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Mixed Messages Bass

(ver. 1)
Bangles
Standard tune; 4/4; Key: C; 

[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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