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Complete Mess chords by 5 Seconds of Summer (Official Version)

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D
Am
G
Am7
C

Intro 1

D

Am

G

D

Verse 1
D 
Caught up in Heaven,
Am 
but your Heaven ain't the same
G 
D 
And I've never been a saint, have I?
This evanescence
Am 
always fleeting like a flame
G 
D 
But I'm never one to change, am I?
Am 
Call it a lesson when I feel you slide away
G 
D 
And I'm missing out on half my life

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Chorus 1

D

Am7

Oh, you make me complete

C

You make me complete

D

You make me a complete mess

Am7

Oh, you make me complete

C

You make me complete

D

You make me a complete mess

Interlude 1

D

Am

G

D

Verse 2
D 
Hang on to moments
Am 
like they'll never drift away
G 
D 
'Cause you'll never get to say goodbye
I ask no questions
Am 
as your colors take their hold
G 
D 
As my darkness turns to gold inside
I learned my lesson
Am 
when I felt you slip away
G 
D 
And I'm missing out on half my life

Chorus 2
D 
Am7 
Oh, you make me complete
C 
You make me complete
D 
You make me a complete mess
Am7 
Oh, you make me complete
C 
You make me complete
D 
You make me a complete mess

Solo 1

D

Am

G

D

[Slide]

D

Am

G

D

Verse 3

D

Caught up in Heaven

Am

but your Heaven ain't the same

G

D

But I've never been a saint, have I?

Chorus 3
D 
Am7 
Oh, you make me complete
C 
You make me complete
D 
You make me a complete mess
Am7 
Oh, you make me complete
C 
You make me complete
D 
You make me a complete mess

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D
Am
G
Am7
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: D majorBPM: 82

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Complete Mess by 5 Seconds Of Summer, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Complete Mess the way 5 Seconds Of Summer intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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