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Mistake
Key: D, C, A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
      Dxx0232
      Cx32010
      Bx24442
   A/C#x476xx
      E022100
     Bmx24432
Intro:   D   C    B   A/C#    D   C    B  B(hold)
Verse 1:
As A/C#I    Dsift and drift
through bullshit
CThat Bplagues from day to day
    A/C#Would you Dever really 
notice I've Cgone aBway?
Chorus 1:
I'm over the Awall
Over the Ehill
Over at Dyour place
I'm Bmover the Asafetys
Over the Ephone calls
Over the Drage
CWhat a misBtakeA/C#  
Post Chorus:   D   C    B  
Verse 2:
When A/C#you've Dlost 
the stones to throw
It Cmeans I Bfound 
to make a fire
A/C#When all the Dlonely 
souls that say so Cget Bfired
Chorus 2:
I'm over the Awall
Over the Ehill
Over at Dyour place
I'm Bmover the Asafetys
Over the Ephone calls
Over the Drage
CWhat a misBtake
Breakdown:   D   C    B    A/C#x2
whoaa whoaa
Interlude:
What A/C#a misDtake
CWhat a misBtake
What A/C#a misDtake
         C     B  B(hold)
What a mistake
Chorus 3:
I've never been Alost
I've never been Efound
And it makes no 
Ddifference if I'm around
There's never been Awords
that never made Eactions
I've never made Dpromises
that I've never kept
Chorus 4:
I'm over the Awall
Over the Ehill
Over at Dyour place
I just can't seem 
to get out of this
APulling on the threads
I'm always Epulling
on the threads
I'm always Dpulling 
on the threads
I'm always
         C      B   A/C#     D   C    B  B(Hold)
What a mistake,  mistake
Outro:
So A/C#I    Dsift and drift
through bullshit
CThat Bplagues from day to day
    A/C#Would you Dever really 
                 C     B  B(hold)
notice I've gone away?

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Mistake

by Nickelback

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A/C#

Mistake

D C A

Key: , ,

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

xx0232

x32010

x24442

A/C#

x476xx

022100

x24432

D C B A/C# D C B B

Intro: (hold)

Verse 1:

A/C# D

As I sift and drift

through bullshit

C B

That plagues from day to day

A/C# D

Would you ever really

C B

notice I've gone away?

Chorus 1:

I'm over the wall

Over the hill

Over at your place

Bm A

I'm over the safetys

Over the phone calls

Over the rage

C B A/C#

What a mistake

D C B

Post Chorus:

Verse 2:

A/C# D

When you've lost

the stones to throw

C B

It means I found

to make a fire

A/C# D

When all the lonely

C B

souls that say so get fired

Chorus 2:

I'm over the wall

Over the hill

Over at your place

Bm A

I'm over the safetys

Over the phone calls

Over the rage

C B

What a mistake

D C B A/C#

Breakdown: x2

whoaa whoaa

Interlude:

A/C# D

What a mistake

C B

What a mistake

A/C# D

What a mistake

C B B

(hold)

What a mistake

Chorus 3:

I've never been lost

I've never been found

And it makes no

difference if I'm around

There's never been words

that never made actions

I've never made promises

that I've never kept

Chorus 4:

I'm over the wall

Over the hill

Over at your place

I just can't seem

to get out of this

Pulling on the threads

I'm always pulling

on the threads

I'm always pulling

on the threads

I'm always

C B A/C# D C B B

(Hold)

What a mistake, mistake

Outro:

A/C# D

So I sift and drift

through bullshit

C B

That plagues from day to day

A/C# D

Would you ever really

C B B

(hold)

notice I've gone away?

About Mistake Chords by Nickelback

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