Messages — Xavier Rudd
Chords and lyrics for Messages by Xavier Rudd (key of C).
Verse 1
[C]So come sit down
Will you [Am]talk with me [G]now?
[C]Let me see through your eyes
Where there is [Am]so much[G] life
We are [Am]biding our [G]time
For these [Am]myths to [G]unwind
These [Am]changes we [G]will confront[C]
[C]So please beware
With every [Am]place that you [G]head
[C]Look to your soul
For these [Am]things that you [G]know
For the [Am]trees that we see[G]
Cannot [Am]forever [G]breathe
[Am]With the changes they [G]will confront[C]
Chorus
[C]You know some people
They just [F]wont [C]understand
They just [F]wont [C]understand these [G]things
[C]Thank you for your message
But I [F]don't [C]understand
No, I just [F]wont [G]understand these [C]things
Verse 2
This sacred [C]land it has
[Am]Seen many [G]hands, it has
[C]Wealth and gold yet it is
[Am]Fragile and [G]old and all the
[Am]Greedy [G]souls just don't [Am]care to [G]know
[Am]Of the changes it [G]will confront[C]
[C]So speak out loud of the
[Am]Things you are [G]proud
[C]And if you love this coast
Keep it [Am]clean as it [G]evolves
Cos the [Am]way that it [G]shines
May just [Am]dwindle with [G]time
[Am]With the changes it [G]will confront[C]
[Chorus] x 2
[C]You know some people
They just [F]wont [C]understand
They just [F]wont [C]understand these [G]things
[C]Thank you for your message
But I [F]don't [C]understand
No, I just [F]wont [G]understand these [C]things
[C]You know some people
They just [F]wont [C]understand
They just [F]wont [C]understand these [G]things
[C]Thank you for your message
But I [F]don't [C]understand
No, I just [F]wont [G]understand these [C]things
Verse 3
[C]So hold nice and close
The ones that [Am]get to your [G]soul
[C]So that when it is cold
You wont [Am]feel so [G]alone
Cos the [Am]roads that you [G]take
May just [Am]crack and [G]break
[Am]With the changes you [G]will confront[C]
[C]With each gift that you share
You may [Am]heal and [G]repair
[C]With each choice that you make
You may [Am]help someone's [G]day
Well I [Am]know you are [G]strong
May your [Am]journey be [G]long
[Am]Now I wish you the [G]best of [C]luck
Well I [Am]know you are [G]strong
May your [Am]journey be [G]long
[Am]And now I wish you the [G]best of [C]luck
Chorus
[C]You know some people
They just [F]wont [C]understand
They just [F]wont [C]understand these [G]things
[C]Thank you for your message
But I [F]don't [C]understand
No, I just [F]wont [G]understand these [C]things
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