SWITCHFOOT - MESS OF ME - CIFRA

Mess Of Me

Switchfoot

COMPOSERS: JON FOREMAN & TIM FOREMAN

PRODUCERS: SWITCHFOOT; MIKE ELIZONDO & ROB CARVALHO

ÁLBUM: HELLO HURRICANE

LABEL: ATLANTIC

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2009

"Mess of Me" is a song written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot and was the lead single from their seventh studio album, Hello Hurricane. It was shipped to Modern Rock/Alternative, Mainstream rock, and Active rock radio formats, while a music video was sent to all applicable outlets.

The song was initially called "I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning," a track Switchfoot demoed during pre-production sessions for Hello Hurricane with Charlie Peacock. It had a more funk feel and had a different sound, though the opening riff was preserved all the way until the final version of the song. This early demo version has since made its way onto the bonus disc, Building a Hurricane.

The song was first performed live at the Big Ticket Festival in Michigan on June 18, 2009, and has since become a regular in Switchfoot's live setlist throughout the 2009 summer festival touring season and beyond.

I am my own affliction

I am my own disease

There ain't no drug that they can sell

There ain't no drug to make me well

There ain't no drug

There ain't no drug

It's not enough

The sickness is myself

- Chorus –

I've made a mess of me

I want to get back the rest of me

I've made a mess of me

I want to spend the rest of my life alive

We lock our souls in cages

We hide inside our shells

It's hard to free the ones you love

When you can't forgive yourself

- Chorus –

I've made a mess of me

I want to reverse this tragedy

I've made a mess of me

I want to spend the rest of my life alive

Switchfoot

Mess Of Me

Tom: G

Intro 4x:

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G|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
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( Em )
I am my own affliction
I am my own disease
There ain't no drug that they can sell
There ain't no drug to make me well

Em
There ain't no drug
Em
There ain't no drug
Em
It's not enough
Em
The sickness is myself

Refrão:
Em
I've made a mess of me
C
I want to get back the rest of me
G
I've made a mess of me
Bm
I want to spend the rest of my life alive
Em
I've made a mess of me
C
I want to get back the rest of me
G
I've made a mess of me
Bm                                    Em
I want to spend the rest of my life alive
Bm                Em
rest of my life alive

Intro 2x: Em

We lock our souls in cages
We hide inside our shells
It's hard to free the ones you love
When you can't forgive yourself

Em
There ain't no drug
Em
There ain't no drug
Em
It's not enough
Em
The sickness is myself

Refrão:
Em
I've made a mess of me
C
I want to get back the rest of me
G
I've made a mess of me
Bm
I want to spend the rest of my life alive
Em
I've made a mess of me
C
I want to get back the rest of me
G
I've made a mess of me
Bm                                    Em
I want to spend the rest of my life alive
Bm                Em
rest of my life alive

( Em )

AHHHHHHOOOOO!

 There ain't no drug
 There ain't no drug
 There ain't no drug
No drugs to make me well

 There ain't no drug
 It's not enough
 We're breaking up
The sickness is myself
The sickness is myself

Em
I've made a mess of me
C
I want to get back the rest of me
G
I've made a mess of me
Bm
I want to spend the rest of my life alive
Em
I've made a mess of me
C
I want to get back the rest of me
G
I've made a mess of me
Bm                                    Em
I want to spend the rest of my life alive
Bm                Em
rest of my life alive

( Em )

• Bm

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  X24432
• C

  123

  X32010
• Em

  12

  022000
• G

  123

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