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This Mess Were In

PJ Harvey
Tab
4.3(36)

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Song

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1)[Intro]

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D -222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-3s555-555-55-3s555-555-55---|

A -000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-3s555-333-33-3s555-555-55---|

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G --------------------------10101010-10101010-7777-7777-------------------------|

D -222-222-222-222-222-222--10101010-10101010-7777-7777-222-222-222-222-222-222-|

A -000-333-333-000-333-333--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--5555-5555-000-333-333-000-333-333-|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -10101010-10101010-7777-7777-------------------------------------------------|
D -10101010-10101010-7777-7777-222-222-222-222-222-222-------------------------|
A -8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--5555-5555-000-333-333-000-333-333-------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2)[Verse]

Can you hear them? The helicopters I'm in new york No need for words now

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D -222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-3s555-555-55-3s555-555-55---|

A -000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-3s555-333-33-3s555-555-55---|

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We sit in silence You look me In the eye directly You met me

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D -222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-----|

A -000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-000-333-333-----|

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I think it's wednesday The evening The mess we're in and Aaah...

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D -3s555-555-55-3s555-555-55-222-222-222-222-222-222---------------------------|
A -3s555-333-33-3s555-555-55-000-333-333-000-333-333---------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3)[Chorus]

The city sun set over me

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G -10101010-10101010-7777-7777-------------------------------------------------|
D -10101010-10101010-7777-7777-222-222-222-222-222-222-------------------------|
A -8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--5555-5555-000-333-333-000-333-333-------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This chorus is played twice, then comes another verse and so on and so on...

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