Bless This Mess


Thanks to "gweetster" for posting "weeds in the wheat" or i might never have gotten around to this. This is the same song with a few corrections here and there to the chords and chord placement. I've also included the intro... enjoy. Keep in mind all chords are in barre form in this song. Like gweetster, i have included the fret locations where they may be needed. David Bazan Bless This Mess Intro Bb - Bb7 Ab/G G G7 F God bless the man who stumbles G G7 F God bless the man who falls C(8th fret) C7 F G G7 F God bless the man who yields to temptation God bless the woman who suffers God bless the woman who weeps God bless the children trying her patience Bb(6th fret) Ab F# Trouble getting over it is what you’re in for Ab So pour yourself another Bb(6th fret) Ab Eb(11th fret) C#(9th fret) C/C# ‘Cause it’ll take a steady pair of hands Holy or unholy ghost Well now I can’t tell But either way you cut it You should get some distance if you plan To take a stand G G7 F God bless the house divided G G7 F God bless the weed in the wheat C(8th fret) C7 F G G7 G Bm God bless the lamp lit under a bushel Em(7th fret) A Dm G I discovered hell to be the poison in the well Cm F G7 G So I tried to warn the others of the curse Em(7th fret) A But then my body turned on me Dm G Cm F I dreamt that for eternity my family would burn Bb D Then I awoke, with a wicked thirst Verse Chords with woah woahs Bb Ab F# By my baby’s yellow bed I kissed her forehead Ab And rubbed her little tummy Bb Ab Eb(11th fret) Wondering if she’d soon despise the smell C# C#/C Bb Of the booze on my breath, like her mom Ab F# Ab Through a darkened mirror I have seen my own reflection Bb Ab And it makes me want to be a better man Eb(11th fret) D(10th fret) After another drink God bless the man at the crossroads God bless the woman who still can’t sleep God bless the history that doesn’t repeat