The Mess Inside Chords by The Mountain Goats

Tempo:
113.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

F#

Em

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The Mountain Goats - The Mess Inside [2001] chords
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[F#] [G]
We took a weekend, drove to Provo.
white and fluffy.
in Utah won't fix what's wrong with us.
sky was vast and real cryptic above me.
wanted you [C] to love me like you used to do.
We took two weeks in the Bahamas.
Went out dancing every night.
100%  ➙  113BPM
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
F#
134211112
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn The Mountain Goats - (Remastered) The Mess Inside chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, D, G, C and G in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. With an eye on the song's key G# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We took a weekend, drove to Provo.
_ _ _ [C] _ Snow was white and fluffy.
_ [G] _ _ But a weekend in Utah won't fix what's wrong with us.
[C] _ The gray sky was vast and real cryptic above me.
[D] I _ wanted you _ _ [C] to love me like you used to do.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
We took two weeks in the Bahamas.
_ _ _ [C] _
Went out dancing every night.
_ _ _ [G] _
Tried to fight the creeping sense of dread with temporal [C] things.
Most of the time I [D] guess I felt alright.
But [C] I _ wanted [D] you to _ [G]
love me like you used [C] to do.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But you cannot run _ _
_ [C] _ and you cannot hide
from [G] _ _ the wreck we've made of our house
and [C] _ from the [G] mess [D] inside. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We went down to New Orleans one [C] _ _ weekend in the spring. _
_ [G] _ _ Looked hard for what we lost. _
[C] It was painful to admit it, but we [D] couldn't find a thing.
[C] I _ wanted [D] you _ [G] to love me like you used to [C] do. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We went to New York City in September. _
_ [C] Took the train out of Manhattan to the Grand Army Stop.
[G] Found that bench we sat together on a thousand years ago.
[C] When I felt such love for you I thought [D] my heart was gonna pop.
[C] I _ [D] wanted you _ _ [G] to love me like you used [C] to do. _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But I cannot run and _ [C] _ _ I cannot _ hide
[G] _ from the wreck we've made of our house
and [C] from the mess [D] inside. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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Among the tracks on the album All Hail West Texas, written by John Darnielle, this one stands out.

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