better think of your future.
C                                F
 Time you straightened right out,
         G
Creatin' problems in town.

Chorus 4:

   C     F          G      C
Ru-dy, a message to you Ru-dy;
  F          G       C
A message to you, Ru-dy;

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       F       G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx5553  xxx565  xxx787


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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