C                    D
I got bruises on my body, scratches on my face 

C                 D
Cookie crumbs, empty bottles all over the place

 C                              D
And my bathroom mirror seemed to lose its shine

C                               D
When you leave you always leave a little mess behind 

C                                  D
When you leave you always leave a little mess



 C                                    D
Oh I am cleanin’ out my cupboards, dustin’ off my frames

C                           D
Scrub my mouth with soap so I can’t whisper your name

C                             D
Sweeping 'round in circles, tryna’  get you off my mind

C                               D
When you leave you always leave a little mess behind

C                                    D
When you leave you always leave a little mess



C                       D
Your cigarette smell, broke leather jacket taste

C                             D
It lingers in the air, right in front of my face

C                                   D
You’re like a bar marker star stamp I can’t scrub off

C                                     D
You’re like a tattered ankle bracelet I can’t seem to unknot

C                                D
And if you want to come around, I'm caught



C                              D
It’s so early in the morning, so late at night

C                            D
When you pull my hair and start a little play fight

C                                  D
We are kissin’ in dark corners on your parents' floor 

C                                D
The kind of love that makes my knees and elbows sore

C                                D
The kind of love that makes me just want more



C                       D
Your cigarette smell, broke leather jacket taste

C                            D
It lingers in the air, and it stays all day

   C                          D
I got a blue stained t-shirt, my scratches bleed

C                          D
I’m sure everyone on the subway can see

C                      D
You make a mess, you make a mess of me 



C                           D
Oh, I am usually so clean, baby usually so sharp 

C                               D
But you always come around when I’m about to fall apart

C                                        D
I’m like a fragile house of cards and you’re that small gust of wind

C                                 D
Sweep by, quite the surprise, I’m on the floor again



C                       D
Your cigarette smell, broke leather jacket taste

C                              D
It lingers in the air and it never goes away

C                                   D
You’re like a bar marker star stamp I can’t scrub off

C                                        D
You’re like a tattered ankle bracelet I don’t wanna unknot

C                                D
And if you want to come around, I'm caught

C                             D
And if you wanna get me down, I’m got

C                                D
And if you wanna know how much, it's a lot



C                      D
Come over, come over, are we both in town

C                            D
Come over, come over, ‘cause I want you around

C                       D
I want you, I want you, to rip up my dress

C                          D
I want you, I want you to make, me a mess