Honest Mistake
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Em
A perfect picture of embarrassment
C
steadying my shaking hands
G
wrapped around a glass again
D
and look at me now
Em
I am choking on my medicine
C
those same pills by my fathers bed
G
now I need them too
D Em
come to think of it I can’t think of anyone that doesn’t use
[Pre-Chorus]
C
There’s something in the water
G
something swimming in my drink
D
There is plastic in our oceans
Em
There is plastic in my dreams
C
I’m a fading belle in the harshest light
G
clawing at the sky
D Em
as all your stars hang over me tonight
[Chorus]
C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D Em
to love you in such an ugly kind of way
C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D C
to believe a single word that you’d say
[Verse 2]
Em
I wish you’d deal your words more carefully
C
can’t you see that i’m down and out
G
I appreciate your honesty
D Em
but my whole world is fingernails clinging to your balcony
C G
I wish your words didn’t hurt but they do
D Em
I wish I wasn’t quite so frightened of the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
C
There’s something in the water
G
something swimming in my drink
D
There is plastic in our oceans
Em
There is plastic in my dreams
C
I’m a fading belle in the harshest light
G
clawing at the sky
D Em
as all your stars hang over me tonight
[Chorus]
C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D Em
to love you in such an ugly kind of way
C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D C
to believe a single word that you’d say
[Bridge]
G
It's a crying shame
D
with no words left to say
Em C
we’ve been looking for anything to lead us back
G
But you can’t hear my side
D
I can’t read your mind
Em
I’m clinging on to a memory
C
if that’s all that we have
G
Then that’s a hell of a waste
D
as we fall from grace
Em
all tangled up in honest mistakes
[Instrumental]
C G D Em
C G D Em
C G D Em
C G D D
[Chorus]
Em C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D Em
to love you in such an ugly kind of way
C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D Em
to believe a single word that you’d say
[Outro]
C G
Yeah it was an honest mistake
D Em
to love you in such an ugly kind of way
How to play Honest Mistake
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.