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Message To My Girl

Split Enz
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I don't wanna say "I love  you",  that would give away too much
 To be detatched  and precious  the only thing you feel is vicious
 I don't wanna say "I want  you"  even though I want you so much
 Wrapped up  in conversation  whispered in  a hush
  Though I'm frightened  by the word
  I think it's time  I made it heard
  No more empty  self-possession  visions swept  under the mat
  It's no New  Years Resolution  it's more than that
  So I wake up happy, warm in a lovers embrace
  Noone else can touch us while we're in this place
  So I sing it to the world
  A simple message to my girl
 (verse chords)
  Though I'm frightened by the word
  I think it's time I made it heard
  So I'll sing it to the world
  A simple message to my girl
 x1, then...)
  No there's nothing quite as real as the touch of your sweet hand
  I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
 (B/  x12)
  Oh every night I hear you call my name
  I wanna sleep in my dark (bedroom?)
  I have a mind to express my pain
  But I won't get back in your tomb
  I wanna hear, I wanna hear, oh why you're gone
  And every night seems the same song
  Same song...
  I will be humming in my sleep
  I don't wanna say
  I don't wanna say...
 (chorus chords)
  I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand

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Readable chord sheet for Message To My Girl by Split Enz

[B/C#]   [C#]   [B/C#]   [C#]

[B/C#] I don't wanna say "I [C#]love you", [B/C#] that would give away too [C#]much
[Bbm] To be de[F/A]tatched and [Fm/Ab]preciou[F/A]s    [Bbm] the only thing you [Fdim]feel [B]is [Eb]vicious
[B/C#] I don't wanna say "I [C#]want you"  [B/C#] even though I want you so [C#]much
[Bbm] Wrapped [F/A]up in conver[Fm/Ab]sation [F/A]     [Bbm] whispered [Fdim]in a [B]hus[Eb]h
 Though I'm [F#]frightened by the word
 I think it's [Ab]time I made it heard

 No more [C#]empty self-po[F#]ssession  visions [C#]swept under the [Ab]mat
 It's no [E]New Years Reso[F#]lution   it's more than [C#sus4]that     [C#]

 So I wake up happy, warm in a lovers embrace
 Noone else can touch us while we're in this place
 So I sing it to the world
 A simple message to my girl

(verse chords)
 Though I'm frightened by the word
 I think it's time I made it heard
 So I'll sing it to the world
 A simple message to my girl

x1, then...)
 No there's nothing quite as real as the touch of your sweet hand
 I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand

(B/[C#]  [C#]  x12)
 Oh every night I hear you call my name
 I wanna sleep in my dark (bedroom?)
 I have a mind to express my pain
 But I won't get back in your tomb
 I wanna hear, I wanna hear, oh why you're gone
 And every night seems the same song
 Same song...
 I will be humming in my sleep
 I don't wanna say
 I don't wanna say...

(chorus chords)
 I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand

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