New Mistake
View chords used in this chart
A Amaj7 A7 A/E B B7 C Cmaj7 C# C#7
e----0------0------0------x------x------2------x------3------x------4----|
{B}----2------2------2------2------4------0------5------5------6------6----|
{G}----2------1------0------2------4------2------5------3------6------4----|
{D}----2------2------2------2------4------1------5------5------6------6----|
{A}----0------2------0-----(0)-----2------2------3------3------4------4----|
{E}-------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
D Dm Dsus2/F# E Esus2 F {F+} Fdim F#m F#m7 G G#m
e----2------1------0------0------0------1------x------x------x------0------3------0----|
{B}----3------3------3------0------0------1------2------x------2------0------3------0----|
{G}----2------2------2------1------2------2------2------1------2------2------0------4----|
{D}----0------0------0------2------2------3------3------3------4------4------0------6----|
{A}-----------------(0)-----2------2------3------4------2------4------4------2------6----|
{E}------------------2------0------0------1-----(1)----(0)----(2)----(2)-----3-----(4)---|
Intro:
A - Amaj7 - A - Amaj7
verse 1:
A Amaj7
Curtain opens, spotlights the gentleman
A Amaj7
Signing his love letter, "Best wishes, Simpleton"
Dsus2/F# E Dsus2/F# E F#m7 G#m
Dialog swam from his pen like pollywogs
verse 2:
A Amaj7
He knew better, that perfume was gravity
A Amaj7
Pulling him closer to what could be tragedy
Dsus2/F# E Dsus2/F# E Fdim
Love is blind, deaf and dumb, but never mind
Chorus 1:
F#m E B
You better catch me when I fall
C# C#7 G# - G - F#
I'm on my roller skates
F#m {F+} A/E B7
'Cause any old way that I fall
Dsus2/F# E
I land in your arms even though it's wrong
Dsus2/F# E F#m7 G#m
'Cause I love my new mistake
verse 3:
A Amaj7
Intermission gave way to a miracle
A Amaj7
The birth of an accident grew to a spectacle
Dsus2/F# E Dsus2/F# E F#m7 G#m
That couldn't wait, her mother was three weeks late
verse 4:
A Amaj7
So Father Mason, clutching his crucifix
A Amaj7
Baptised the baby in whiskey and liquorice
Dsus2/F# E Dsus2/F# E Fdim
What a lovely way, drowning sins in tooth decay
Chorus 2:
F#m E B
Looks like our hero's gonna fall
C# C#7 G# - G - F#
The boughs are bound to break
F#m {F+} A/E B7
'Cause any old way that I fall
Dsus2/F# E
I land in your arms as we lie awake
Dsus2/F# C#7
With our lovely new mistake
Instrumental verse key change: (x2)
C - Cmaj7 - C - Cmaj7
F - G - D - G
Chorus 3:
F#m E B
You better catch me when I fall
C# C#7 G# - G - F#
My sugar trampoline
F#m {F+} A/E B7
'Cause any old way that I fall
Dsus2/F# E
I land in your arms even though it's wrong
Dsus2/F# E F#m7 G#m
'Cause I love my new mistake
Bridge:
A Amaj7
The ending turned tragic when many years later
A7 D Dm
The baby had grown up and married a pop singer
A B7
I think it was her turn to make her first mistake
INTERLUDE: (x2)
D - F#m - E
D - Esus4 - E
OUTRO Repeat to fade:
D F#m E D Esus4 E
Any old time at all
D F#m E D Esus4 E
Any old way that I fall
How to play New Mistake
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.