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A Beautiful Mess
Jason Mraz

[Intro] D F#m Em G A F#m7 E|---12-----12---12-11-9/--4-----4---4-5-7-| B|-----12-----12-------------4-----4-------| G|-------13--------------------4-----------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-0-----------------------4---------------| Em7 G A E|--2-----2---2-----2---5----5------7-----7---| B|----2-----2---2-----2---5----5-------7----7-| G|-------2---------2---------6------------8---| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-2-----------2------------------------------| D You’ve got the best of both worlds F#m Em You’re the kind of girl who can take down a man G A And lift him back up again D F#m You are strong, but you’re needy, humble but you’re greedy Em G A And based on your body language and shouted cursive i’ve been reading D F#m Your style is quite selective, but your mind is rather reckless Em G A Well, I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is G A Hey, what a beautiful mess this is G A It’s like picking up trash in dresses D F#m Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write Em G A Kind of turn themselves into knives D F#m And don't mind my nerve you can call it fiction Em G A E 'Cause i like being submerged in your contradictions dear G E G D 'Cause here we are, here we are ( D F#m7 Em7 G A ) D F#m Although you were biased i love your advice Em G A Your comebacks they’re quick and probably have to do with your insecurities D F#m There’s no shame in being crazy, depending on how you take these Em7 G A Words that paraphrasing this relationship we’re staging G A And it’s a beautiful mess, yes it is G A It’s like, we are picking up trash in dresses D F#m Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say Em G A Kind of turn themselves into blades D F#m And the kind and courteous is a life i’ve heard Em G A But it’s nice to say that we played in the dirt E G E7 G Cause here, here we are, here we are D F#m Em G A Here we are, here we are, here we are, here we are D F#m Em G A Here we are, here we are, here we are, we’re still here G A And what a beautiful mess this is G A It’s like taking a guess when the only answer is yes D F#m And through timeless words in priceless pictures Em G A We’ll fly like birds not of this earth D F#m And tides they turn and hearts disfigure Em G A But that’s no concern when we’re wounded together D F#m And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts Em G A But it’s nice today, oh the wait was so worth it ( D F#m Em G A )