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[Intro] 
E Esus4 E
[Verse]
Take it Edown while you G#lie
it's been Aso long since I Amsaw you there
and EI will no G#longer be your C#mwhipping boy
it's F#7taking me a long time
and iAt's taking me a long time
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And you should Eknow how the G#heart
is made Aof the sum of the Amlover's parts
but Eme, I cannot G#allow this thing to C#mdisappear
or F#7lose it in the sunshine
or Alose it in the sunlight
[Chorus] 
And I came to Etell you (Ah.C#m.......)
what I Atold you now you Bknow
this precious Eburden (Ah..C#m......)
on our Ashoulders let it Bgo
and it tooEk a long timE7e (it took a long time)
you were Apicking up what you Amshould have left Ebehind
and that's F#7bound to make a Amess o'meE  Esus4  E  
[Solo]
E G# A Am E G# C#m F#7 A
[Verse]
So would Eyou call G#or would you write
can't Abe hardeAmr than it is tonight
Eand G#I'm stC#maring blankly at this paper moon
F#7shining at the slack jaw
and itA's shining at the slack jaw
So send EfoG#r me to your side
there's Ano stronger Amlove than a love denied
EG#   C#m
and I wear my heart upon my tennis shoes
F#7the laces always untied
and AI'm standing on the upside
[Chorus] 
And I came to Etell you (Ah.C#m.......)
what I Atold you now you Bknow
this precious Eburden (Ah..C#m......)
on our Ashoulders let it Bgo
and it tooEk a long timE7e (it took a long time)
you were Apicking up what you Amshould have left Ebehind
and that's F#7bound to make a Amess o'meE  Esus4  E  
[Solo]
E G# A Am E G# C#m F#7 A
[Chorus] 
And I came to Etell you (Ah.C#m.......)
what I Atold you now you Bknow
this precious Eburden (Ah..C#m......)
on our Ashoulders let it Bgo
and it tooEk a long timE7e (it took a long time)
you were Apicking up what you Amshould have left Ebehind
and that's F#7bound to make a Amess o'meE  Esus4  E  

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Mess Of Me

by Tarkio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

C#m

F#7

[Intro]

E Esus4 E

[Verse]

E G#

Take it down while you lie

A Am

it's been so long since I saw you there

E G# C#m

and I will no longer be your whipping boy

F#7

it's taking me a long time

and it's taking me a long time

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E G#

And you should know how the heart

A Am

is made of the sum of the lover's parts

E G# C#m

but me, I cannot allow this thing to disappear

F#7

or lose it in the sunshine

or lose it in the sunlight

[Chorus]

E C#m

And I came to tell you (Ah........)

A B

what I told you now you know

E C#m

this precious burden (Ah........)

A B

on our shoulders let it go

E E7

and it took a long time (it took a long time)

A Am E

you were picking up what you should have left behind

F#7 A E Esus4 E

and that's bound to make a mess o'me

[Solo]

E G# A Am E G# C#m F#7 A

[Verse]

E G#

So would you call or would you write

A Am

can't be harder than it is tonight

E G# C#m

and I'm staring blankly at this paper moon

F#7

shining at the slack jaw

and it's shining at the slack jaw

E G#

So send for me to your side

A Am

there's no stronger love than a love denied

EG# C#m

and I wear my heart upon my tennis shoes

F#7

the laces always untied

and I'm standing on the upside

[Chorus]

E C#m

And I came to tell you (Ah........)

A B

what I told you now you know

E C#m

this precious burden (Ah........)

A B

on our shoulders let it go

E E7

and it took a long time (it took a long time)

A Am E

you were picking up what you should have left behind

F#7 A E Esus4 E

and that's bound to make a mess o'me

[Solo]

E G# A Am E G# C#m F#7 A

[Chorus]

E C#m

And I came to tell you (Ah........)

A B

what I told you now you know

E C#m

this precious burden (Ah........)

A B

on our shoulders let it go

E E7

and it took a long time (it took a long time)

A Am E

you were picking up what you should have left behind

F#7 A E Esus4 E

and that's bound to make a mess o'me

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