Wicked Messenger

F G 6x F G There was a wicked messenger F From Eli he did come G With a mind that multiplied F G The smallest matter G When questioned who had sent for him F He answered with his thumb G F G For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter G He stayed behind the assembly hall F It was there he made his bed G F G And often times he could be seen returning Until one day he just appeared F With a note in his hand that read G F G "The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning," F G 2x G F G F – G 2x F G Oh, the leaves began to fall F The seas began to part G F G And the people that confronted him were many And he was told with these few words F Which opened up his heart G F G "If you cannot bring good news, don't bring any." Jam out over G Finish on F G