The Only Mistake
Joy Division Key
Am
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Verse 1
0’44”
D E F G
Made the fatal mistake,
D E F G
Like I did once before,
D E F G
A tendency just to take,
D E F G
Till the purpose turned sour,
(Break)
Chorus
1’11”
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love,
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love.
(riff bass) x2
Verse 2
1’44”
D E F G
Yeah, the only mistake,
D E F G
Was that you ran away,
D E F G
Avenues lined with trees,
D E F G
Strangled words for the day,
Verse 3
2’06”
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Like I made once before,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Could have made it before.
(break)
Chorus
2’36”
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love,
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love.
(bass)
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Verse 4
3’09”
D E F G
And the only mistake,
D E F G
Led to rumors unfounded,
D E F G
Led to pressures unknown,
D E F G
Different feelings and sounds,
D E F G
Yeah the only mistake,
D E F G
Like I made once before,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Could have made it before.
Chords Used