[Intro – muted guitar, finger snaps, sparse] Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb [Verse 1 – hushed, close-mic'd, conversational] Cm Ab I overthink the text I haven't sent, Eb Bb You check the locks twice before we leave the tent, Cm Ab I cry at commercials, you go quiet for days, Eb Bb We're two broken compasses pointing different ways. [Verse 2] Cm Ab I say "I'm fine" when I'm falling apart, Eb Bb You say "I'm busy" when you're breaking your heart, Cm Ab My head is a crowd and your head is a wall, Eb Bb Somehow we still pick up when the other one calls. [Pre-Chorus – tension rising, almost spoken] Fm Ab And I know it's a lot, I know it's a mess, Bb But you don't ask me to be anything less. [Chorus – catchy, light harmonies, singalong] Eb Bb Maybe we're a pair of messes, you and me, Cm Ab Two cracked cups holding all that we can be, Eb Bb I've got my problems, baby, you've got yours, Ab Bb Funny how they fit like keys to different doors. [Verse 3 – stripped back, playful and honest] Cm Ab I hide your hoodie so you'll stay a while, Eb Bb You pretend you hate it but you hide a smile, Cm Ab We fight about nothing, then we laugh about why, Eb Bb Two scared kids with a lot of reasons to cry. [Pre-Chorus] Fm Ab And I know it's a lot, I know it's a mess, Bb But you don't ask me to be anything less. [Chorus – bigger, voice cracking on the high note] Eb Bb Maybe we're a pair of messes, you and me, Cm Ab Two cracked cups holding all that we can be, Eb Bb I've got my problems, baby, you've got yours, Ab Bb Funny how they fit like keys to different doors. [Bridge – nearly a cappella, then building] Ab Eb/G Nobody's perfect, nobody's clean, Fm Bb We're the worst-kept secret in the in-between, Ab Eb/G But when the night gets loud and the lights go low, Fm Bb You're the only mess I never want to let go. [Final Chorus – full energy, harmonies stacked] Eb Bb Maybe we're a pair of messes, you and me, Cm Ab Two cracked cups holding all that we can be, Eb Bb I've got my problems, baby, you've got yours, Ab Bb Eb And I'd rather have our trouble than anyone's perfect score. [Outro – guitar and snaps, whispered] Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb (two messes... one mattress)
