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[Intro]
|  A    C#m|  B   A|  C#m|  x2
 B(How do I get out of this Amess?)C#m  B  
Woah Awo--C#mahB  
[Verse 1]
I found myAself in a state
Try to run away
ANo luck now and I can't relate
ThiC#ms self inducing walking nightmare
BFall into a dream
But Asometimes hitting rock bottoms bad luck
It Afeels better than the things I can't give C#mup
The things I can't connBect with
So I push them aAway
[Pre-Chorus]
 AN.C.
 I can't breathe still angry
For how I C#mlet this Ableed
[Chorus]
 AHow do I get C#mout of this Bmess?
Cause I'm tired of how I Afeel
How do I get C#mout of this Bmess?
Woah oh oh Aoh
How do I get C#mout of this Eone?
Cause I'm Bbroken and I'm Abored
How do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
[Verse 2]
StAay
All I ever wanted was to blAame
All you ever wanted was to C#msave me
Licking all the wounds is not that Beasy
PAerfect
Picture and it's wAorth it
I've become the sC#mervant
It's all wasted on mBe
Wasted on me
[Pre-Chorus]
 AN.C.
 I can't breathe
 AN.C.
 Still angry
 AFor how I C#mlet this bleAed
[Chorus]
 AHow do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
Cause I'm tired of how I Afeel
How do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
Woah oh oh ohA  
How do I geC#mt out of this onEe?
Cause I'm Bbroken and I'm Abored
How do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
[Guitar solo]
 C#m   E   B    F#x2
[Middle 8]
(FC#mreedom)
 EI think I'll fuck around
 BI can't just stop this now
 F#I used to let it bleed out
(FC#mreedom)
 EI think I'll fuck around
 BI can't just stop this now
 F#I used to let it bleed out
 C#m   E   B    F#x2
[Bridge]
C#mI think I'll fuck around
C#mI can't just stop this now
C#mI'm picture perfect
C#mI'll fucking let it bleed out
[Chorus]
 AHow do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
Cause I'm tired of how I Afeel
How do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
Woah oh oh ohA  
How do I geC#mt out of this onEe?
Cause I'm Bbroken and I'm Abored
How do I geC#mt out of this mBess?
(Here we go)
[Outro]
C#mI think I'll fuck around
C#mI can't just stop this now
C#mI'm fucking perfect
C#mI'll fucking let it bleed out

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This Mess

by Five North

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C#m

[Intro]

A C#m B A C#m

| | | | x2

B A C#m B

(How do I get out of this mess?)

A C#m B

Woah wo--ah

[Verse 1]

I found myself in a state

Try to run away

No luck now and I can't relate

C#m

This self inducing walking nightmare

Fall into a dream

But sometimes hitting rock bottoms bad luck

A C#m

It feels better than the things I can't give up

The things I can't connect with

So I push them away

[Pre-Chorus]

N.C.

I can't breathe still angry

C#m A

For how I let this bleed

[Chorus]

A C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

Cause I'm tired of how I feel

C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

Woah oh oh oh

C#m E

How do I get out of this one?

B A

Cause I'm broken and I'm bored

C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

[Verse 2]

Stay

All I ever wanted was to blame

C#m

All you ever wanted was to save me

Licking all the wounds is not that easy

Perfect

Picture and it's worth it

C#m

I've become the servant

It's all wasted on me

Wasted on me

[Pre-Chorus]

N.C.

I can't breathe

N.C.

Still angry

A C#m A

For how I let this bleed

[Chorus]

A C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

Cause I'm tired of how I feel

C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

Woah oh oh oh

C#m E

How do I get out of this one?

B A

Cause I'm broken and I'm bored

C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

[Guitar solo]

C#m E B F#

[Middle 8]

C#m

(Freedom)

I think I'll fuck around

I can't just stop this now

I used to let it bleed out

C#m

(Freedom)

I think I'll fuck around

I can't just stop this now

I used to let it bleed out

C#m E B F#

[Bridge]

C#m

I think I'll fuck around

C#m

I can't just stop this now

C#m

I'm picture perfect

C#m

I'll fucking let it bleed out

[Chorus]

A C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

Cause I'm tired of how I feel

C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

Woah oh oh oh

C#m E

How do I get out of this one?

B A

Cause I'm broken and I'm bored

C#m B

How do I get out of this mess?

(Here we go)

[Outro]

C#m

I think I'll fuck around

C#m

I can't just stop this now

C#m

I'm fucking perfect

C#m

I'll fucking let it bleed out

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