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Switchfoot
Mess of Me
Hello Hurricane -- 2009
Tuning - Standard ( E   A   D   G   B  E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Main Riff (MR)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--7/12-12-12h10p12h10--|
E|--0--------------------|
Riff 2 (R2)
e|-------|
B|--12^--|
G|---x---|
D|---9^--|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Intro - MR 4x
Verse 1
                      MR 
I am my own affliction 
                   MR   
I am my own disease 
                                       MR
There ain't no drug that they could sell 
                                       MR 
Ah, there ain't no drugs to make me well 
Pre-Chorus 1
EmThere ain't no drugs 
It's not enough 
There ain't no drugs 
The sickness is myself 
Chorus 
Guitar 1
EmI made a mess of me C5  
I wanna get back the rest of me G5  
I've made a mess of me 
I B5wanna spend the rest of my life alEmive 
I've made a mess of me  C5  
I wanna reverse this tragedy G5  
I've made a mess of me 
I B5wanna spend the rest of my live alC5ive 
                       B5MR 2x
The rest of my life alive 
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8----5----12----10----8----5----12----10----8----7--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: play each note rapidly -- one note for each chord in chorus.
Verse 2
                          MR
We lock our souls in cages 
                          MR
We hide inside our shells 
             R2                    MR  
It's hard to free the ones you love 
                                  MR
Oh when you can't forgive yourself 
Yeah forgive yourselfEm  
Pre-Chorus 2
EmThere ain't no drugs 
There ain't no drugs 
There ain't no drugs 
The sickness is myself 
Chorus
Interlude 
Guitar 1
Em
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--15^-----14^-----12^/14^/15^/17/19--|
G|------12^-----11^--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Bridge 
Guitar 1
EmThere ain't no drug 
There ain't no drug 
There ain't no drug 
No drugs to make me well 
There ain't no drug 
It's not enough 
We're breaking up 
The sickness is myself 
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--12-12h14^14-[3x]--14-14-12-12--------|[2x]
D|--------------------------------13/17--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Post-Bridge
The sickness is myself 
Chorus
Outro - Em 
*Chords Used
e|--Em----C5----G5----B5---|
B|-----------------|
G|--0--------------|
D|--2---10--5---9--|
A|--2---10--5---9--|
E|--0----8--3---7--|
OR
e|--E5----C5----G5----B5---|
B|-----------------|
G|--9---5---10--4--|
D|--9---5---10--4--|
A|--7---3----8--2--|
E|-----------------|

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Mess Of Me

by Switchfoot

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Switchfoot

Mess of Me

Hello Hurricane -- 2009

E A D G B E

Tuning - Standard ( )

*Chords are listed at end of song

Main Riff (MR)

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|--7/12-12-12h10p12h10--|

E|--0--------------------|

Riff 2 (R2)

e|-------|

B|--12^--|

G|---x---|

D|---9^--|

A|-------|

E|-------|

Intro - MR 4x

Verse 1

I am my own affliction

I am my own disease

There ain't no drug that they could sell

Ah, there ain't no drugs to make me well

Pre-Chorus 1

There ain't no drugs

It's not enough

There ain't no drugs

The sickness is myself

Chorus

Guitar 1

Em C5

I made a mess of me

I wanna get back the rest of me

I've made a mess of me

B5 Em

I wanna spend the rest of my life alive

I've made a mess of me

I wanna reverse this tragedy

I've made a mess of me

B5 C5

I wanna spend the rest of my live alive

MR 2x

The rest of my life alive

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------------|

B|--8----5----12----10----8----5----12----10----8----7--|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

NOTE: play each note rapidly -- one note for each chord in chorus.

Verse 2

We lock our souls in cages

We hide inside our shells

R2 MR

It's hard to free the ones you love

Oh when you can't forgive yourself

Yeah forgive yourself

Pre-Chorus 2

There ain't no drugs

The sickness is myself

Chorus

Interlude

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------|

B|--15^-----14^-----12^/14^/15^/17/19--|

G|------12^-----11^--------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

Bridge

Guitar 1

There ain't no drug

No drugs to make me well

There ain't no drug

It's not enough

We're breaking up

The sickness is myself

Guitar 2

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|--12-12h14^14-[3x]--14-14-12-12--------|[2x]

D|--------------------------------13/17--|

A|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

Post-Bridge

The sickness is myself

Chorus

Outro - Em

*Chords Used

Em C5 G5 B5

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|--0--------------|

D|--2---10--5---9--|

A|--2---10--5---9--|

E|--0----8--3---7--|

E5 C5 G5 B5

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|--9---5---10--4--|

D|--9---5---10--4--|

A|--7---3----8--2--|

E|-----------------|

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