The Animals - Mess Around: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Mess Around" 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.
C F Now there's a dance I can see that the kids all do C It's called "the Mess Around", you can mess around too F C Come on mess around, yeah it's Mess Around G F C You do the Mess Around, everybody do the Mess Around Now you see that chick with that diamond ring She knows how to shake that thing She can mess around, yeah she can mess around She do the Mess Around, everybody do the Mess Around Come on baby, let's mess child, yeah! Ah it's nice, baby, come on! Now there's a dance that Ray Charles revived You can do it, it will keep you alive He does the Mess Around, yeah he does the Mess Around Come on and mess around, everybody do the Mess Around Now you see that gal with the red dress on She'll do the rock and roll, baby all night long That's the Mess Around, yes It's Mess around You do the Mess Around, everybody do the Mess Around Oh come on and mess baby, yeah you can mess, baby Oh now you can mess around, yeah yeah you can mess around Live down, live down to the Mess Around Everybody do the Mess Around You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  F  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 Around" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mess Around" by The Animals.