Mess Is Mine Chords & Tabs
by Vance Joy
[Content]
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MESS IS MINE - Vance Joy
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Tabbed by:CalvinMills
E-mail:calvin@long-mills.ca
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
[Intro/Verse]
Em C C G Em C C G
e|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
B|---8---\5X5X|---0-------0----|---0----1X1X|---0-------0----|
G|0----0--0X0X|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0X0X|0----0--0----0--| x2 (Intro)
D|------------|----------------|------------|----------------| x4 (Verse)
A|7-7---7\3X3X|----------------|--------3X3X|----------------|
E|------------|3-3---3-3-3---3-|0-0---0-----|3-3---3-3-3---3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Pre-Chorus]
G C/G G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-------0----|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---0----0h1-3----|
G|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0-----0--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A
E|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3----3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C/G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---0-------0----|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|
G|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|0----0--0----0--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A
E|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|3-3---3-3-3---3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus]
-strumming-
Em C C G Em C C G
e(0)-(0)--3X3X|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0-0-|3---3---3---3---|
B|8---8---5X5X|0---0---0---0---|0---0---1-1-|0---0---0---0---|
G|0---0---5X5X|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0-0-|0---0---0---0---| x2
D|9---9---5X5X|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2-2-|0---0---0---0---|
A|7---7---3X3X|2---2---2---2---|2---2---3-3-|2---2---2---2---|
E|0---0----X--|3---3---3---3---|0---0---3-3-|3---3---3---3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Bridge]
Em C G Dsus2/F#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0------|
B|---0-----0------|---1-----1------|---0-----0------|---3-------3----|
G|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|2-----2------2--| x3
D
A|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 1]
Em C C G
Talking like we used to do
Em C C G
It was always me and you
Em C C G
Shaping up and shipping out
Em C C G
Check me in and check me out
Em C C G
Do you like walking in the rain?
Em C C G
When you think of love, do you think of pain?
Em C C G
You can tell me what you see
Em C C G
I will choose what I believe
[Pre-Chorus]
G C/G
Hold on, darling. This body is yours,
C/G G
this body is yours and mine
G C/G
Well hold on, my darling. This mess was yours,
C/G
Now your mess is mine
[Chorus]
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C |G / / / |
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C C |G / / / |
Oooooooooo Your mess is mine
[Verse 2]
Em C C G
See you in the marketplace
Em C C G
Walking 'round at 8 a-m
Em C C G
Got 2 hours before my flight
Em C C G
Luck be on my side tonight
Em C C G
You're the reason that I feel so strong
Em C C G
The reason that I'm hanging on
Em C C G
You know you gave me all the time
Em C C G
Well did I give enough of mine?
[Pre-Chorus]
G C/G
Hold on, darling. This body is yours,
C/G G
this body is yours and mine
G C/G
Well hold on, my darling. This mess was yours,
C/G
Now your mess is mine
[Chorus]
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C |G / / / |
Ooo Your mess is mine
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C C |G / / / |
Oooooooooo Your mess is mine
[Bridge]
Em C
Bring me to your house, And tell me
G Dsus2/F#
"Sorry for the mess" Hey, I don't mind
Em C G Dsus2/F#
You're talking in your sleep all the time
Em C G Dsus2/F#
Well, you still make sense to me your mess is mine
[Chorus] x2
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C |G / / / |
Oooooooooo Ooo Your mess is mine
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C C |G / / / |
This body's yours and this body's mine
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C |G / / / |
Oooooooooo Ooo Your mess is mine
|Em / C |G / / / |Em / C C |G / / / |
Oooooooooo Your mess is mine
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IMPORTANT NOTE
¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
In the acoustic versions of this song, he plays the Prechoruses with hammerons of the C/G like this:
e|------------------|
B|----1--------1----|
G|------0--------0--|
D|0h2------0h2------|
A
E|3--3---3-3--3---3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
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