The Rolling Stones - Mess It Up: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mess It Up" 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 It Up Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

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 It Up" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G                    A
You stole my numbers, you stole my codes
G                        A
You took my keys and then you nicked my phone
G                   A
Seduced my landlord, broke in my home
G                               A
Don't get excited, why don't you leave me alone?

Chorus:
               Bm
You think I'll mess it up, mess it up,
                A   G
mess it up all for you
               Bm
You think I'll mess it up, mess it up, mess it up
     A   D
all for you
              Bm
You think I'm really, really, really
                               A     G
gonna really make your dreams come true
                  Em
Yeah, you say you really, really, really,
F#m                     G
really wanna hear the truth, oh

You shared my photos with all your friends
Yeah, you put them out there, well,
it don't make no sense
Oh, I said I'm sorry, mmm, I know it ended bad
You came to the right place,
baby, at the wrong time, it's kinda sad

Chorus:
You think I'll mess it up, mess it up,
mess it up all for you (All for you, yeah)
You think I'll mess it up,
mess it up, mess it up all for you
You think I'll dress it up,
dress it up, dress it up all for you (All for you)
You say you really, really,
really, really wanna hear the truth, yeah, yeah
You say you really, really,
really, really wanna hear the truth, yeah, c'mon

A
Really wanna hear it (Really wanna hear it)
                       G
Really wanna hear it, baby
Really wanna hear it
 A                                               G
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it, babe,
yeah

G
You asked the question
A
And I won't lie

Chorus:
Ain't gonna mess it up, mess it up,
mess it up all for you
Ain't gonna mess it up, mess it up,
really make your dreams come true
Ain't gonna wreck it up, wreck it up,
wreck it up all for you, oh, Lord
You say you really, really, really,
really wanna hear the truth, oh, oh, oh

A
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it
(Yeah, yeah)
G
Really wanna hear it, baby, yeah
A
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it
G
Really wanna hear the truth now,
really wanna hear the truth now
         A
(I just wanna be honest) Really wanna hear it,
really wanna hear it
           G
Wanna be, wanna be honest

Honest with you, baby
A
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it
(Yeah, don't get too excited)
G
Baby, no, no, no, no
A
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it
                                G
(Yeah, tell, I wanna tell the truth, tell the truth,
yeah, woo, yeah)
A                                          G
Really wanna hear it, really wanna hear it



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 It Up" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mess It Up" by The Rolling Stones.

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