This Mess We're In original guitar chords by
Pj Harvey
Thom Yorke

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Key: A minor•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Verse 1

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Can you hear them?

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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The he licopters?

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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I'm in New York

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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No need for words now

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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We sit in silence

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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You look me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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In the eye directly

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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You met me

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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I think it's Wednesday

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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The evening

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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The mess we're in and

Chorus 1

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh) The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh)

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Night and day)

Verse 2

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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I dream of

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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making love

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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To you now, baby

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Love-making on-screen

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Impossible dream

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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And I have seen

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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The sunrise Over the river

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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The freeway

G

G

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F

F

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Reminding of

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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this mess we're in and

Chorus 2

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh) The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh)

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Interlude 1

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh)

Chorus 3

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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me (Oh)

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(What were you)

Verse 3

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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wanting? (What was it you wanted?)

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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I just want to say (..just wanna say)

Am

Am

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(Don't ever change)

C/G

C/G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Don't ever change now, baby

(and thank you)

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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And thank you

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(I don't think we will meet again)

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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I don't think we will meet again

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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You must leave now

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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before the sunrise

(and the city landscape)

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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above skyscrapers

F

F

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(Sweat on my skin)

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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the sin and this mess we're in and

Chorus 4

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh) The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh)

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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(Oh)

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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me (Oh)

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The city sun set over me

Am

Am

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C/G

C/G

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Am9

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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D ₄

G ₄

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E ₁

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D ₂

G ₂

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B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

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E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

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E ₃

E ₂

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C ₃

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Chords

Am
C/G
Dm
C
F
G
Gsus4
Am9

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The original key of This Mess We're In by PJ Harvey, Thom Yorke is A minor.

The primary chords used in This Mess We're In are Am, C, Dm, F, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, C, Dm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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