Switchfoot - Mess of Me

      
 
 Switchfoot
 Mess of Me
 Hello Hurricane
 
 This is for the official studio version of the song.
 *Chords are listed at end of song
 
 Riff 1

 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------|
 A|------12-12-12-12-12-12b---10----10---10-10----|
 E|--0---------------------------12--------------0|
 

 
 for bend^: bend 1/4 step and back (very quick, hardly sounds like a bend)
 bit cooler.
 
 Riff 3 (R3)

 e|---------|
 B|--12-----|
 

 G|--14b16--|

 D|---------|
 A|---------|
 E|---------|
 

 
 Intro ?? Riff 1 4x
 
 Verse 1
 Riff 1
 I am my own affliction
 Riff 1
 I am my own disease
 Riff 1
 There ain't no drug that they could sell
 Riff 1
 Ah, there ain't no drug to make me well
 
 Pre-Chorus 1
 Riff 2
 There ain't no drug
 There ain't no drug
 Riff 2
 It's not enough
 The sickness is myself
 
 Riff 2 (R2) (uses some sort of delay, not sure how many times he picks notes)

 e|------------------------|
 B|------------------------|
 G|------------------------|
 D|-5------4------4------2-|
 

 
 Chorus
 Guitar 1
 Em                 
 I made a mess of me
   C5                           G5 
 I wanna get back the rest of me
 
 I've made a mess of me
   B5                                Em 
 I wanna spend the rest of my life alive
 
 I've made a mess of me
 
   C5                           G5 
 I wanna get back the rest of me
 
 I've made a mess of me
   B5                                C5 
 I wanna spend the rest of my live alive
 B5 Riff 1 x2
 The rest of my life alive
 
 Guitar 2 (this is actually the keyboard player Jerome's part,but if you want to do it on guitar
 here's the tab)

 e|------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8----5----12----10----8----5----12----10----8----7--|
 G|------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 

 play each note rapidly -- one note for each chord in chorus.
 
 Riff 1 x2
 
 Verse 2
 Riff 1
 We lock our souls in cages
 Riff 1
 We hide inside our shells
 R3 Riff 1
 It's hard to free the ones you love
 Riff 1
 Oh when you can't forgive yourself
 
 Yeah forgive yourself
 
 Pre-Chorus 2
 R2
 There ain't no drug
 There ain't no drug
 R2
 There ain't no drug
 The sickness is myself
 
 Chorus 2:
 Em                 
 I made a mess of me
   C5                           G5 
 I wanna get back the rest of me
 
 I've made a mess of me
   B5                                Em 
 I wanna spend the rest of my life alive
 
 I've made a mess of me
   C5                        G5 
 I wanna reverse this tragedy
 
 I've made a mess of me
   B5                                C5 
 I wanna spend the rest of my live alive
     B5                   
 The rest of my life alive
 
 Interlude:
 
 Guitar 1
 Em 
  
 Guitar 2
 
 B---15: bend whole step

 B---14: bend 1/2 of a step B---15----------| bend 3/4 of a step
 B---11: bend 1/4 of a step B---16----------| bend whole step
 e|------------------------- ----------------|
 B|--15^-----14^-----11^---- --15b--16b18----|
 G|------12------11------10- ----------------|
 D|------------------------- ----------------|
 A|------------------------- ----------------|
 E|------------------------- ----------------|
 

 
 Bridge
 
 There ain't no drug
 There ain't no drug
 There ain't no drug
 No drug to make me well
 There ain't no drug
 It's not enough
 I'm breaking up
 The sickness is myself
 
 The sickness is myself
 
 Guitar 1, palm muted (weird picking pattern, might take time to get used to)

 A|------------------------|
 E|-0??-00--0--0--0--00--0--| x12 then when Jon says ??self?? the first time, hit one open E.
 

 
 Guitar 2 (starts at first ??there ain't no drug??)

 E|--------------------- ---------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------- ---------------------------------------|
 G|----12-14-14-b16-[x2] ??--12-14-14b16--14??-14-14-12-11--------|
 D|-14------------------ 14------------------------------14-----|
 A|--------------------- ---------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------- ------------------------------------0--|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|
 G|----12-14-14-b16-------12-14-14-b16-----|
 D|-14-------12-b14----14------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------------|
 B--------------------------------------|
 G--??-12-14-14b16--14??--14-12-11----12/-|
 D-14----------------------------14-----|
 A--------------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------------|
 

 
 Chorus 2
 Outro - Em
 
 *Chords Used
 Em C5 G5 B5 
     

 e|-------------------|
 B|-------------------|
 G|---(9)--(9)(4)-(8)-|
 D|--2(9)--10--5---9--|
 A|--2(7)--10--5---9--|
 E|--0(0)---8--3---7--|