My Mistake Chords
by Dave Hause
My Mistake by Dave Hause is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Dsus4, D, Dsus2, A, G, Bm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D A
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A
verse 1
D G D G
She was hanging round in her small town crown
A G A G
With the king of shit mountain, the prom king clown
D G D G
Trying to keep his grip clutching to her hip
A
We locked eyes in that dive and the king got clipped
D G
It was my mistake
D G A G A G
I was asleep but now I’m wide awake, wide awake
D G D G
My mistake, turned me around
A G
It took the time it takes
A G
I was asleep and it was my mistake
Instrumental Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D A
verse 2
D G D G
I had lost my aim playing a young man’s game
A G A G
Always loving something different till it’s all the same
D G D G
Stumbling along stiff drinks and songs
A
I’d gotten pretty good at getting gone
D G
It was my mistake
D G A G A G
I was asleep but now I’m wide awake, wide awake
D G D G
My mistake, turned me around
A G
It took the time it takes
A G
I was asleep and it was my mistake
Bridge
Bm
Sweetness
D
I never felt this kinda heat this
Em
Is either real or this is weakness
A
Don’t wanna listen to my head
Bm D
Oh sweetness
Em A
Oh listen to my head
verse 3
D G D G
We spent a thousand nights under the neon lights
A G A G
Just feeding our destructive little appetites
D G D G
Time went by and I decided not to fight
Em
She dared me to clean up and maybe I just might
G A
Gonna swear off my abandon and clear my sights
D G D G A G A G
Oh my mistake
D G
Oh my mistake
D G A G A G
I was asleep but now I’m wide awake, wide awake
D G D G
My mistake, turned me around
A G
It took the time it takes
A G
I was asleep and it was my mistake
Outro: Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D A