A Message To You Rudy Chords & Tabs

by The Specials

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 103
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [201, 101, 201, 101, 201, 101, 201, 101]
...A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*

[Intro]
     C                 F       G      
e|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|-x-5-x-5-x-7-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-|-----------------|
A                                        
E|-----------------|-----------------| x4
[Trombone Riff] (3rd and 4th time)
 C         FG
(two parts)
e|------5----5-----------|---------------------|
B|-5--8----8----5--------|---------------------|
G|------5----5-----------|---------------------|
D|-5--7----7----7--------|---------------------|
A                                                  
E|-----------------------|---------------------| x2

[Verse 1]
C                        FG
Stop your messin' around,
C                           FG
Better think of your future.
C                               F         G           C    FG
Time you straightened right out, creatin' problems in town.

[Chorus]
  C     F          G      C     F          G   
Rudy, a message to you, Rudy; a message to you.

[Interlude / Trombone Riff]
 C         FG
(two parts)
e|------5----5-----------|---------------------|
B|-5--8----8----5--------|---------------------|
G|------5----5-----------|---------------------|
D|-5--7----7----7--------|---------------------|
A                                                  
E|-----------------------|---------------------| x2

[Verse 2]
C                        FG
Stop your foolin' around,
C                               FG
Time you straightened right out.
C                           F               G          C    FG
Better think of your future, or else you'll wind up in jail.

[Chorus]
  C     F          G      C     F          G   
Rudy, a message to you, Rudy; a message to you.

[Trombone Solo]
 C         FG
(two parts)
e|------5----5-----------|---------------------|
B|-5--8----8----5--------|---------------------|
G|------5----5-----------|---------------------|
D|-5--7----7----7--------|---------------------|
A                                                  
E|-----------------------|---------------------| x2
      C                  F        G        C               F         G         
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                                              
G|------------------------------------------------------------5--7------------|
D|-5--5------------------3------5---5--5--5---------------/7------------------|
A|-------3-----/7----------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  F         G          C                        F   G
(part 2)                                     (part 2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5-/6----5--3-/5---/5--------------------------5-/6----5--3-/5---/8----|
G|------5----5----------------------------------5----5-----5----------------------------------|
D|-5--7----7----7------------------------------(5)-7----7-----7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E                                                    
(part 1)                                     (part 1)

[Verse 3]
C                        FG
Stop your messin' around,
C                           FG
Better think of your future.
C                               F         G           C    FG
Time you straightened right out, creatin' problems in town.

[Chorus]
  C     F          G      C     F          G   
Rudy, a message to you, Rudy; a message to you.

[Verse 4]
C                        FG
Stop your messin' around,
C                           FG
Better think of your future.
C                               F         G           C    FG
Time you straightened right out, creatin' problems in town.

[Chorus]
  C     F          G      C  
Rudy, a message to you, Rudy;
  F          G      C    
A message to you, Rudy...
(Repeat to Fade)
(Chord Diagrams)
C       F       G
EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
xx5553  xxx565  xxx787
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|  x   Mute strings with hand
|  /   Slide up
| (n)  Part 1 note played at
same time as part 2
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