PJ Harvey - This Mess We're In (feat. Thom Yorke): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Mess We're In (feat. Thom Yorke)" 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.

Intro: Am C  Am C  Am C  Am C
       G  C  G  C  Am C  Am C
       F  F  G  G  Am C  Am C
       F  F  G  G  Am C  Am C


Am  C       Am       C     Am  C
   Can you hear them? The helicopters?
Am   C       G  C     G        C       Am  C
 I'm in New York, No need for words now
    Am     C     Am        C    Am
We sit in silence, You look me
C      Am     C    Am     C
In the eye directly, you met me
G       C          G     C
  I think it's Wednesday,
    Am      C     Am        C
The evening, the mess we're in and

Chorus:
F               G            Am C Am
Ooooh the city sunset over me
C     F               G            Am C
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me

Am  C         Am   C
   Night and day
    Am     C
I dream of
    Am      C
Making love
    Am      C
To you now baby
G      C
 Love-making
G      C Am C
 On-screen
   Am    C     Am
Impossible dream
    C       Am   C
And I have seen
     Am  C
The sunrise
  Am      C    G
Over the river
      C     G
The freeway
   C      Am
Reminding of
C      Am        C
 This mess we're in and

Chorus:
F               G            Am C Am
Ooooh the city sunset over me
C     F               G            Am C Am C
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me

Am C  Am C  Am C  Am C
G  C  G  C  Am C  Am C
Am C  Am C  Am C  Am C
G  C  G  C  Am C  Am
C     F               G            Am C Am
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me
C     F               G            Am C
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me

Am      C       Am
  What were you wanting?
      C
What was it you wanted?
Am      C     Am
I just wanna say
                 C
I just wanna say
      Am
Don’t ever change
      C           G     C
Don’t ever change now, baby
And thank you
G      C
 And thank you
   Am                C
I don’t think we will meet again
   Am          C       Am    C    Am
I don’t think we will meet again
And you must leave now
     C        Am       C
And you must leave now
Before the sun rises over the skyscrapers
   Am       C     G     C      G     C
Before the sunrise above skyscrapers
And the city landscape comes into being
Sweat on my skin
     Am     C
The city
          Am        C
Oh, this mess we’re in

Chorus:
F               G            Am C Am
Ooooh the city sunset over me
C     F               G            Am C Am
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me
C     F               G            Am C Am
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me
C     F               G            Am C Am
Oh oh ooooh the city sunset over me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

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 "This Mess We're In (feat. Thom Yorke)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Mess We're In (feat. Thom Yorke)" by PJ Harvey.

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