Kill The Messenger

[E]The messenger came with bad news from the front
[A]Said the soldiers are starving and their swords are all b[E]lunt
[B]They need a show of support or som[A]e futile s[E]ign
[F#m]That's what t[Abm]hey told me to tell you, not even the w[A]ords are mi[B]ne

[E]The messenger came with bad news from the war
[A]Said the fine young men forgot who they were fighting [E]for
[B]They don't wanna be stars on you[A]r tv sc[E]reen
[F#m]That's the g[Abm]eneral feeling, please don't[A] blame it on m[E]e

And the people said [A]one and one is [E]two
There's not[A]hing left for us to [E]do
[F#m]But since we can b[Abm]lame it all on you
[A]We will kill the m[E]essenger, k[A]ill the mes[E]senger, k[A]il......l the me[E]ssenger

[E]The messenger came with bad news from the town
[A]Said  the phone-lines are on strike and the doormen are all [E]down
[B]They've turned your den of th[A]ieves into a [E]temple
[F#m]They need[Abm] someone of stature to s[A]et them an [E]example

And the people said t[A]wo and two is f[E]our
[A]Dont tell us anym[E]ore
[F#m]We all know th[Abm]e score
[A]We must kill the[E] messenger, [A]kill the m[E]essenger, k[A]il....l the me[E]ssenger

[E]Someone brought the news to the messenger's folks
[A]He said your son's been killed two times, they said is that a j[E]oke
[B]He said he was he victim o[A]f ignorant[E] minds
[F#m]I hate to bring s[Abm]uch bad news, please don't t[A]hink me u[E]nkind

And the family said on[A]e and on[E]e is two
There's not[A]hing left for us to[E] do
But [F#m]since you're here[Abm] and we can blame it on you
We will [A]kill the messe[E]nger k[A]ill the me[E]ssenger, k[A]il....l the messe[E]nger

So if you want to send a message...
Song beat is the old rock a billy sound (bom bom badada bom, bom bom badada bom)
something like Elvis's start to Teddy Bear or Dont be Cruel.  I don't know how
else to describe it. except maybe play the E, lift open, hammer down E repeat to get the beat.