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Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bb-   x13331
 F-    133211
 Gm-   355333
 Eb-   x68886
 Dm-   xx0231
 Bb/D- x587xx
Intro:
You have sixteen
new messages
First new message
Why do I even bother
calling you It's been
like sixteen times
today I know you've
seen the line So
stop ignoring me
 Eb   Bb   F   Gmx2
Verse 1:
I made a Ebcritical
misBbtake in a Fmomentary
Gmlapse of EbjudgementBb  F  Gm  
Now you've Ebcalled me
up aBbgain to reFmind
me of the Gmways
I've Ebfucked upBb  F  Gm  
Verse 2:
So then EbI'll
take all the Bbblame
It Fall just feels
the Gmsame And we Ebmove
on   Bb    F    GmThen I sEbcrew
it up aBbgain Are you
Fnoticing a Gmtrend Should
I Ebgo on?   Bb    F    GmSo I said
Chorus 1:
EbI could Bbbe everyFthing
you Gmneed If Ebyou could
Bblearn to be Fsomeone
Gmelse EbI could Bbtry and
aFbridge the Gmdistance
EbYou'd be Bbthinking
aFbout yourGmselfEb  Bb  
It's the Gmway you
Fwant the world
to Ebbe   BbIt's
the Gmway you Fwant
the world to be
Verse 3:
I'm the Ebsinner you're
the Bbsaint You will
Falways have your
Gmway Will you Eblet go?Bb  F  Gm  
But when a Ebcynic and
a sBbnake Come toFgether
it could Gmtake a EbmiracleBb  F  Gm  
Verse 4:
But it Ebonly lasts
so Bblong I Fknow it
won't be Gmlong until
I sEbcrew up   Bb    F    GmCould
we sEbtart it all aBbgain
And Fgo back to Gmwhen
we were Ebboth wrongBb  
Cause we're Fboth
wrong  GmSo I said
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
And it Ebalways seemed
too Dmperfect to be
Gmtrue There's nothing
Fperfect about me and
Ebyou And I Bb/Dtried to
see the Gmbest But I
saw right Fthrough you
And I Ebknow I could be
Bb/Dbetter But you Gmwon't
let me forFget That
it Ebalways seemed so
Bb/Dperfect when I Gmplayed
it in my Fhead
Verse 5:
You made a Ebcritical
misBbtake in a Fmomentary
Gmlapse of EbjudgementBb  F  Gm  
Now I'm Ebwalking out
that Bbdoor Like Fall
the times beGmfore
Guess I Ebfucked upBb  F  Gm  
So I said
Chorus 2:
EbI could Bbbe everyFthing
you Gmneed If Ebyou could
Bblearn to be Fsomeone
Gmelse EbI could Bbtry and
aFbridge the Gmdistance
EbYou'd be Bbthinking
aFbout yourGmselfEb  Bb  
It's the Gmway you
Fwant the world
to Ebbe   BbIt's
the Gmway you Fwant
the world to be
EbI could Bbbe everyGmthing
you Fneed If Ebyou could
Bb          Gm      F(hold)
learn to be someone else

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Critical Mistake

by Neck Deep

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x13331

- 133211

- 355333

- x68886

- xx0231

Bb/D

- x587xx

Intro:

You have sixteen

new messages

First new message

Why do I even bother

calling you It's been

like sixteen times

today I know you've

seen the line So

stop ignoring me

Eb Bb F Gm

Verse 1:

I made a critical

Bb F

mistake in a momentary

Gm Eb Bb F Gm

lapse of judgement

Now you've called me

Bb F

up again to remind

me of the ways

Eb Bb F Gm

I've fucked up

Verse 2:

So then I'll

take all the blame

It all just feels

Gm Eb

the same And we move

Bb F Gm Eb

on Then I screw

it up again Are you

F Gm

noticing a trend Should

Eb Bb F Gm

I go on? So I said

Chorus 1:

Eb Bb F

I could be everything

Gm Eb

you need If you could

Bb F

learn to be someone

Gm Eb Bb

else I could try and

F Gm

abridge the distance

Eb Bb

You'd be thinking

F Gm Eb Bb

about yourself

It's the way you

want the world

Eb Bb

to be It's

Gm F

the way you want

the world to be

Verse 3:

I'm the sinner you're

the saint You will

always have your

Gm Eb Bb F Gm

way Will you let go?

But when a cynic and

Bb F

a snake Come together

Gm Eb Bb F Gm

it could take a miracle

Verse 4:

But it only lasts

Bb F

so long I know it

won't be long until

Eb Bb F Gm

I screw up Could

Eb Bb

we start it all again

F Gm

And go back to when

Eb Bb

we were both wrong

Cause we're both

wrong So I said

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

And it always seemed

too perfect to be

true There's nothing

perfect about me and

Eb Bb/D

you And I tried to

see the best But I

saw right through you

And I know I could be

Bb/D Gm

better But you won't

let me forget That

it always seemed so

Bb/D Gm

perfect when I played

it in my head

Verse 5:

You made a critical

Bb F

mistake in a momentary

Gm Eb Bb F Gm

lapse of judgement

Now I'm walking out

Bb F

that door Like all

the times before

Eb Bb F Gm

Guess I fucked up

So I said

Chorus 2:

Eb Bb F

I could be everything

Gm Eb

you need If you could

Bb F

learn to be someone

Gm Eb Bb

else I could try and

F Gm

abridge the distance

Eb Bb

You'd be thinking

F Gm Eb Bb

about yourself

It's the way you

want the world

Eb Bb

to be It's

Gm F

the way you want

the world to be

Eb Bb Gm

I could be everything

F Eb

you need If you could

Bb Gm F(hold)

learn to be someone else

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