Makin A Mess chords by Skid Row

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
E
T-bone Billy just a singin' the blues
D
Caught his lady with another man
A              G
Lit up a smoke and did some talkin'
          E
With the back of his hand....Smack!

E
She started shakin', started losing her mind
      D
But he was kicking back and playing it cool
A

Signed her walkin' papers
       G       E
Took the 5: 15 to Kalamazoo

Pre Chorus:
A
Sing for your supper,
Em
Nobody rides for free
D                B
Eat your heart out, I'll send it C.O.D.

Chorus:
E       F#   G
One, two baby what you do
A
Three, four let me show you the door
G             F#    F   Em
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
E           F#  G
Five, six take your last licks
A
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
G              F#   F    Em
You're better off dead than makin a mess of me

Verse 2:
E                   D
Now Billy-boy's out havin' a ball playin' fiddle at the local bar
A               G      E
Dark shades, cool kicks, he's Hollywood Blvd.
E
Slick Daddy and his fat cigar sayin':
D
"Sign along the dotted line!"
A
He shook his head and said:
G                 E
"All I need is this fiddle of mine!"

Pre Chorus:
A
Sing for your supper,
Em
Nobody rides for free
D                      B
Take your big time I’ll take care of m-m-m-me!

Chorus:
E       F#   G
One, two baby what you do
A
Three, four let me show you the door
G             F#    F   Em
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
E           F#  G
Five, six take your last licks
A
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
G              F#   F    Em
You're better off dead than makin a mess of me

G
When trouble came knockin'
D             E
Billy kept rockin' like this…

Pre Chorus:
A
Sing for your supper,
Em
Nobody rides for free
D                      B
Take your big time I’ll take care of m-m-m-me!

Chorus:
E       F#   G
One, two baby what you do
A
Three, four let me show you the door
G             F#    F   Em
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
E           F#  G
Five, six take your last licks
A
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
G              F#   F    Em
You're better off dead than makin a mess of me