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Mistakes We Should Have Made

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Intro: G  
[Verse 1]
C/GYou look at me through your Dred glasses
C/GWhile the yellow cab Dwaits
C/GWe've been thinking 'bout Dour soulmatesBm  
Too C/GlongBm  
Let's take a night C/Goff
                   G,D,C/G...G,D,C/G
Admit they're gone
[Verse 2]
C/GNot everybody gets to feel tDhis way
C/GNot everybody gets stuck so Dbad
C/GWe've been talking 'bout who Dwe hadBm  
Too mC/GuchBm  
Let's cut to the bC/Gone
                   G,D,C/G
Let's give it up
[Chorus]
If we C/Gstart Gright Dnow, we can GfigDure C/Gout
The C/Gmistakes Gwe Dshould Ghave C/Gmade
We can C/GhypGnoDtize all our GwandeDring C/Geyes
With the C/Ggames Gwe Dshould Ghave C/Gplayed
The C/Gmistakes Gwe Dshould Ghave Amade
G,D,C/G
[Verse 3]
C/GI wanna burn it Ddown to rubble
C/GI want my future deDlayed
C/GI wanna make sure Dall my acesBm  
Get C/GplayedBm  
A firework's gotta' C/Gcrack before it fades
G,D,C/G
[Verse 4]
It's the C/Gone night we're keeping Doff the books
C/GThe one night that we can Dstand accused
C/GThe one night that we Dhave to loseBm  
ConC/GtrolBm  
Let's settle the C/Gbill
Let's rock n' roll
G,D,C/G
[Chorus]
If we C/Gstart Gright Dnow, we can GfigDure C/Gout
The C/Gmistakes Gwe Dshould Ghave C/Gmade
We can C/GhypGnoDtize all our GwandeDring C/Geyes
With the C/Ggames Gwe Dshould Ghave C/Gplayed
The C/Gmistakes Gwe Dshould Ghave mAade
[Bridge]
All of this Amnonsense, past-tense Bmliving
All this Chigh rent, soul bent Bmexistence
All these Amnight shift, "what if" Bmquestions
All these Amtaboo, rearview Bmobsessions
[Chorus]
If we C/Gstart Gright Dnow, we can GfigDure C/Gout
The C/Gmistakes Gwe Dshould Ghave C/Gmade
We can C/GhypGnoDtize all our GwandeDring C/Geyes
With the C/Ggames Gwe Dshould Ghave C/Gplayed
The C/Gmistakes Gwe Dshould Ghave Amade
G,D,C/G...G,D,C/G

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Mistakes We Should Have Made

by Dawes

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C/G

Intro:

[Verse 1]

C/G D

You look at me through your red glasses

C/G D

While the yellow cab waits

C/G D Bm

We've been thinking 'bout our soulmates

C/G Bm

Too long

C/G

Let's take a night off

G,D,C/G...G,D,C/G

Admit they're gone

[Verse 2]

C/G D

Not everybody gets to feel this way

C/G D

Not everybody gets stuck so bad

C/G D Bm

We've been talking 'bout who we had

C/G Bm

Too much

C/G

Let's cut to the bone

G,D,C/G

Let's give it up

[Chorus]

C/G G D G D C/G

If we start right now, we can figure out

C/G G D G C/G

The mistakes we should have made

C/G G D G D C/G

We can hypnotize all our wandering eyes

C/G G D G C/G

With the games we should have played

C/G G D G A

The mistakes we should have made

G,D,C/G

[Verse 3]

C/G D

I wanna burn it down to rubble

C/G D

I want my future delayed

C/G D Bm

I wanna make sure all my aces

C/G Bm

Get played

C/G

A firework's gotta' crack before it fades

G,D,C/G

[Verse 4]

C/G D

It's the one night we're keeping off the books

C/G D

The one night that we can stand accused

C/G D Bm

The one night that we have to lose

C/G Bm

Control

C/G

Let's settle the bill

Let's rock n' roll

G,D,C/G

[Chorus]

C/G G D G D C/G

If we start right now, we can figure out

C/G G D G C/G

The mistakes we should have made

C/G G D G D C/G

We can hypnotize all our wandering eyes

C/G G D G C/G

With the games we should have played

C/G G D G A

The mistakes we should have made

[Bridge]

Am Bm

All of this nonsense, past-tense living

C Bm

All this high rent, soul bent existence

Am Bm

All these night shift, "what if" questions

Am Bm

All these taboo, rearview obsessions

[Chorus]

C/G G D G D C/G

If we start right now, we can figure out

C/G G D G C/G

The mistakes we should have made

C/G G D G D C/G

We can hypnotize all our wandering eyes

C/G G D G C/G

With the games we should have played

C/G G D G A

The mistakes we should have made

G,D,C/G...G,D,C/G

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