xSwitchfoot
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 C5
I made a mess of me
G5
I wanna get back the rest of me
I've made a mess of me
B5 Em
I wanna spend the rest of my life alive
C5
I've made a mess of me
G5
I wanna reverse this tragedy
I've made a mess of me
B5 C5
I wanna spend the rest of my live alive
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
Em
Yeah forgive yourself
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|-----------------|
