Switchfoot - Mess of Me

      

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 MESS OF ME (EARLY DEMOS) SWITCHFOOT

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 Tuning:Drop D tuning(D-A-D-G-B-E)
 
 This is from their bonus disc "Building A Hurricane".
 
 There are three recordings that make up this song. I will mark the beginning
 of each recording.
 
 RECORDING 1
 
 You play this riff twice for the intro, eight times for the verse, and on
 the chorus, two guitars play this riff six times.

 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------|X[10]
 A|------------10--10--10--10--10--10------8-\-5-/-8-------8---8---|
 E|0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
 

 ~VERSE~
 I can almost taste it the blood is off my hands
 What was locked up in the basement has now been born again
 I can almost taste it fighting for my life
 I've been fighting for my life, oh won't that be a surprise'
 ~CHORUS~
 I've made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me
 I've made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive
 Alive alive alive alive alive alive
 NOTE:It starts fading out on the fifth "alive".
 
 RECORDING 2
 
 Jon is talking with the band about changing some of the lyrics, and he
 strums D5 three times.
 He plays the beginning riff twice, and then goes into the chords.
 
 D5 A#5 
   

 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 D|7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 A|5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1---1 1-1-|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 There ain't no drug There ain't no drug
 
 F5 A5 
   

 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------|7---7|
 D|3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|7---7|
 A|3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|5---5|
 D|3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|-----|
 

 There ain't no drug No drug to make me well
 NOTE:Starts fading out
 RECORDING 3

 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------|X[4]
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|0---0-0---0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0---0-0---0---|
 

 I am my own affliction
 I am my own disease
 There ain't no cure that they could sale
 There ain't no drug to make me well there ain't no drug

 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------|X[4]
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|0---0-0---0---0---0---0---5-8---0---0-0---0---0---0---0---5-8---|
 

 I've made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me
 I've made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive
 I've made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me
 I've made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive
 The rest of my life alive
 
 Guitar one plays the beginning riff, and guitar two plays D5 with this
 pattern.
 
 / / / / / / / / /X(2)
 
 ~VERSE~
 We lock our souls in cages
 Play the beginning riff once.
 NOTE:Starts fading out.
 
 This tab should be 100% correct, but if you find something wrong, you can
 leave a comment, so I can fix it.
 I think their old version of mess of me, is just as good as the version they
 settled with. But it is true that this version has more of the Oh! Gravity
 feel.
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