[Intro] (Capo II * for original key, see below)
[Bm] [G] [A] [Em]  2x

[Verse 1]
[Bm]     [G]      [A]    [Em]      [Bm]     [G]       [A]   [Em]
       Just a castaway, an island lost at sea-o
[Bm]     [G]      [A]      [Em]   [Bm]     [G]        [A]  [Em]
      Another lonely day, no one here but me-o
[Bm]   [G]    [A]     [Em]        [Bm]  [G]         [A] [Em]
     More loneliness than any man could bear
[Bm]  [G]      [A]    [Em]     [Bm]     [G]     [A]  [Em]
    Rescue me before I fall into despair

[Chorus]
[G]            [C]   [D]
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
[G]            [C]   [D]
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
[Em]          [C]                [Em]          [C]
I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my,
[Em]          [C]
I hope that someone gets my,
[Bm]           [G]     [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]     [Bm] [G]  [Em]
Message in a bottle

[Verse 2]
[Bm] [G] [A]        [Em]             [Bm]       [G]  [A]  [Em]
   A year has passed since I wrote my note
[Bm] [G]             [A]     [Em]             [Bm]  [G] [A] [Em]
   I should have known right from the start
[Bm] [G]    [A]        [Em]        [Bm] [G]   [A] [Em]
   Only hope can keep me together
[Bm] [G]        [A]         [Em]        [Bm]       [G]          [A]   [Em]
   Love can mend your life, but love can break your heart

[Chorus]
[G]            [C]   [D]
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
[G]            [C]   [D]
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
[Em]          [C]                [Em]          [C]
I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my,
[Em]          [C]
I hope that someone gets my,
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G] [Em]
Message in a bottle

[Verse 3]
[Bm]  [G]      [A]        [Em]         [Bm]         [G]         [A]   [Em]
    Walked out this morning, I don't believe what I saw-o
[Bm]  [G]       [A]       [Em]      [Bm]        [G]      [A]  [Em]
  A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
[Bm]  [G]                [A]     [Em]       [Bm]  [G]  [A] [Em]
    Seems I'm not alone at being alone
[Bm]  [G]       [A]       [Em]        [Bm]      [G]     [A] [Em]
  A hundred billion castaways looking for a home

[Chorus]
[G]            [C]   [D]
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
[G]            [C]   [D]
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
[Em]          [C]                [Em]          [C]
I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my,
[Em]          [C]
I hope that someone gets my,
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]
Message in a bottle
[Bm]           [G]      [Bm] [G]  [Em]
Message in a bottle

[Outro]
[Bm] [G] [A] [Em]  4x

[Bm]      [G]      [A]   [Em]
Sending out an S.O.S.  7x