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Big Mistake

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[Verse]
CShow me the best that you gEmot, and I'll show you one bAmetterF  
CShow me your reddest rEmose, and I'll show you one rAmedderF  
CTell me a dirty jEmoke, and I'll laugh it off lAmightlyF  
CIf I tell you a dirty jEmoke, you might not Amlike me F  
[Chorus]
CEveryone gets to Emmake one big mAmistakeF  
And if you're waCitin' on me
Well, I gEmuess you're gonna have to wAmait
[Bridge]
CTi-time-timing is everything if yEmou've got nothin' but tAmimeF  
And a lCie don't mean nothin' if noEmbody knows when you're lAmyingF  
So lCie when you do, Emlie when you don't
AmLie when you didn't, lFie till you lie, lie, lie, lCie
They're wEmonderin' if anAmybody else is lFying 
[Chorus]
CEveryone gets to Emmake one big mAmistakeF  
And if you're waCitin' on me
Well, I gEmuess you're gonna have to wAmaitF  
'Cause I'm sCavin' mine up for a vEmery, very special dAmayF  
When I can fCuck it all up in the mEmost spectacular wAmayF  
CEveryone gets to Emmake one big mAmistakeF  
And if you're waCitin' on me
Well, I gEmuess you're gonna have to wAmait
And wFait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait 
CEveryone gets to Emmake one big mAmistakeF  
And if you're waCitin' on me
Well, I gEmuess you're gonna have to wAmaitF  
'Cause I'm sCavin' mine up for a vEmery, very special dAmayF  
When I can fCuck it all up in the mEmost spectacular wAmayF  
[Verse]
CShow me the best that you gEmot, and I'll show you one bAmetterF  
CShow me your reddest rEmose, and I'll show you one rAmedderF  
CTell me a dirty jEmoke, and I'll laugh it off lAmightlyF  
CIf I tell you a dirty jEmoke, you might not Amlike me F  

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Big Mistake

by Tim Fite

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[Verse]

C Em Am F

Show me the best that you got, and I'll show you one better

C Em Am F

Show me your reddest rose, and I'll show you one redder

C Em Am F

Tell me a dirty joke, and I'll laugh it off lightly

C Em Am F

If I tell you a dirty joke, you might not like me

[Chorus]

C Em Am F

Everyone gets to make one big mistake

And if you're waitin' on me

Em Am

Well, I guess you're gonna have to wait

[Bridge]

C Em Am F

Ti-time-timing is everything if you've got nothin' but time

C Em Am F

And a lie don't mean nothin' if nobody knows when you're lying

C Em

So lie when you do, lie when you don't

Am F C

Lie when you didn't, lie till you lie, lie, lie, lie

Em Am F

They're wonderin' if anybody else is lying

[Chorus]

C Em Am F

Everyone gets to make one big mistake

And if you're waitin' on me

Em Am F

Well, I guess you're gonna have to wait

C Em Am F

'Cause I'm savin' mine up for a very, very special day

C Em Am F

When I can fuck it all up in the most spectacular way

C Em Am F

Everyone gets to make one big mistake

And if you're waitin' on me

Em Am

Well, I guess you're gonna have to wait

And wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait

C Em Am F

Everyone gets to make one big mistake

And if you're waitin' on me

Em Am F

Well, I guess you're gonna have to wait

C Em Am F

'Cause I'm savin' mine up for a very, very special day

C Em Am F

When I can fuck it all up in the most spectacular way

[Verse]

C Em Am F

Show me the best that you got, and I'll show you one better

C Em Am F

Show me your reddest rose, and I'll show you one redder

C Em Am F

Tell me a dirty joke, and I'll laugh it off lightly

C Em Am F

If I tell you a dirty joke, you might not like me

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