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A Mess To Be Made

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The Format - A Mess to Be Made
Tabbed By: Paul Zizza (greggyshakes@yahoo.com)
Chords Used:
G - 320033
D
 - xx0232
Cadd9
 - x32033
Em - 022000
A - 002220
Fill 1:
|--3-----|
|----3---|
|------0-|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Fill 2:
|-3--0--0-|
|-3--3--3-|
|-0--0--0-|
|-2--0--0-|
|-3--2--0-|
|---------|
Fill 3:
|-------0-----0-------0--------2-------------2--------3p2-|
|-2---2---2------2------2---------3---3----3---3---3------|
|---2-------2-------2-----2---------2----2-------2--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:
G D Cadd9 D
GDCadd9
			Fill 1
Verse 1:
G      D    Cadd9  D
	In a dream that I can't seem to shake she is, 
G D  Cadd9
			             Fill 1
	She is standing alone
G  D     Cadd9 D
	By the fence I see tears in her eyes 
G  D Cadd9
						Fill 2
	Why she cries I just don't know
Chorus:
Em  A    D  G
	What a mess that I make of my days
Em     A    D       G
	And theres you you're, a mess to be made
   D       G
	A mess to be made
	  A (Fill 3)
	A dream starts to fade...
Verse 2:
G     D      Cadd9   D
	So you're leavin for months at a time
G    D            Cadd9
	I, I help you out the door
G            D  Cadd9      D
	Once your gone I just stare out the window
G     D     Cadd9
			   		         Fill 2
	Please, would you please come back home
Chorus:
Em  A     D  G
	What a mess that I make of my days
 D   G A
	Tryin to save myself, save myself
Em        A            D  G
	Then there's you you're, a mess to be made
 D   G     A
	A canvas only paint could change
Bridge:
D      G      D
	And a voice on the other end of the phone says
         G
	Why don't you write a song about it
   D  G  D
										Fill 2
	Well here it goes, I was raised on something that you'll never know
D      G
	I'd hate this place if it weren't for the waves
  D     G
	If it weren't for the fact that we love it
     D    G
	Where they measure a man on the money he spends
		D		Fill 2
	Well my love, it's not a bank statement
Chorus:
Em  A     D          G
	What a mess that I make of my days
 D    G   A
	Tryin to save myself, save myself
Em       A    D      G
	Then theres you you're, a mess to be made
    D       G
	A mess to be made
    D       G
	A mess to be made
    A   D
	A dream starts to fade away...

A Mess To Be Made chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Mess To Be Made by The Format. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The Format - A Mess to Be Made
Tabbed By: Paul Zizza (greggyshakes@yahoo.com)
Chords Used:
G - 320033
D - xx0232
A - 002220
Fill 1:
Fill 2:
Fill 3:
Intro:
G	D	Cadd9	D
G	D	Cadd9	Fill 1
Verse 1:
Chorus:
	  A (Fill 3)
	A dream starts to fade...
Verse 2:
Chorus:
Bridge:
		D		Fill 2
	Well my love, it's not a bank statement
Chorus:

A Mess To Be Made Chords by The Format

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The chords for "A Mess To Be Made" show the original chord names (including A, G, D, Cadd9, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.