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My Greatest Mistake

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Simple Barre Chord Diagram:
 Ab- 466544
 Bb- 688766
 Bbm- 113321
 G- 355433
 Gm- 355333
[Intro Fill]
e|---------------------------------C70--0-0---|
B|---------------------------------1--1-1---|
G|---------------------------------3--3-3---|
D|-----0---------0---------0-------2--2-2---|
A|---3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3--3-3---|
E|-1---------2---------3-----------x--x-x---|
[Verse 1]
My Fgreatest mistake Cwas Ffalling in loFmve
Falling in love Abwith GyouC  D  
My Gmgreatest mistake Dwas Gmdreaming of you
DAnd Gthinking my dreams would come Ctrue
[Chorus 1]
It was Feasy to see
You Bbnever loved me
Though I Ghoped and I prayed
Some Cday it could be
[Chorus 2]
My Fgreatest mistake
AMy Dgreatest heartache
DmWas GmFalling in loGve Cwith Fyou
[Instrumental Bridge]
e|---------------------------------C70--0-0---|
B|---------------------------------1--1-1---|
G|---------------------------------3--3-3---|
D|-----0---------0---------0-------2--2-2---|
A|---3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3--3-3---|
E|-1---------2---------3-----------x--x-x---|
[Spoken Verse]
  FDarlin', you know my Cgreatest mistake, Fwas fallin' in love
And I mean,  Fmfallin' in love with a beautiful Abgal like youG  
You know, DI made aGmnother mistake; know what that was? DJust..Gmdreamin' of you
And bein' foolish eDmnough to think Gthat all my dreams was bound to come Ctrue
[Spoken Chorus 1]
You know, it should have been easy for Fme to see
That honey child, you never loved meBb  
'Course, I hoped and I prayedG  
That maybe some day, it could beC  
[Chorus 2]
My Fgreatest mistake
AMy Dgreatest heartache
DmWas GmFalling in loGve Cwith FyoBbmuC  F  

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My Greatest Mistake

by The Ink Spots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Simple Barre Chord Diagram:

- 466544

- 688766

Bbm

- 113321

- 355433

- 355333

[Intro Fill]

e|---------------------------------0--0-0---|

B|---------------------------------1--1-1---|

G|---------------------------------3--3-3---|

D|-----0---------0---------0-------2--2-2---|

A|---3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3--3-3---|

E|-1---------2---------3-----------x--x-x---|

[Verse 1]

F C F Fm

My greatest mistake was falling in love

Ab G C D

Falling in love with you

Gm D Gm

My greatest mistake was dreaming of you

D G C

And thinking my dreams would come true

[Chorus 1]

It was easy to see

You never loved me

Though I hoped and I prayed

Some day it could be

[Chorus 2]

My greatest mistake

A D

My greatest heartache

Dm Gm G C F

Was Falling in love with you

[Instrumental Bridge]

e|---------------------------------0--0-0---|

B|---------------------------------1--1-1---|

G|---------------------------------3--3-3---|

D|-----0---------0---------0-------2--2-2---|

A|---3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3--3-3---|

E|-1---------2---------3-----------x--x-x---|

[Spoken Verse]

F C F

Darlin', you know my greatest mistake, was fallin' in love

Fm Ab G

And I mean, fallin' in love with a beautiful gal like you

D Gm D Gm

You know, I made another mistake; know what that was? Just..dreamin' of you

Dm G C

And bein' foolish enough to think that all my dreams was bound to come true

[Spoken Chorus 1]

You know, it should have been easy for me to see

That honey child, you never loved me

'Course, I hoped and I prayed

That maybe some day, it could be

[Chorus 2]

My greatest mistake

A D

My greatest heartache

Dm Gm G C F Bbm C F

Was Falling in love with you

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