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Cage the Elephant - Mess Around

Key 0
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Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for B
Chord diagram for E 
      
 
 Tuning: Standard
 
 Intro:

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0---------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
 

 
 Verse
 
 ************************************
 | /\ up
 | \/ down
 ************************************
 
 PS: for each chord, strum pattern goes \/, /\, \/, /\; /\, \/, /\; /\, \/, /\; /\, \/.

 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 

 
 PS: for each chord, strum pattern goes \/, \/, /\; except for E, which has 2 more strums after the first 3
 ones: /\, \/.
 
 A B E 
    

 e|-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-2-2-2-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 G|-2-2-2-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 PS: this time, for both A and B chords, strum pattern goes \/, /\, \/, /\; With the third strum being
 harder. The E chord remains the same.
 
 A B E 
    

 e|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
 

 
 Second verse:
 
 1st guitar:

 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
 

 
 2nd guitar:

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-5\2p0-------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-5\2p0-------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-5-7-5h7-7-5h7---2p0---------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-5h7p5-7-5h7p5-7-5h7p5\2p0---------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
 B|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
 G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
 D|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
 A|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12\3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
 

 
 Solo:

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------13-------------13----13h15-13----------15p12---------13-----------|
 G|-9-14h16----16~-9-14h16----16----------14b16/19-------9-14h16----16~-------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12/14b15\12-17~----------------------15-17-19-17h19p17----15h17~----------|
 G|-------------16~-12b14-12/14b16pbr-16-------------------16-----------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----15-17-19-17h19p17\15--------15-17-19-17p15-------------16b17-----------|
 E|-16----------------------16~-16----------------16-16/18b19-16----13b14-----|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------15-17-19-17h19p17----15h17~----15-17-19-17h19p17\15-----------|
 E|-15b16pbr-16-------------------16--------16----------------------16~-------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----15-17-19-17h19p17----15h17~-17b19br17~-15h17~-17b19br17~----15-17-17~--|
 E|-16-------------------16-------------------------------------16------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-17b19br17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Source: http://www.azchords.com/c/cagetheelephant-tabs-43121/messaround1-tabs-868768.html

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