---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Mess Of Me (Acoustic) - Switchfoot (Jon Foreman--) -------------------------------------------------------------) Tabbed by: A.Wilson Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard Okay so this is how I like to play mess of me acoustic it’s really similar to the version just slight differences in the interlude/bridge and such. I learned this off of a on youtube of Jon playing it solo so watch that video for strumming patterns and tips. free to post comments on mistakes and or questions. Enjoy playing this amazing song. (here’s that youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSqNpGCEIWg ) Here are all the parts you need to learn, I’ll put them together with the lyrics at the but since it’s a lot of repetition its best to learn the parts, and then put it all together. Intro Riff: e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------12-12-12-12-12-12b--10----10-10-12---| E|--0--------------------------12------------| Verse Riff: e|-----------------x------------------------------------------------------x-| B|-----------------x------------------------------------------------------x-| G|-----------------x-(x8)-------------------------------------------------x-| D|-----------------x------------------------------------------------------x-| A|-----------------x-------------------12-12-12-12-12-12b--10----10-10-12-x-| E|---------------0-x---------------0--------------------------12----------x-| This is almost the same as the intro only Jon does the palm mute strum (left hand) across the strings which gives the song more rhythm and power Pre-Chorus Riff: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12--12-12-12-12\11--11-11-11-11\8--8-8-8-8/9--9-9-9-9-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10-10-10-10\9---9--9--9--9-\6--6-6-6-6/7--7-7-7-7-------------------| E|--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------| Chorus: Em C G B C* B* e|-(7)--x---x---x--(8)--(7)-------------------------------------------------| B|-(8)--x---x---x--(8)--(7)-------------------------------------------------| G|--9---5---4---4---9----8--------------------------------------------------| D|--9---5---5---4---10---9--------------------------------------------------| A|--7---3---5---2---10---9--------------------------------------------------| E|--0---x---3---x---8----7--------------------------------------------------| Here are the chorus chords (see video for strumming pattern) I’ve put the chords in the where they should be strummed in the lyrics below. (bracketed) notes are optional Jon play them but you can to make a more acoustic sound if you do not play bracketed notes with mute x. Bridge Riff 1: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Bridge Riff 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12--12-12-12-12\11--11-11-11-11\8--8-8-8-8/9--9-9-9-9-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10-10-10-10\9---9--9--9--9-\6--6-6-6-6/7--7-7-7-7-------------------| E|--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12--12-12-12-12\11--11-11-11-11\8--8-8-8-8/9--9-9-9-9-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--10-10-10-10\9---9--9--9--9-\6--6-6-6-6/7--7-7-7-7-------------------| E|--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0-----0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--8-8-888-7-7-777--| Intro: (play intro riff x4) Verse 1: (verse riff x4; once for each line) I am my own affliction I am my own disease There ain't no drug that they can sell There ain't no drug to make me well Pre-Chorus 1: (pre-chorus riff x2; once for every 2 vocal lines) There ain't no drug There ain't no drug It's not enough The sickness is myself Chorus: Em I've made a mess of me C I want to get back the rest of me G I've made a mess of me B Em I want to spend the rest of my life alive I’ve made a mess of me C I want to reverse this tragedy G I’ve made a mess of me B* C* I want to spend the rest of my life alive B* (to interlude at 2nd alive) The rest of my life alive Interlude 1: (intro riff x2) Verse 2: (same as verse 1) We lock our souls in cages We hide inside our shells It's hard to free the ones you love When you can't forgive yourself Pre-Chorus 2: (same as pre-chorus 1) There ain't no drug There ain't no drug It's not enough The sickness is myself Chorus: Em I've made a mess of me C I want to get back the rest of me G I've made a mess of me B Em I want to spend the rest of my life alive I’ve made a mess of me C I want to reverse this tragedy G I’ve made a mess of me B* C* I want to spend the rest of my life alive B* Em The rest of my life alive Interlude 2: Em (then bridge riff 1 a couple times) Bridge: (Bridge riff 1 x4; once for each vocal line) There ain't no drug There ain't no drug There ain't no drug No drug to make me well (Bridge riff 2) There ain't no drug It's not enough I'm breaking up The sickness is myself The sickness is myself Chorus 3: Em I've made a mess of me C I want to get back the rest of me G I've made a mess of me B Em I want to spend the rest of my life alive I’ve made a mess of me C I want to reverse this tragedy G I’ve made a mess of me B* C* I want to spend the rest of my life alive B* Em The rest of my life alive Outro: continue strumming Em end on down-strum Enjoy playing this awesome song :) / slide up \ slide down h hammer-on p pull-off ~ vibrato + harmonic x Mute note =============================================================
