Mess Of Me Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays409

Mess Of Me by Switchfoot is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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  			Em 
I am my own affliction 
Em 
I am my own disease 
Em 
There ain't no drug that they can sell 
Em 
There ain't no drug to make me well 
Em 
There ain't no drug 
Em 
There ain't no drug 
Em 
It's not enough 
Em 
The sickness is myself 

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 
Bm 
I want to spend the rest of my life alive 

Em 
We lock our souls in cages 
Em 
We hide inside our shells 
Em 
It's hard to free the ones you love 
Em 
When you can't forgive yourself 
 
Em 
I've made a mess of me 
C 
I want to reverse this tragedy 
G 
I've made a mess of me 
Bm                                        Em 
I want to spend the rest of my life alive 
    	

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

100 BPM Andante