Paul Kelly (Australia) - Dont harm the messenger

One day you ^Gmight hear someone knocking ^{Am C}Loudly ^Gat your door ^{Am C} And you ^Gknow it must be bad news ^{Am C}Abso^Glutely sure ^{Am C} You must ^Grealise before you ^{Am C}Strike the ^Gvery first blow ^{Am C} He's the ^Gone who only tells you ^{Am C}What you al^Gready know ^{Am C}

^Am Lay not a ^Emfinger on him (return to strumming) ^AmBeat not or ^Cbruise not his ^Dskinny skin skin

Don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C} Don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C}

Under^Gstand he came a long way ^{Am C}On a ^Glonely road ^{Am C} Multi^Gplying were his trials ^{Am C}Heavy ^Gwas his load ^{Am C} Under^Gstand his heart was breaking ^{Am C}Never once ^Gdid he sleep ^{Am C} And no ^Ghollow log kept him warm ^{Am C}No council ^Gdid he keep ^{Am C}

^Am Give him ^Emfood give him a bed (return to strumming) ^AmTouch not ^Cone single ^Dhair on his head

Don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C} Don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C}

^G Understand he came a ^Amlon^Cg way ^G A long way on a lonely road ^{Am C G} Multiplying were his trials ^{Am C G} Heavy was his load ^{Am C G} Understand his heart was breaking ^{Am C G} Never once did he sleep ^{Am C G} And no hollow, no hollow log kept ^Amhim^C warm ^G No council did he keep ^{Am C}

^Am Give him ^Emfood give him a bed (return to strumming) ^AmTouch not ^Cone single ^Dhair on his head

Don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C} Don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C} Ahh don't ^Gever harm the messenger ^{Am C}

^G[Outro] ^{Am C} It could be ^Gyou ^{Am C} Could be ^Gyou ^{Am C} Standing in those ^Gshoes ^{Am C} Standing at your ^Gdoor ^{Am C} All raggedy and ^Gtorn ^{Am C} Standing there with no ^Gshoes ^{Am C} Long way from ^Ghome ^{Am C} long way from ^Ghome ^{Am C} On a crowded ^Gboat ^{Am C} Could be ^Gyou ^{Am C} No way back ^Ghome ^{Am C} G Am C Could be you^G