Artist: Jason Mraz Song: A Beautiful Mess Tuning: Standard Tabbed based on Live at Mix 106.5 - 040408 "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46nKYtxyM7g&feature=PlayList&p=697DA0D6BDD67176&index=13" plus minute changes myself. I prefer to keep the 1st 2 strings (e & B) open for chords A & B. (: Chords: E (022100@1) 022100 G#m7 4x4400 F#m7 2x2200 A (x02220@1) 577600 B (x2444x@1) 799800 F#7 242322 Intro e---12-------12----12119----4-----4---4/5/7-------| B------12-------12---------------0-----0-------------| G---------13-------13119--------4-----------------| D------------------------------------------7/9-------| A----------------------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------4-----------4-----------| e---2-----2-----2-----2-----5-----5/7--7-------------| B-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------| G-------2-----------2-----------6------8-------------| D----------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------0--------------------------| E-2-----------2------------------------7-------------| e---12-------12----12119----4-----4-----4-----4---| B------12-------12---------------0-----0-----0-----0-| G---------13-------13119--------4-----------4-----| D----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------4-----------4-----------| e---5-----5-----5-----5/7--7-------------------------| B-----0-----0-----0----------------------------------| G-------6-----6-----6------8-------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------| A-0--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------7-------------------------| Verse 1 EYou've (022100@1)got the best of both worlds G#m7 (131141@4) F#m7 (131141@2) You're the kind of girl who can take down a man A (x02220@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)lift him back up again E (022100@1) G#m7You (131141@4)are strong, but you're needy, humble but you're greedy F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)based on your body language and shouted cursive I've been reading E (022100@1) G#m7Your (131141@4)style is quite selective, but your mind is rather reckless F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BWell, (x2444x@1)I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is. Pre-Chorus A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) Hey, what a beautiful mess this is. A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) It's like picking up trash in dresses Chorus E (022100@1) G#m7Well (131141@4)it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BKind (x2444x@1)of turn themselves into knives E (022100@1) G#m7And (131141@4)don't mind my nerve you can call it fiction F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) F#7Cause (242352@1)I like being submerged in your contradictions dear A (x02220@1) F#7 (242352@1)A (x02220@1) Cause here we are, here we are Interlude e---12-------12----12119----4-----4---4/5/7-------| B------12-------12---------------0-----0-------------| G---------13-------13119--------4-----------------| D------------------------------------------7/9-------| A----------------------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------4-----------4-----------| e---2-----2-----2-----2-----5-----5/7--7-------------| B-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------| G-------2-----------2-----------6------8-------------| D----------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------0--------------------------| E-2-----------2------------------------7-------------| Verse 2 E (022100@1) G#m7Although (131141@4)you were biased I love your advice F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BYour (x2444x@1)comebacks they're quick and probably have to do with your insecurities E (022100@1) G#m7There's (131141@4)no shame in being crazy, depending on how you take these F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BWords (x2444x@1)that paraphrasing this relationship we're staging Pre-Chorus A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) And it's a beautiful mess, yes it is A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) It's like, we are picking up trash in dresses Chorus E (022100@1) G#m7Well (131141@4)it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BKind (x2444x@1)of turn themselves into blades E (022100@1) G#m7And (131141@4)the kind and courteous is a life I've heard F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)it's nice to say that we played in the dirt F#7 (242352@1) A (x02220@1) F#7 (242352@1) ACause (x02220@1)here, here we are, Here we are Bridge E (022100@1) G#m7 (131141@4) F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BHere (x2444x@1)we are, here we are, here we are, here we are E (022100@1) G#m7 (131141@4) F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BHere (x2444x@1)we are, here we are, here we are, we're still here Pre-Chorus A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) And what a beautiful mess this is A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) It's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes Chorus E (022100@1) G#m7And (131141@4)through timeless words in priceless pictures F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BWe'll (x2444x@1)fly like birds not of this earth E (022100@1) G#m7And (131141@4)tides they turn and hearts disfigure F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)that's no concern when we're wounded together E (022100@1) G#m7And (131141@4)we tore our dresses and stained our shirts F#m7 (131141@2) A (x02220@1) BBut (x2444x@1)it's nice today, oh the wait was so worth it Outro e-----12-------12--12119----4-----4---4/5/7------| B--------12----------------------0-----0------------| G-----------13-----13119--------4----------------| D------------------------------------------7/9------| A---------------------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------4-----------4----------| e---2-----2-----2-----2-----5-----5-----7-----7-----| B-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G-------2-----------2-----------6-----------8-------| D---------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------0-------------------------| E-2-----------2-----------------------7-------------| e---12--------x--12119----5-----5-----5-----5----| B------12-----x----------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G---------13-----13119--------6-----------6------| D---------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------| E-0------------------------5-----------5------------| e---4-----4----4--5--4---2-----2----0---------------| B-----0-----0------------------4----0---------------| G-------4------4--6--4---2-----2----1---------------| D------------------------------4----2---------------| A------------------------------2----2---------------| E-4------------4---------2-----2----0---------------|
