Noah Kahan - Mess: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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 Mess Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Noah Kahan

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 "Mess" smoothly on your guitar.

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

           A#
If I could give this all back
                        F     Gm
I would be home in the morning
I'd wake up in a cold sweat
                                      F/A   A#
Take a flight back to the city I was born in
A#
And I would wipe myself clean
                        F    Gm
Of what I knew was unimportant
I'd want typical things
                                      F/A
I'd try to fit back into all my old clothing

D#
And I would prove myself wrong
     Gm                           F
That all along, the problem was me
With all my bitterness gone
Happy, I'd be

Chorus:
A#
I'll move back home forever
I'll feed the dogs and I'll put all
D#
My pieces back together where they belong
              Gm           F
And I'll say, "I'm a mess, I'm a mess
   A#               D#
Oh God, I'm a mess"
    A#
And I'll take 89 to Boston
See my love and I'll help her
D#
Set up her new apartment
And we'll get drunk and she'll say
 Gm                   F
"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess
     A#                 D#
Good God, you're a mess
   Gm              F
Oh, you're a mess, you're a mess
     A#
Good God"

So I paid off my debts,
but I found the world boring
So I called my old friends,
but they only ever ask me how tour is
And there's still weight on my back,
I just try to ignore it
I guess the stage was my mask
I forgot the way I looked before I wore it

And I would prove myself wrong
That all along, the problem was me
With all my bitterness gone
Happy, I'll be

Chorus:
I'll move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs
And I'll put all my pieces back together
Where they belong, and I'll say
"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh God, I'm a mess"
And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love
And I'll help her set up her new apartment
And we'll get drunk, and she'll say
"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess,
good God, you're a mess
Oh, you're a mess, you're a mess"

       D#
That's not what I had hoped
Now I find comfort in the cold

Chorus:
I'll move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs
And I'll put all my pieces back together
Where they belong, and I'll say
"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh God, I'm a mess"
And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love
And I'll help her set up her new apartment
And we'll get drunk, and she'll say
"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess,
good God, you're a mess
Oh, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 Noah Kahan.