Gracie Abrams – Mess It Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Gracie Abrams – Mess It Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Mess It Up by Gracie Abrams on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
C
  Opened two double doors
                                  Am
Typical, pretty sure I could grow up
Probably chemical
                                 F
I took up walking to turn it all off
Doesn't feel bearable
Guess I thought when I left
              C
 it would all stop
Hmmm, it would all stop

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[Chorus 1]
      Am          F           C
Did I fall out of line when I called you?
       Am            F
When I told you "I'm fine"
          C
 you were lied to
          Am           F
How could I think that all that
   C             G/B
 I gave you was enough?
'Cause every time I get too
close I just go mess it up

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[Verse 2]
C
  Funny that didn't work (didn't work)
                                 Am
I could be anywhere, I'm on your block
Cynical (cynical), terrible (terrible)
                                F
Kicking myself with my gut in a knot
'Cause I heard that you're
(heard that you're), happier (happier)
Hope that you're sleeping wеll
             C
 knowing I'm not
I'm doing too much,
 hmm-hmm-hmm hmmmm-hmm

[Chorus 2]
      Am                       F
Did I fall (did I fall) out of line
                      C
 (out of line) when I called you?
(ah-ah-ah-ahhh-ah)
       Am
When I told (when I told) you
      F
"I'm fine" (you "I'm fine")
            C
you were lied to
 (I told you I'm lying)
          Am           F
How could I think that all that
   C             G/B
 I gave you was enough?
'Cause every time I get too close
I just go mess it up

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[Bridge]
Am
I keep thinking maybe if
     F
you let me back in
C
We can make it better,
 breakin' every habit
Am
Pull myself together,
            F
 you could watch it happen
C
Let it happen, let it happen
Am
I keep thinking maybe if
     F
 you let me back in
C
We can make it better,
 breakin' every habit
Am
Pull myself together,
          F
you could watch it happen
C
Let it happen, let it happen

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[Outro]
       Am                  F
(Did I fall ......... out of line)
       I keep thinking maybe
 if you let me back in
        C
(When I called you?)
        We can make it better,
 breakin' every habit
        Am
(When I told --
          F
 you "I'm fine")
        Pull myself together,
you could watch it happen
          C
(You were lied to, lied to)
          Let it happen
let it happen

           Am
(How could I
             F
think that all)
           I keep thinking maybe
 if you let me back in
        C
(That I gave you....
 was enough?)
        We can make it better,
 breakin' every habit
                     Am
('Cause every time I get --
                   F
too  close I  just
go mess it up)
Pull myself together,
you could watch it happen
C
Let it happen, let it happen

How to play Mess It Up: key, chords and progression

Mess It Up by Gracie Abrams keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: C, Am, F and G/B.

Most of the song cycles through C – Am – F – C (I – vi – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Mess It Up chords: questions

What key is Mess It Up in?

Mess It Up by Gracie Abrams is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Mess It Up?

Mess It Up uses 4 chords: C, Am, F, G/B.

What is the chord progression of Mess It Up?

The main progression is C – Am – F – C (I – vi – IV – I).

Is Mess It Up easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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