...A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY... by The Specials ----------------------------................ *from 'The Specials' (1979)* x = mute strings with hand Intro:

e|--x-^C3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x--^F5-x-5-x--^G7-x-7--| B|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--6-x-6-x--8-x-8--| G|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--5-x-5-x--7-x-7--| D|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| (x4)

Verse 1:

^C Stop your messin' around,^F ^G ^C Better think of your future.^F ^G ^C Time you straightened right out,^F creatin' ^Gproblems in ^Ctown.^F ^G

Chorus 1:

Ru-^Cdy, a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou, Ru-^Cdy; a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou. Interlude:

C, F G (x2) Verse 2:

^C Stop your foolin' around,^F ^G ^C Time you straightened right out.^F ^G ^C Better think of your future,^F or else you'll ^Gwind up in ^Cjail.^F ^G

Chorus 2:

Ru-^Cdy, a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou, Ru-^Cdy; a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou. Solo:

C, F G (x4) Verse 3:

^C Stop your messin' around, ^F ^G ^C Better think of your future.^F ^G ^C Time you straightened right out,^F creatin' ^Gproblems in ^Ctown.^F ^G

Chorus 3:

Ru-^Cdy, a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou, Ru-^Cdy; a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou. Verse 4:

^C Stop your messin' around, ^F ^G ^C Better think of your future.^F ^G ^C Time you straightened right out,^F creatin' ^Gproblems in ^Ctown.^F ^G

Chorus 4:

Ru-^Cdy, a ^Fmessage to ^Gyou, Ru^C-dy; A ^Fmessage to ^Gyou, Ru-^Cdy...

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C F G EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx5553 xxx565 xxx787 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Specials - A message to you rudy