mess around by ray charles
Key: AbAb | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Ab7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
Bb7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
 
Eb7 
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue 
 
The band was jumpin', the people too 
    Ab7 
Ah, mess around 
               Eb7 
They doin' the mess around 
               Bb7 
They doin' the mess around, 
Ab7                       Eb7 
Everybody doin' the mess around 
 
Eb7 
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul 
 
They did the boogie|-woogie, with a sturdy roll 
     Ab7 
They mess around 
               Eb7 
They doin' the mess around 
               Bb7 
They doin' the mess around, 
Ab7                       Eb7 
Everybody doin' the mess around 
 
Eb7 
Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg 
 
When I say go, just ah, shake your leg 
           Ab7 
And do the mess around 
                  Eb7 
I declare, do the mess around 
            Bb7 
Yeah do the mess around, 
Ab7                         Eb7 
Everybody's doin' the mess around 
 
Now let me have it there boy 
 
 
{piano solo:} 
Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
Ab7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
Bb7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
 
Now you got it boy 
 
{sax solo:} 
Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
Ab7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
Bb7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 
 
 
(Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) 
(Mess around, boy) 
 
Eb7 
Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 
 
Everybody here's gonna have some fun 
          Ab7 
Doin' the mess around 
              Eb7 
Ah, doin' the mess around 
               Bb7 
They doin' the mess around, 
Ab7                       Eb7 
Everybody doin' the mess around 
 
Eb7 
Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring 
 
She knows how to, shake that thing 
Ab7 
Mess around 
                   Eb7 
I declare, she can mess around 
    Bb7 
Ah, mess around, 
Ab7                    Eb7 
Everybody do the mess around