Mess Inside
The Mountain Goats
Continues after the ad
Key:
F -3- F -0- G -2-| -3- -1- -3-| -0- -0- -2-| -0- -2- -0-| -2- -3- -x-| -3- -x- -x-| Riff (I call this "Walk" in the tab...it's basically a bass note walk, but should be done with strumming):F F E|----0---0-----------3-----| B|----1---1-----------3-----| G|----0---0---0-------0-----| D|----2---0---0-------0-----| A|----3---2---0---2---2-----| E|----------------3---3-----|So here we go...Intro = FF We took a weekend, drove to Provo F -Walk- F The snow was white and fluffyF But a weekend in Utah won't fix what's wrong with usF And the grey sky was vast and real cryptic above me --- G F F -Walk- FContinues after the adI wanted you, to love me like you used to do ---F We took 2 weeks in the BahamasF Went out dancing every nightF Tried to fight the creeping sense of dread with temporal thingsF Most of the time I guess I feltG alright --- G F G F -Walk- F But I wanted you, to love me like you used to doF F But you cannot run, And you cannot hideF From the wreck we've made of ourF G F house, And the mess inside ---F We went down to New OrleansF One weekend in the SpringF Looked hard for what we'd lostF It was painful to admit it, but weG couldn't find a thing --- G F G F -Walk- F And I wanted you, to love me like you used to do ---F Went to New York City in SeptemberF Took a train out of Manhattan, to the Grand Army stopF Found that bench we'd sat together on a thousand years agoF When I felt such love for you IG thought my heart was gonna pop --- G F G F -Walk- F G F And I wanted you, to love me like you used to doF F But I cannot run, And I can't hideF From the wreck we've made of ourF G F house, And the mess inside