The Bangles

Mixed Messages(Bass guitar)

The Bangles

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Chorus 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-| 
       You're sending me    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work 
                                                                               through 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8--8-----10---10-/-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|-------10------------|---------------------| 
       Where the heart      which message is    coming truly from    you? 
                 lies  
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|--8--8-8---10--10-10-|---------------------|---------------------| 
E|-10--10-10--10-10-10-|---------------------|--8-x-8~----------0--|--8-x-8~----------0--| 

verse 1 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|---------------------|--8-x-8~----------8--|--10-x-10~--10-10-10-| 
E|--8-x-8~----------8--|--6-x-6~----------6--|---------------------|---------------------| 
     When I get            too close to you      I feel the fear       can almost hear it. 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---5-5-5-0-5-0-5-0---| 
E|--8-x-8~----------8--|--6-x-6~----------6--|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------| 
     Then you call me      late at night,        Can I be with you? 
                                      saying     
G|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|---5-0-5-0-5-5-5-0---| 
E|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------| 
     I wanna be with you? 

Chorus 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-| 
       You're sending me    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work 
                                                                               through 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8--8-----10---10-/-|---------------------| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|-------10------------|--5-5~-------5-5-7---| 
       Where the heart      which message is    coming truly from    you? 
                 lies  
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|--5-x-5~-----0-5-0---|--8------8-10----10--|---------------------|---------------------| 
E|---------------------|---------------------|--8-x-8~----------0--|--8-x-8~----------0--| 

verse 2 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------0---| 
E|--8-x-8~----------8--|--6-x-6~----------6--|--1-x-1~----------1--|--3-x-3~-----3-3-----| 
     You keep your        thoughts to yourself  To keep me guessing    we're understanding 
                                                            while 
G|------------------5--|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|--------------3/5----|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|--3------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-0-5-0---| 
E|---------------------|--6-x-6~----------6--|---5-0-5---5-0-5-----|---------------------| 
     Then you're gone for days on end and       Here we go again 
G|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---| 
E|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------| 
     Here we go  a  -     gain 

Chorus 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-| 
       You're sending me    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work 
                                                                               through 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8----8-8-8-8-8-8---| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------| 
      Where the heart      which message is     coming truly from     
                lies 
Solo 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8---10---|-/12~------8-8-10-10-| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|---------------------| 
          you? 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|--10-10-8------------|--------10-----------|---------------------| 
A|----------10-8-------|--8---10--10----10---|--8~--------10~------| 
E|---------------8h10--|------------------10-|---------------------| 

Bridge 
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| 
          I can't keep     bouncing around        cut me loose then       pull me in for a kiss 
                              like this,  You 
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--8------------------| 
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------|--8----8-------------|----------10~--------| 
E|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|---------------------|---------------------| 
      If you know what     want, I wish you         tell me               clear   ly. 
                   you 

verse 3 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|---------------------|---------------------|--8-x-8-8~-----------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| 
E|--8-x-8-8~-----------|--6-x-6-6~-----------|---------------------|---------------------| 
        Wonder why it      bothers me    I      wonder why, I         even wonder why? 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|------------------10-|--8--8-8-------8-----|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-------------8/10----|---------------------|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-0-5-0---| 
E|--8-x-8--------------|---------------------|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|---------------------| 
         If I had   a  -   nother lover, Well   Would it get to you? 
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|-----------------------|----------10/12-10---| 
A|---------------------|-----------------------|------8/10------- 10-| 
E|---5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10---------------| 
        Would I get         through? 

Chorus 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------12-8-10---| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|------------------10-| 
       This puzzlie of    mixed messages      mixed messages that   I can hardly work 
                                                                               through 
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|-----------10--10----|--8--8-----10--10----|--8--8-----10~-------|-----------10--10----| 
E|--8--8-10--------10--|-------10---------10-|---------------------|--8--8-10--------10--| 
       Where the heart      which message is    coming truly from    you? (You're sending 
                 lies  
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--10-10-8------------| 
A|--8--8-----10--10----|--8~--------8.--10/--|--12~------8-8-10-10-|----------10-8-------| 
E|-------10---------10-|---------------------|---------------------|---------------8h10--| 
   me) Mixed messages    Mixed messages that   I can barely work              Where the 
                                                           through 
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
D|--------10-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|--8---10--10----10---|--8~---------10~-----|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-----------------------| 
E|------------------10-|---------------------|-----------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10| 
    heart lies  which      coming truly from     you? 
            message is 
G|---------------------|---------------------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------| 
A|--8~---------10~-----|---8~----------------| 
E|---------------------|---------------------| 
    Aah        aah         aah... 

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| x - muted note 
| ~ - vibrato 
| / - slide up 
| . - stacatto 

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Written by Vicki Peterson

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