The mess Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays456

The mess by Paul McCartney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, E, A, Am and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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16
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  			C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F 
C                                   F 
You Sailed Away One Night In June  
C                                    F 
I Heard You Say You Would Be Back Soon  
C                                              F 
But Since That Day It's Been On Long Loon  
G                   F                             C 
Oh - Sweet Darling The Mess I'm In  
 
C                                         F 
I Spoke To Jimmy With The Big Tattoo  
C                                    F 
Said Had He Seen Any Sign Of You  
C                                             F 
He Looked At Me And Then Laughed At You  
 G                                            F                                   C 
See Just Wait A Minute, Oh Darling What A Mess I'm In  
 
(solo) 
 
C  F  C  F  C  F  G   
 
G 
 
(E G E G) 
 
G 
 
G                       (G  A  G) 
When I Want Ya  
                   (G  A ) 
Do I Get Ya  
(E  G  E  G) 
All I Needed 
(E  G  E  G)  
Your Number,  
(E  G  E  G)     (E   G  E  G) 
Will You Give Me Your Number  
 
C  F  C  F 
 
(solo) 
 
G                  F 
Oh Sweet Darling  
G                F 
Oh Sweet Darling  
G                  F                                  C    F 
Oh - Sweet Darling What A Mess I'm In  
                      C                             F 
What A Mess I'm In, Since You Left Me  
                      C                 F 
What A Mess I'm In, Oh Yeah  
G           F          Am        E 
Oh Oh - Oh Oh Wo - Wo  
G           F         Am    E 
Oh Oh - Oh Wo,Wo Wo  
 
(E G E G) 
 
G 
 
G 
 
(E G E  G       A) 
 
When You're Near Me  
Can You Hear Me  
I Can't See Ya  
I Can Feel Ya  
When You're Near Me  
Can Ya Hear Me 
 
(E  G  E  G   A) 
 
A   the end->   D7 
 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante