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No Mistakes

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These are the correct chords for this beautiful Song. I wondered why they were 
The original starts some tones up like c#m / A / E /E
Somewhere in this world the german "H" is your "B"
And the german "B" (half a tone down from "H") is your Bb
So when I write "Hm" I mean "H minor", barré second fret. Okay? :-)
F#mThe sDummer is gAone I cAan't believe
F#mIt weDnt so faAstA  
F#mWhy do oDnly the cAold and loAnely times
GSeeGm to DlastD  
F#mNow itD's late at nAight I watcAh you sleepin, 
F#mI wanna wDake you uApA  
F#mAnd tDell you Im sAorry, thoAugh I know
GI canG't maF#mke it upF#m  
AI made my F#mmistakes now baby
HmBut I did the Dbest I could
AIt takes what it F#mtakes and sometimes
HmIt takes longer tDhan it should
ATo just live the F#mkind of life that
We Hmboth have been dreaminDg of
GThere are no mistDakes Ein lovF#meD  A  A  
F#mI walDk through a Afire iAn my dreams
F#mJust to Dpull you AthroughA  
F#mBut whDen Im awAake somehAow it seems
GIm juGst so hDard on Dyou
F#mBaby Da cAhange has Agot to come
F#mAnd DI can't AseeA  
F#mAfteDr anotAher winAter's gone
GWell wGho's gonna Hmrescue mHme
AI made my F#mmistakes now baby
HmBut I did the Dbest I could
AIt takes what it F#mtakes and sometimes
HmIt takes longer tDhan it should
ATo just make the F#mchoices that
We Hmboth have been dreaminDg of
GThere are no mistDakes Ein lovF#meD  A  A  
CThe nights are much cGolder now
AI feel the nEeed to have you near
DMaEybe we could sDtart all Eover
AI feel a change in the aEirF#m  D  A  A  

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No Mistakes

by Patty Smyth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

These are the correct chords for this beautiful Song. I wondered why they were

The original starts some tones up like c#m / A / E /E

Somewhere in this world the german "H" is your "B"

And the german "B" (half a tone down from "H") is your Bb

So when I write "Hm" I mean "H minor", barré second fret. Okay? :-)

F#m D A A

The summer is gone I can't believe

F#m D A A

It went so fast

F#m D A A

Why do only the cold and lonely times

G G D D

Seem to last

F#m D A A

Now it's late at night I watch you sleepin,

F#m D A A

I wanna wake you up

F#m D A A

And tell you Im sorry, though I know

G G F#m F#m

I can't make it up

A F#m

I made my mistakes now baby

Hm D

But I did the best I could

A F#m

It takes what it takes and sometimes

Hm D

It takes longer than it should

A F#m

To just live the kind of life that

Hm D

We both have been dreaming of

G D E F#m D A A

There are no mistakes in love

F#m D A A

I walk through a fire in my dreams

F#m D A A

Just to pull you through

F#m D A A

But when Im awake somehow it seems

G G D D

Im just so hard on you

F#m D A A

Baby a change has got to come

F#m D A A

And I can't see

F#m D A A

After another winter's gone

G G Hm Hm

Well who's gonna rescue me

A F#m

I made my mistakes now baby

Hm D

But I did the best I could

A F#m

It takes what it takes and sometimes

Hm D

It takes longer than it should

A F#m

To just make the choices that

Hm D

We both have been dreaming of

G D E F#m D A A

There are no mistakes in love

C G

The nights are much colder now

A E

I feel the need to have you near

D E D E

Maybe we could start all over

A E F#m D A A

I feel a change in the air

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