My Mistakes
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Intro: F#m C#m D A C#
verse 1:
F#m C#m
I remember when
You swam across
D
the night We
pushed away the
A F#m
starry sky And
everything we
C#m
said Was echoed
D
with a smile You
promised me we'd
A
stay awhile but
Bm
just awhile I
thought that it
C#m D
could last But
the sun came out
Bm
so fast And
D
chased away all
E
the dreams I had
[Refrão] D
You Hold me close to
Bm
let me go You tell
me yes when it's a
F#m
no You never know
E
so walk away It's
no use don't bother
D
saying That you'll
miss me when you're
E
busy Cause all your
circles keep me
F#m
dizzy We'll never
know so walk away
A
I've had enough
I can show what
D E (hold)
it takes To learn
F#m
from my mistakes
verse 2:
F#m
So now you wanna
C#m
talk To say we'll
D
just be friends
The conversation
A F#m
never ends So save
C#m
your empty words
I've heard them
D
all before And
I can't take it
A
anymore I'm making
Bm
sure That this time
C#m D
it will last The
Bm
sun will never pass
C#m
I'll chase away the
D E
shadows that we had
[Refrão] D
You Hold me close to
Bm
let me go You tell
me yes when it's a
F#m
no You never know
E
so walk away It's
no use don't bother
D
saying That you'll
miss me when you're
E
busy Cause all your
circles keep me
F#m
dizzy We'll never
know so walk away
A
I've had enough
I can show what
D
it takes To
E
learn from my
Bridge:
C#m
I'm giving you back
D
the things you gave
E
me All your maybes
F#m C#m
make me crazy I'm
D
so tired of waiting
E
around for you
[Refrão] D
You Hold me close to
Bm
let me go You tell
me yes when it's a
F#m
no You never know
E
so walk away It's
no use don't bother
D
saying That you'll
miss me when you're
E
busy Cause all your
circles keep me
F#m
dizzy We'll never
know so walk away
A
I've had enough
I can show what
D E
it takes To learn
F#m
from my mistakes
I can show what
D E (hold)
it takes To learn
F#m C#m D (hold)
from my mistakes
How to play My Mistakes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. 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.