A message to you, Rudy  (1980)     (video)    (midi)

 

   C - Am - F - G (2x)      +  C - Am - F - G (2x)

 

        C                           Am          F  G 

1. Stop your messin‘ around, ah ah ah,

       C                          Am           F  G

    better think of your future, ah ah ah.

      C                                         Am       F

    Time you straightened right out, ah ah

                    G               C     - Am      F   G

    creatin‘ problems in town,        ah ah ah.

           C  - Am      F                G          C - Am       F                G

    Rudy,         a message to you ! Rudy,         a message to you !

 

+  C - Am - F - G (2x)

 

      C                         Am           F   G

2. Stop your foolin‘ around, ah ah ah,

     C                                        Am       F   G

    time you straightened right out, ah ah ah,

      C                           Am     - F                    G            C  -  Am      F   G                               

    better think of your future,      else you‘ll wipe up in jail,        ah ah ah.

           C - Am      F                G          C  - Am       F                G

    Rudy,         a message to you ! Rudy,         a message to you !

 

+  C - Am - F - G (2x)    +  C - Am - F - G (4x)

 

       C                            Am          F  G 

3. Stop your messin‘ around, ah ah ah,

       C                         Am            F  G

    better think of your future, ah ah ah.

      C                                         Am       F

    Time you straightened right out, ah ah

                    G               C    - Am       F   G

    creatin‘ problems in town,        ah ah ah.

 

           C - Am       F                G

+  Rudy,         a message to you ! (8x, with slight text variations) ….

 

 

(orig.=no capo; midi=capo 3rd)    (The Specials)