Chord/Tab song: Mess of Me

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
[Em]There ain't no drugs
It's not enough
There ain't no drugs
The sickness is myself

Chorus
Guitar 1
[Em]I made a mess of me[C5]
I wanna get back the rest of me[G5]

I've made a mess of me
I [B5]wanna spend the rest of my life al[Em]ive
I've made a mess of me[C5]
I wanna reverse this tragedy[G5]

I've made a mess of me
I [B5]wanna spend the rest of my live al[C5]ive
B5 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
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 yourself[Em]

Pre-Chorus 2
[Em]There 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
[Em]There 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
[Em] [C5] [G5] [B5]

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--0--------------|
D|--2---10--5---9--|
A|--2---10--5---9--|
E|--0----8--3---7--|


OR

[E5] [C5] [G5] [B5]

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9---5---10--4--|
D|--9---5---10--4--|
A|--7---3----8--2--|
E|-----------------|