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Beautiful Mistake

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[Intro]
Intro Solo on bottom strings
e-3--2----0--3----5---5h7-0-|
B-------3-------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Em  D   C
[Verse]
CAnd the Photo EmStillsD  C  
In your wallet with the unEmpaid biDllsC  
And you show it like it meEmans somethingD  C  
You could never know the pEmain it bringsD  C  
[Chorus]
CAnd then here you Amare
Standing in our dCrive
When Dabsence suits you Ambest
Your letters and your cCards
With nDo return addrCess
CNow you come around
GNow you come around
AmYour familiar sounds
WFe are your beautiful
WFe are your beautiful mistake
[INstrumental]
Em  D   C
[Verse]
Waiting for this dEmayD  C  
Well I memorized the thiEmngs I'd sayD  C  
How you broke her when you dEmisappearedD  C  
[Chorus]
How I hear her Amsay
"You'd make your father Cproud."
It ecDhoes through the Amyears
As if I could forgCet aDll a mother's tCears
CNow you come around
GNow you come around
AmYour familiar sounds
FWe are your beautiful mistake
CNow you come around
GNow you come around
FBack to this town
FWe are your beautiful
FWe are your beautiful mistEmakeC  D  Em  D  G  
[BRIDGE]
EmNo, don't say a Dword
LGeave while you still Emcan
Put oCut your liAmght
Now I guess you're gCoing
A fiDgure through the Amdoor
And your taillights fadCed
Like twDenty years befCore
[Outro]
CNow you come around
GNow you come around
AmYour familiar sounds
FWe are your beautiful mistaCke
CNow you come around
GNow you come around
AmI still hear your sounds
FWe are your beautiful
FWe are your beautiful mistaEmkeD  C  
CWe are  We AreEm  D  G  C  
CWe Are We EmAreD  C  
CWe Are
Your beutiEmful mistakeD  C  
Your beutiEmful mistakeD  C  
Em  D  C
Em D C

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Beautiful Mistake

by Better Than Ezra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Intro Solo on bottom strings

e-3--2----0--3----5---5h7-0-|

B-------3-------------------|

G---------------------------|

D---------------------------|

A---------------------------|

E---------------------------|

Em D C

[Verse]

C Em D C

And the Photo Stills

Em D C

In your wallet with the unpaid bills

Em D C

And you show it like it means something

Em D C

You could never know the pain it brings

[Chorus]

C Am

And then here you are

Standing in our drive

D Am

When absence suits you best

Your letters and your cards

D C

With no return address

Now you come around

Your familiar sounds

We are your beautiful

We are your beautiful mistake

[INstrumental]

Em D C

[Verse]

Em D C

Waiting for this day

Em D C

Well I memorized the things I'd say

Em D C

How you broke her when you disappeared

[Chorus]

How I hear her say

"You'd make your father proud."

D Am

It echoes through the years

C D C

As if I could forget all a mother's tears

Now you come around

Your familiar sounds

We are your beautiful mistake

Now you come around

Back to this town

We are your beautiful

F Em C D Em D G

We are your beautiful mistake

[BRIDGE]

Em D

No, don't say a word

G Em

Leave while you still can

C Am

Put out your light

Now I guess you're going

D Am

A figure through the door

And your taillights faded

D C

Like twenty years before

[Outro]

Now you come around

Your familiar sounds

F C

We are your beautiful mistake

Now you come around

I still hear your sounds

We are your beautiful

F Em D C

We are your beautiful mistake

C Em D G C

We are We Are

C Em D C

We Are We Are

We Are

Em D C

Your beutiful mistake

Em D C

Your beutiful mistake

Em D C

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