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Message in a Bottle (chromatic)

by The Police · tab for chromatic harmonica

No bends381 notesHoles 1–8Chromatic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend< = slide in
Just a cast'a--way,
an is-land lost at sea, oh
A-noth-er lone-ly day,
with no one here but me, oh
More lone-li-ness than an--y man could bear____
Res-cue me be-fore I fall in-to de--spair, oh
I'll send an S. O. S. to the world
I'll send an S. O. S. to the world
I hope that some-one gets my
I hope that some-one gets my
I hope that some-one gets my
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
A year has passed since I wrote my note
I should have known this right from the start
On--ly hope can keep me to-geth-er
Love can mend your life but
Love can break your heart___
I'll send an S. O. S. to the world
I'll send an S. O. S. to the world
I hope that some-one gets my
I hope that some-one gets my
I hope that some-one gets my
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Oh! Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Walked out this morn-ing,
and don't be-lieve what I saw
Hun-dred bil-lion bot-tles
washed up on the shore__
Seems I'm not a-lone at be-ing a-lone
Hun-dred bil-lion cast-a-ways,
look-ing for a home___
I'll send an S. O. S. to the world
I'll send an S. O. S. to the world
I hope that some-one gets my
I hope that some-one gets my
I hope that some-one gets my
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Mes-sage in a bot-tle, yeah___
Send-ing out at an S. O. S.
Send-ing out at an S. O. S.
Send-ing out at an S. O. S.
I'm send-ing out at an S. O. S.
I'm send-ing out at an S. O. S.
Send-ing out at an S. O. S.