Mess Chords & Lyrics - Emily Kinney

CAPO 3

I got bru[C]ises on my body, scra[D]tches on my face

[C]Cookie crumbs, emp[D]ty bottles all over the place

A[C]nd my bathroom mirror seemed to[D] lose its shine

[C]When you leave you always leave [D]a little mess behind

[C]When you leave you always leave a l[D]ittle mess


O[C]h I am cleanin’ out my cupboards, dus[D]tin’ off my frames

[C]Scrub my mouth with soap so [D]I can’t whisper your name

[C]Sweeping 'round in circles, tr[D]yna’ get you off my mind

[C]When you leave you always leave [D]a little mess behind

[C]When you leave you always leave a lit[D]tle mess


[C]Your cigarette smell, br[D]oke leather jacket taste

[C]It lingers in the air, right i[D]n front of my face

[C]You’re like a bar marker star stamp [D]I can’t scrub off

[C]You’re like a tattered ankle bracelet [D]I can’t seem to unknot

[C]And if you want to come around, I[D]'m caught


[C]It’s so early in the morning, s[D]o late at night

[C]When you pull my hair and sta[D]rt a little play fight

[C]We are kissin’ in dark corners on y[D]our parents' floor

[C]The kind of love that makes my kn[D]ees and elbows sore

[C]The kind of love that makes me ju[D]st want more


[C]Your cigarette smell, br[D]oke leather jacket taste

[C]It lingers in the air, and it[D] stays all day

I g[C]ot a blue stained t-shirt, [D]my scratches bleed

[C]I’m sure everyone on the su[D]bway can see

[C]You make a mess, you ma[D]ke a mess of me


[C]Oh, I am usually so clean, b[D]aby usually so sharp

[C]But you always come around when [D]I’m about to fall apart

[C]I’m like a fragile house of cards and you[D]’re that small gust of wind

[C]Sweep by, quite the surprise, I’m [D]on the floor again

[C]Your cigarette smell, br[D]oke leather jacket taste

[C]It lingers in the air and it ne[D]ver goes away

[C]You’re like a bar marker star stamp [D]I can’t scrub off

[C]You’re like a tattered ankle bracelet I d[D]on’t wanna unknot

[C]And if you want to come around, I[D]'m caught

[C]And if you wanna get me down, [D]I’m got

[C]And if you wanna know how much, i[D]t's a lot


[C]Come over, come over, a[D]re we both in town

[C]Come over, come over, ‘cause [D]I want you around

[C]I want you, I want you, [D]to rip up my dress

[C]I want you, I want you to m[D]ake, me a mess

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