| f | Rudi/Tide is High | f | Rudi/Tide is High |
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| [Intro w/ Riff] | | [Intro w/ Riff] |
| [A] [A] [D] [E7] | | [A] [A] [D] [E7] |
| [A] [A] [D] [E7] | | [A] [A] [D] [E7] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [A] Stop your messing around aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa | | [A] Stop your messing around aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa |
| [A] Better think of your future aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa | | [A] Better think of your future aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa |
| [A] Time to straighten right out [D] | | [A] Time to straighten right out [D] |
| Making [E7] problems in [A] town aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa | | Making [E7] problems in [A] town aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |Rudi [A] | | |Rudi [A] |
| |A [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]di | | |A [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]di |
| |A [D] message to [E7] you | | |A [D] message to [E7] you |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| The [A] tide is high but I'm [D] holding [E7] on | | The [A] tide is high but I'm [D] holding [E7] on |
| [A] I'm gonna be your [D] number [E7] one | | [A] I'm gonna be your [D] number [E7] one |
| [A] I'm not the kind of girl [D] who gives up [E7] just like [A] that | | [A] I'm not the kind of girl [D] who gives up [E7] just like [A] that |
| Oh [D] no [E7] | | Oh [D] no [E7] |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| [A] Stop your fooling around aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa | | [A] Stop your fooling around aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa |
| [A] Time to straighten right out aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa | | [A] Time to straighten right out aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa |
| [A] Better think of your future [D] | | [A] Better think of your future [D] |
| Else you'll wind [E7] up in jail [A] aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa | | Else you'll wind [E7] up in jail [A] aaa [D] aaaa [E7] aaa |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| [A] Every girl wants you to [D] be her [E7] man | | [A] Every girl wants you to [D] be her [E7] man |
| But [A] I'll wait my dear 'til it's [D] my [E7] turn | | But [A] I'll wait my dear 'til it's [D] my [E7] turn |
| [A] I'm not the kind of girl [D] who gives up [E7] just like [A] that | | [A] I'm not the kind of girl [D] who gives up [E7] just like [A] that |
| Oh [D] no [E7] | | Oh [D] no [E7] |
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| [Instrumental w/ Riff] | | [Instrumental w/ Riff] |
| [A] [A] [D] [E7] | | [A] [A] [D] [E7] |
| [A] [A] [D] [E7] | | [A] [A] [D] [E7] |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| n | |Rudi [A] (The tide is high) | n | |Rudi [A] {blue}(The tide is high) |
| |(But I'm holding on) A [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]di | | |(But I'm holding on){/blue} A [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]di |
| |(I'm gonna be your number one) A [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]di | | |{blue}(I'm gonna be your number one){/blue} A [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]di |
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| Acapella: | | Acapella: |
| n | The tide is high 2(A message to you, Rudi) | n | The tide is high {blue}2(A message to you, Rudi){/blue} |
| But I'm holding on 2(A message to you, Rudi) | | But I'm holding on {blue}2(A message to you, Rudi){/blue} |
| I'm gonna be your number one 2(A message to you, Rudi) | | I'm gonna be your number one {blue}2(A message to you, Rudi){/blue} |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| t | |The [A] tide is high 2(A message to you, Rudi) | t | |The [A] tide is high {blue}2(A message to you, Rudi){/blue} |
| |But I'm [D] holding [E7] on 2(A message to you, Rudi) | | |But I'm [D] holding [E7] on {blue}2(A message to you, Rudi){/blue} |
| |[A] I'm gonna be your [D] number [E7] one 2(A message to you) | | |[A] I'm gonna be your [D] number [E7] one {blue}2(A message to you){/blue} |
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| [Outro w/ Riff] | | [Outro w/ Riff] |
| [A] [A] [D] [E7] | | [A] [A] [D] [E7] |
| [A] [A] [D] [E7] | | [A] [A] [D] [E7] |
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| [A*] | | [A*] |