Mess Around Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays562

Mess Around by Redd Kross is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb, Dm, Am, Am7, Gm, C, F5 and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: F  

Riff: 
e|----------------| 
B|--10--8--11--8--| 
G|--10------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 

Verso 1: 
                Bb      Dm               F  
I don't want to mess around with anybody else 
                Bb      Dm               F  
I don't want to mess around with anybody else 


Am    Am7 Dm 
Can't you see? 
           Bb                       Gm 
When I got mad, it's always been so hard for me. 
Am    Am7 Dm 
Can't you see? 
           Bb                       Gm 
When I got mad, it's always been so hard for me. 
C 
hard for me 

F  

Verso 2: 
                Bb      Dm               F  
I don't want to mess around with anybody else 
                Bb      Dm               F  
I don't want to mess around with anybody else 



Am    Am7 Dm 
Can't you see? 
           Bb                       Gm 
When I got mad, it's always been so hard for me. 
Am    Am7 Dm 
Can't you see? 
           Bb                       Gm 
When I got mad, it's always been so hard for me. 
C 
hard for me 

Refrão: 
     F5 Cm 
It's my fault it's true 
        Am              Dm 
yes you said, you would always trust me 
   Bb                              Am7     C 
I need you, you put the letters on my_____ heart 

F  
I don't wanna mess around 
F  
I don't wanna mess around 

Solo: 
   F            Bb 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-10--8-8---11-11-10-8----------| 
G|----------------------10-10-10-| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

   Dm                          F 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-s12-10--10------------------10----14b15b14-12s10-| 
D|------------12-10---10-10h12----------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 


  F                        Bb 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-13s15-11s13-10s11-s10---10----------| 
G|----------------------------12-10-10-| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

   Dm                        F 
e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-10h12p10--------------------------10-------------------| 
D|-----------12-12-10---10---10h12------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10s8--| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

Refrão: 
     F5 Cm 
It's my fault it's true 
        Am              Dm 
yes you said, you would always trust me 
   Bb                              Am7     C 
I need you, you put the letters on my_____ heart 

F  
I don't wanna mess around 
F  
I don't wanna mess around 
F  
I don't wanna mess around 
F  
I don't wanna mess around 
F 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

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