Claire Rosinkranz - Mess: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mess" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          D
How do I lay this down?
Every time you're around
             Em
I wanna be close to you
             A#dim
Move in the way you do

                D
Know that you know me best
               Bm
Feel your name on my chest
               Em
When I'm with you, it's rest
          A#dim
Why am I such a mess? Oh

Chorus:
D                                 Bm
Holding my hand 'til three in the morning
Pouring my heart in pieces
Em
Too scared to say it sober,
                A#dim
get it over my lips after taking a sip
I'm so problematic, acting erratic, how do I feel?
Don't wanna listen,
got some ambition to hate what is given

    D       Bm
And I just wanna go home
      G            A#dim
I'm glad that you didn't leave me alone
     D        Bm
So why did I leave the best thing I had?
                 G
It's sad that I run to somebody else
                A#dim
'Cause I'm too afraid that
                                              D  Bm
I'll mess up the one thing that's good in my life
                                             G  F#
Mm-mm, it's the one thing that's good in my life

           D
How do I heal my head?
                 Bm
Take back some things I said
          G                      F#
Erase the in-between, pick up mistakes by me

Maybe I've learned my lesson
Got a lot of confessing
Consequences undressing
Is this a curse, or is this a blessing?

Chorus:
D                                 Bm
Holding my hand 'til three in the morning
Pouring my heart in pieces
G
Too scared to say it sober,
                F#
get it over my lips after taking a sip
I'm so problematic, acting erratic, how do I feel?
Don't wanna listen,
got some ambition to hate what is given


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#dim

Guitar chord A#dim

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mess" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mess" by Claire Rosinkranz.