Fess Up When You Mess Up chords by
Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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C

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Verse 1

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G

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Fess up when you mess up,

there's no need to lie

C

C

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Yeah, fess up when you mess up,

G

G

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there's no need to lie

D

D

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Oh, sweet baby,

C

C

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you can kiss your life goodbye

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

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The rent was short, a hundred or so

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C

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You said you spent it down

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G

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C

C

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at the corner store

G

G

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You said you bought some liquor,

Gm

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you said you bought a snack

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G

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I see it in your eyes that

Gm

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you've been buying crack

C

C

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Fess up when you mess up,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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there's no need to lie

C

C

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Yeah, fess up when you mess up,

G

G

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there's no need to lie

D

D

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Oh, sweet baby,

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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you can kiss your life goodbye

G

G

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You came home with a smell

Gm

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G

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that was strange to me

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Said you was pumping

Gm

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gas and drinking

Chinese tea

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G

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I sniffed around your collar,

I got up in your face

What you've been doing, baby,

Gm

Gm

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is a terrible disgrace

C

C

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Fess up when you mess up,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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there's no need to lie

C

C

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Yeah, pass up when you mess up,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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there's no need to lie

D

D

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Oh, sweet baby,

C

C

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you can kiss your life goodbye

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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E

E

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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G

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C

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G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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I

G

G

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waited and waited for you to come home

Gm

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I kept the fires burnin' and

your seafood dinner warm

G

G

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You said the boss had kept you

Gm

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G

G

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to do some overtime

Take an inventory and the stuff

A

A

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Gm

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C

C

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won't even mine

Fess up when you mess up

G

G

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There's no need to lie

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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Yeah, fess up when you mess up

G

G

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There's no need to lie

D

D

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Goodbye, oh, baby,

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C

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you can kiss your life goodbye

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Well,

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C

C

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G

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fess up when you mess up

C

C

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G

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Fess up when you mess up

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C

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Fest up when you mess up

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G

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Fest up when you mess up

D

D

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Oh, sweet baby,

C

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G

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you can kiss your life goodbye

You

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Chords

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The original key of Fess Up When You Mess Up by Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women is A major.

The primary chords used in Fess Up When You Mess Up are A, D, E, Am, F#, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Fess Up When You Mess Up is approximately 128 beats per minute.

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