Artist: The Eels Album: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett Song: Mistakes of My Youth There are two guitars in this song, The tab has been re arranged for one guitar. If you are feeling ambitious, you can tune the top two strings up 1 1/2 steps, and strum, played with the base notes below. INTRO VERSE -0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-2- -0-0-0-2-2------2-2-2-2- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- Otherwise just play these chords. Chords used in this song: C/G B/G G Em/G F#/G D C Bm --x------x-----3-----0--------2-----x----x----2 --3------2-----2-----2--------0-----x----3----2 --2------0-----0-----2--------0-----0----2----4 --0------0-----0-----0--------0-----2----0----4 --3------3-----3-----3--------3-----3----1----3 --3------3-----3-----3--------3-----2----0----2 Style: In the intro and verse, pick the bass note and strum; for the chorus, just strum. INTRO C/G B/G G Em/G G G G F#/G C/G D G F#/G C/G D G

In t^F#/Ghe waiti^C/Gng days ahead I've go^Dt to to look ^Gback down the road I ^F#/Gknow that it^C/G's not^D too ^Glate

All t^F#/Ghe stupid^C/G things I said the peo^Dple I hurt^G and let down wel^F#/Gl I hope t^C/Ghat it'^Ds n^Cot my fate

To ke^Dep defe^Bmating... ^Cmy own se^Clf and keep re^Dpeating^Bm... yest^Cerday

^C/GI can't^Bm/G keep def^Geating mys^Em/Gelf ^C/GI can't^Bm/G keep re^Gpeating^C/G the mist^C/Gakes ^C/Gof my^G youth

In the d^F#/Gark of night I^C/G might be abl^De to make myse^Glf think that ^F#/GI'm stil^C/Gl a yo^Dung^Ger man

Whe^F#/Gn the light ^C/Gof day shines down th^Dere's no way to ge^Gt around it I am n^F#/Got the youn^C/Gger m^Dan ^C

I k^Deep def^Bmeatin^Cg..^C. my own self and keep rep^Deating..^Bm. yester^Cday

^C/GI can't^Bm/G keep def^Geating mys^Em/Gelf ^C/GI can't^Bm/G keep re^Gpeatin^C/Gg the mi^C/Gstake^C/Gs of ^Cmy youth

The choi^Dce is mine ^Bmfor making a b^Cetter ^Croad ahead The road that ^DI've been taking ^Bm heading for a^C dead end

^C/GBut it's^Bm/G not too^G late^C/G to tu^C/Grn aro^C/Gund BRIDGE G F#/G C/G D G F#/G C/G D G

In the ^F#/Gfinal mo^C/Gments I ^Dhope that I k^Gnow that I tried to d^F#/Go the b^C/Gest I^D co^Culd

To s^Dtop def^Bmeating.^C.. my^C own self and stop re^Dpeating.^Bm.. yeste^Crday

^C/GI can't^Bm/G keep def^Geating mys^Em/Gelf ^C/GI can't^Bm/G keep re^Gpeatin^C/Gg the mis^C/Gtakes^C/G of m^Gy youth

OUTRO G F#/G C/G D (Repeated and faded)

Eels - Mistakes of my youth