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 G#m7 4x4400 F#m7 2x2200 A 577600 B 799800 F#7 242322 Intro e---12-------12----12\11\9\----4-----4---4/5/7-------| B------12-------12---------------0-----0-------------| G---------13-------13\11\9\--------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----12\11\9\----4-----4-----4-----4---| B------12-------12---------------0-----0-----0-----0-| G---------13-------13\11\9\--------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 E You?ve got the best of both worlds G#m7 F#m7 You?re the kind of girl who can take down a man A B And lift him back up again E G#m7 You are strong, but you?re needy, humble but you?re greedy F#m7 A B And based on your body language and shouted cursive I?ve been reading E G#m7 Your style is quite selective, but your mind is rather reckless F#m7 A B Well, I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is. Pre-Chorus A B Hey, what a beautiful mess this is. A B It?s like picking up trash in dresses Chorus E G#m7 Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write F#m7 A B Kind of turn themselves into knives E G#m7 And don't mind my nerve you can call it fiction F#m7 A B F#7 Cause I like being submerged in your contradictions dear A F#7 A Cause here we are, here we are Interlude e---12-------12----12\11\9\----4-----4---4/5/7-------| B------12-------12---------------0-----0-------------| G---------13-------13\11\9\--------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 G#m7 Although you were biased I love your advice F#m7 A B Your comebacks they?re quick and probably have to do with your insecurities E G#m7 There?s no shame in being crazy, depending on how you take these F#m7 A B Words that paraphrasing this relationship we?re staging Pre-Chorus A B And it?s a beautiful mess, yes it is A B It?s like, we are picking up trash in dresses Chorus E G#m7 Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say F#m7 A B Kind of turn themselves into blades E G#m7 And the kind and courteous is a life I?ve heard F#m7 A B But it?s nice to say that we played in the dirt F#7 A F#7 A Cause here, here we are, Here we are Bridge E G#m7 F#m7 A B Here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are E G#m7 F#m7 A B Here we are, here we are, here we are, we?re still here Pre-Chorus A B And what a beautiful mess this is A B It?s like taking a guess when the only answer is yes Chorus E G#m7 And through timeless words in priceless pictures F#m7 A B We?ll fly like birds not of this earth E G#m7 And tides they turn and hearts disfigure F#m7 A B But that?s no concern when we?re wounded together E G#m7 And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts F#m7 A B But it?s nice today, oh the wait was so worth it Outro e-----12-------12--12\11\9\----4-----4---4/5/7------| B--------12----------------------0-----0------------| G-----------13-----13\11\9\--------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--12\11\9\----5-----5-----5-----5----| B------12-----x----------------0-----0-----0-----0--| G---------13-----13\11\9\--------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---------------|