Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Beautiful Mess" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn A Beautiful Mess Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Jason Mraz

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "A Beautiful Mess" smoothly on your guitar.

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

                E
You’ve got the best of both worlds
G#m7                            F#m7
You’re the kind of girl who can take down a man
     A            B
And lift him back up again
           E                       G#m7
You are strong, but you’re needy, humble but you’re greedy
    F#m7                                     A                 B
And based on your body language and shouted cursive I’ve been reading
       E                                 G#m7
Your style is quite selective, but your mind is rather reckless
        F#m7                                 A              B
Well, I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is.

Chorus:
A                               B
Hey, what a beautiful mess this is.
A                                  B
It’s like picking up trash in dresses

Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
Kind of turn themselves into knives
And don't mind my nerve you could call it fiction
But I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear
Cause here we are, here we are

Although you are biased I love your advice
Your comebacks ‒ they're quick
And probably have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy
Depending on how you take these
Words i'm paraphrasing this relationship we're staging

Chorus

Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say
Kind of turn themselves into blades
And "kind and courteous" is a life I've heard
But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt
Cause here, here we are, here we are

E            G#m7         F#m7          A       B
Here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are
E            G#m7         F#m7          A           B
Here we are, here we are, here we are, we’re still here

What a beautiful mess this is
It's like taking a guess when the only answer is "Yes"
Through timeless words and priceless pictures
We'll fly like birds not of this earth

And tides ‒ they turn ‒ and hearts disfigure
But that's no concern when we're wounded together

And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts
But it's nice today. Oh, the wait was so worth it


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

B

Guitar chord B

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 "A Beautiful Mess" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Beautiful Mess" by Jason Mraz.