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Ellis Paul - Sweet Mistakes 
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* This is my interpretation and work. This is how I hear it and   *
* play it. It is intended only as a tool to learn. So there!      *
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Tabbed and Chorded by Deguello 2009
Off of the Shallow Hal Soundtrack
Feel free to add and if you want me to fix something email me at code347*remove*@gmail.com
Acoustic
Capo 3rd
Ellis Paul - Sweet Mistakes 
Intro
 Am   C   G   F- Arpeggio
AmPop tChe cork, a champagne glass
GRaise to Fthe future, drink to the past
AmThanCk the Lord for the friends he cast,
GIn the play he wrotFe for you.
AmAnd if you love the Cgirl man, light up a torch
GBlaze a trail to her frFont porch
AmKiss her till your lips Care scorched
GTil the rain comes doFwn on you
Chorus
AmBless your sweet mistCakes,
GThat crumble you down to your Fknees.
AmThat brought you to this Cplace
GChanging you by degrees...
No Chord                            F
When change was just what you needed...
FWhat you needed...
Arpeggio  Am   C   G   F  
AmSo if you live your life in a Cthree piece suit,
GIn a cocktail dress, or cFombat boots
AmYou pick Cyour path and you walk your truth
GAnd the world will come roFund to you.
AmIt's a long strange ride, CI can't tell you why
GBut there's a place in your pockFet where peace can abide
AmYou pCull it out, it's a compass, a guide
GAnd it will put a little Fsoul on you.
Chorus
Am C G F
Continue with  Am   C   G  F  
And in this wild blue world
There is a soul weavin' fine feelin' girl
But you've got to walk in paradise to find a pearl
If you only believe,
You'll get what you need... what you needed...
AmConCquGer Fyour fear and you'll master the game,
Life is always and never the same.
Use a little faith to light the flame ,
And I know you'll connect to you.
Chorus
Am C G F
AmPop CtGhe Fcork, a champagne glass
Raise to the future, drink to the past
Thank the Lord for the friends he cast,
In the play he wrote for you.
Deguello -2009-

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Sweet Mistakes

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Ellis Paul - Sweet Mistakes

*******************************************************************

* This is my interpretation and work. This is how I hear it and *

* play it. It is intended only as a tool to learn. So there! *

*******************************************************************

Tabbed and Chorded by Deguello 2009

Off of the Shallow Hal Soundtrack

Feel free to add and if you want me to fix something email me at code347*remove*@gmail.com

Acoustic

Capo 3rd

Ellis Paul - Sweet Mistakes

Intro

Am C G F

- Arpeggio

Am C

Pop the cork, a champagne glass

G F

Raise to the future, drink to the past

Am C

Thank the Lord for the friends he cast,

G F

In the play he wrote for you.

Am C

And if you love the girl man, light up a torch

G F

Blaze a trail to her front porch

Am C

Kiss her till your lips are scorched

G F

Til the rain comes down on you

Chorus

Am C

Bless your sweet mistakes,

G F

That crumble you down to your knees.

Am C

That brought you to this place

Changing you by degrees...

No Chord F

When change was just what you needed...

What you needed...

Am C G F

Arpeggio

Am C

So if you live your life in a three piece suit,

G F

In a cocktail dress, or combat boots

Am C

You pick your path and you walk your truth

G F

And the world will come round to you.

Am C

It's a long strange ride, I can't tell you why

G F

But there's a place in your pocket where peace can abide

Am C

You pull it out, it's a compass, a guide

G F

And it will put a little soul on you.

Chorus

Am C G F

Continue with

And in this wild blue world

There is a soul weavin' fine feelin' girl

But you've got to walk in paradise to find a pearl

If you only believe,

You'll get what you need... what you needed...

Am C G F

Conquer your fear and you'll master the game,

Life is always and never the same.

Use a little faith to light the flame ,

And I know you'll connect to you.

Chorus

Am C G F

Pop the cork, a champagne glass

Raise to the future, drink to the past

Thank the Lord for the friends he cast,

In the play he wrote for you.

Deguello -2009-

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