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A Beautiful Mess

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    E022100
  G#m466444
  F#m244222
   G#466544
   F#244322
A    577655 or 002220
B    799877 or x24442
[Verse 1]
   You've got Ethe best of both worlds
   G#mYou're the kind of girl who can F#mtake down a man,
   And Alift him back Bup again
   You are Estrong but you're needy,
   G#mHumble but you're greedy
   F#mBased on your body language,
   Your shouted Acursive I've been Breading
   Your Estyle is quite selective,
   Though your G#mmind is rather reckless
   Well I gF#muess it just suggests,
   That this is Ajust what happiBness is
[Bridge]
   AHey, what a beautiful mess Bthis is
   AIt's like picking up trash in Bdresses
[Chorus]
   Well it Ekind of hurts when the G#mkind of words you write
   F#mKind of turn themAselves into Bknives
   And don't Emind my nerve, you can G#mcall it fiction
   'Cause I F#mlike being submerged in your AcontraBdictions, F#dear
   'Cause Ahere we F#are, Ahere we Eare
[Verse 2]
   AlEthough you were biased, I G#mlove your advice
   Your F#mcomebacks they're quick
   And probably have to Ado with your inBsecurities
   There's no Eshame in being crazy,
   DeG#mpending on how you take these
   F#mWords they're paraphrasing this Arelationship we'Bre staging
[Bridge]
   AHey, what a beautiful mess, Byes it is
   AIt's like we're picking up trash in Bdresses
[Chorus]
   Well it Ekind of hurts when the G#mkind of words you say
   F#mKind of turn themAselves into Bblades
   And the Ekind and courteous is a G#mlife I've heard
   But it's F#mnice to say that we Aplayed in the Bdirt
   Cause Ahere, here we F#are, here we AareE  
   EHere we are, G#here we are, F#mhere we are, Ahere we Bare,
   EHere we are, G#here we are, F#mhere we are, Awe're still Bhere
[Bridge]
   AAnd what a beautiful mess Bthis is
   AIt's like taking a guess when the Bonly answer is yes
[Chorus]
   And through Etimeless words and prG#miceless pictures
   We'll F#mfly like birds Anot of Bthis earth
   And Etides they turn, G#mhearts disfigure
   But that's F#mno concern when we're Awounded toBgether.
   And we Etore our dresses, and G#mstained our shirts
   But it's F#mnice today, all the Await was so Bworth it.

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A Beautiful Mess

by Jason Mraz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

022100

G#m

466444

F#m

244222

466544

244322

A 577655 or 002220

B 799877 or x24442

[Verse 1]

You've got the best of both worlds

G#m F#m

You're the kind of girl who can take down a man,

A B

And lift him back up again

You are strong but you're needy,

G#m

Humble but you're greedy

F#m

Based on your body language,

A B

Your shouted cursive I've been reading

Your style is quite selective,

G#m

Though your mind is rather reckless

F#m

Well I guess it just suggests,

A B

That this is just what happiness is

[Bridge]

A B

Hey, what a beautiful mess this is

A B

It's like picking up trash in dresses

[Chorus]

E G#m

Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write

F#m A B

Kind of turn themselves into knives

E G#m

And don't mind my nerve, you can call it fiction

F#m A B F#

'Cause I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear

A F# A E

'Cause here we are, here we are

[Verse 2]

E G#m

Although you were biased, I love your advice

F#m

Your comebacks they're quick

A B

And probably have to do with your insecurities

There's no shame in being crazy,

G#m

Depending on how you take these

F#m A B

Words they're paraphrasing this relationship we're staging

[Bridge]

A B

Hey, what a beautiful mess, yes it is

A B

It's like we're picking up trash in dresses

[Chorus]

E G#m

Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say

F#m A B

Kind of turn themselves into blades

E G#m

And the kind and courteous is a life I've heard

F#m A B

But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt

A F# A E

Cause here, here we are, here we are

E G# F#m A B

Here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are,

E G# F#m A B

Here we are, here we are, here we are, we're still here

[Bridge]

A B

And what a beautiful mess this is

A B

It's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes

[Chorus]

E G#m

And through timeless words and priceless pictures

F#m A B

We'll fly like birds not of this earth

E G#m

And tides they turn, hearts disfigure

F#m A B

But that's no concern when we're wounded together.

E G#m

And we tore our dresses, and stained our shirts

F#m A B

But it's nice today, all the wait was so worth it.

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