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                             MAKE A MISTAKE - Brad Paisley
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Tuning: Standard
     C=   x32010                                Abdim=   4x343x
    Am=   xx7555 or x02210                 Fm/      B=   x23111
    C9=   x32333                                    F=   133211
  Ddim=   x5676x                                Fmaj7=   133210
   G/B=   x2000x                                   E7=   022130
A     =   SEE TAB                          Gm        =   SEE TAB
Fm    =   SEE TAB                          ?1        =   xxx350
INTRO (see seperate intro tab)
       C          Abdim         Am  Fm/    B          Am         C9  F  
You overthink things you say, what if we're not meant to be?
DdimYou know AmwhatAbdim? So   Amwhat!
Fmaj7Make a mistake with G/Bme.
       C         Abdim          Am  Fm/     B           Am       C9  F  
Nobody goes through this life and does everything perfectly.
 DdimWe're all gonna Amfail, Abdimso you might as Amwell,
Fmaj7Make a mistake G/Bwith Cme.
E7Sometimes baby, Amwhen we take
 E7A chance that has Amthis much at stake.
 AWe look back and in hindsight,
AmWhat seemed Gmwrong looks Fmmore like Abdimright.
        C        Abdim          Am  Fm/      B        Am         C9  F  
So I say worst case, we'll be left with lots of good memories.
DdimThis chance we Amhave, Abdimwell its worth Amthat.
So Fmaj7make a mistake G/Bwith Cme.
DdimI'm tellin' Amyou, Abdimright thing to Amdo,
            F     C   G/B           F?1   ?2 
Is make a mistake,   make a mistake,
              F    G/B?3
Make a mistake with me.
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     A                    Am    Gm   Fm   Abdim
E--------------------------8\---5\---3\-----------|
B--1/2-1/2-3-5/8-5/7-5-3--10\---3\---1----5-3-----|
G--------------------------9\---3\---1----4-4-4---|
D--1/2-1/2-4-5/9-5/7-5-4--10\-x-5\-x-3\-x-3--3----|
A-----0---0-0-0-0---0-0------x----x----x----------|
E------------------------------------------4------|
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Make A Mistake

by Brad Paisley

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Abdim

Ddim

Fmaj7

G/B

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MAKE A MISTAKE - Brad Paisley

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Tuning: Standard

C Abdim

= x32010 = 4x343x

Am Fm B

= xx7555 or x02210 / = x23111

C9 F

= x32333 = 133211

Ddim Fmaj7

= x5676x = 133210

G/B E7

= x2000x = 022130

A = SEE TAB Gm = SEE TAB

Fm = SEE TAB ?1 = xxx350

INTRO (see seperate intro tab)

C Abdim Am Fm B Am C9 F

You overthink things you say, what if we're not meant to be?

Ddim Am Abdim Am

You know what? So what!

Fmaj7 G/B

Make a mistake with me.

C Abdim Am Fm B Am C9 F

Nobody goes through this life and does everything perfectly.

Ddim Am Abdim Am

We're all gonna fail, so you might as well,

Fmaj7 G/B C

Make a mistake with me.

E7 Am

Sometimes baby, when we take

E7 Am

A chance that has this much at stake.

We look back and in hindsight,

Am Gm Fm Abdim

What seemed wrong looks more like right.

C Abdim Am Fm B Am C9 F

So I say worst case, we'll be left with lots of good memories.

Ddim Am Abdim Am

This chance we have, well its worth that.

Fmaj7 G/B C

So make a mistake with me.

Ddim Am Abdim Am

I'm tellin' you, right thing to do,

F C G/B F

?1 ?2

Is make a mistake, make a mistake,

F G/B

Make a mistake with me.

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A Am Gm Fm Abdim

E--------------------------8\---5\---3\-----------|

B--1/2-1/2-3-5/8-5/7-5-3--10\---3\---1----5-3-----|

G--------------------------9\---3\---1----4-4-4---|

D--1/2-1/2-4-5/9-5/7-5-4--10\-x-5\-x-3\-x-3--3----|

A-----0---0-0-0-0---0-0------x----x----x----------|

E------------------------------------------4------|

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