I've Gotta Get A Message To You

 
              (Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb)
 
Intro:
 
    C           F      Fsus4 F    2X
    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
 
Verse 1:
 
         Bb                              Cm
    The preacher talked with me and he smiled
             F                               Bb
    Said to come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile
            (Bb)                       Cm
    Now for once in your life you're alone
             F
    But you ain't got a dime
                G
    There's no time for the phone
 
Chorus:
 
               C                     Dm
    I've just gotta get a message to you
         F    G       C
    Hold on,     hold on
              C                         Dm
    One more hour and my life will be through
         F    G       C     (1, 2: F, to verse  3: A, to coda)
    Hold on,     hold on
 
Verse 2:
 
    I told him I'm in no hurry
    But if I broke her heart, then won't you tell her I'm sorry
    And for once in my life I'm alone
    And I gotta let her know
    Just in time before I go
 
repeat chorus
 
Verse 3:
 
    Well, I laughed but that didn't hurt
    And it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt
    Now I'm crying, but deep down inside
    Well, I did it to him
    Now it's my turn to die
 
repeat chorus
 
Coda key changes to D:
 
     (A)       D                     Em
    I've just gotta get a message to her
         G    A       D
    Hold on,     hold on
              D                         Em
    One more hour and my life will be through
         G    A       D
    Hold on,     hold on (fade)
 
 
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers