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[Intro]
 F-  C-  Bb-  Dm-  Am- Bb  
[Verse]
FI sure messed up when i met youBb  
DmYou took my heart and ran GmawayC  
FNow I'm thinking to myself babyBb  
DmThings may never be the samCeF  
GmYou ran, so far aFwayC, i wish you'd Bbstay, but now you're gCone
[Chorus]
FAnd now we're torn Capart, a Bbthousand miles away
DmSearching for a Cway to make toBbday a little bit brighter
FAnd there's a thousand Cwords we neveBbr meant to say, Dmso we keep holding Amon, 
holding on bBburning through the night like fireF  C  
BbThrough the night like fireDm  F  Bb  
[Verse]
FI sure messed up when i met yBbou
DmYou stole my heart what could i dCo
FI need you with me, and that's the trBbuth, 'caDmuse all i want is yoCu
[Chorus]
FAnd now we're torn Capart, a Bbthousand miles away
DmSearching for a Cway to make toBbday a little bit brighter
FAnd there's a thousand Cwords we neveBbr meant to say, Dmso we keep holding Amon, 
holding on bBburning through the night like fireF  C  
BbThrough the night like fireDm  F  Bb  
[Outro]
CAnd i know, i mess up, Bbi feel like such a screw up
CWe feel like such a wreck, Bbmy mind is losing it
CI can't be a loser, Bbi feel like such a mess up
CI'm over, BbI'm not the best
[Chorus]
FAnd now we're torn apart, Bba thousand miles away
FSearching for a way to make todaBby a little bit brighter
FAnd there's a thouCsand words we nBbever meant to say, so wFe keep holding oDmn, 
Bbholding on burning through the night like firFeC  
BbThrough the night like fireDm  Am  F  

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Mess Up

by Johnnie Guilbert

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C Bb Dm Am Bb

- - - - -

[Verse]

F Bb

I sure messed up when i met you

Dm Gm C

You took my heart and ran away

F Bb

Now I'm thinking to myself baby

Dm C F

Things may never be the same

Gm F C Bb C

You ran, so far away, i wish you'd stay, but now you're gone

[Chorus]

F C Bb

And now we're torn apart, a thousand miles away

Dm C Bb

Searching for a way to make today a little bit brighter

F C Bb Dm Am

And there's a thousand words we never meant to say, so we keep holding on,

Bb F C

holding on burning through the night like fire

Bb Dm F Bb

Through the night like fire

[Verse]

F Bb

I sure messed up when i met you

Dm C

You stole my heart what could i do

F Bb Dm C

I need you with me, and that's the truth, 'cause all i want is you

[Chorus]

F C Bb

And now we're torn apart, a thousand miles away

Dm C Bb

Searching for a way to make today a little bit brighter

F C Bb Dm Am

And there's a thousand words we never meant to say, so we keep holding on,

Bb F C

holding on burning through the night like fire

Bb Dm F Bb

Through the night like fire

[Outro]

C Bb

And i know, i mess up, i feel like such a screw up

C Bb

We feel like such a wreck, my mind is losing it

C Bb

I can't be a loser, i feel like such a mess up

C Bb

I'm over, I'm not the best

[Chorus]

F Bb

And now we're torn apart, a thousand miles away

F Bb

Searching for a way to make today a little bit brighter

F C Bb F Dm

And there's a thousand words we never meant to say, so we keep holding on,

Bb F C

holding on burning through the night like fire

Bb Dm Am F

Through the night like fire

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