Joy Division - The only mistake
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios during "Unknown Pleasures" sessions.
Album: Still (1981)
[Chords]
D xx0232 D5 x577xx
E 022100 E5 x799xx
F 133211 F5 x8-10-10xx
G 355433 G5 x10-12-12xx
A x02220
[Intro]
(drums)
(riff bass) x6
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--7--7-|-8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--10-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 1] 0’44”
D Made the fatal mistEake, F G
D Like I did once befEore, F G
D A tendency just to Etake, F G
D Till the purpose tuErned sour,F G
(Break)
[Chorus] 1’11”
DStrain, take the strain,
AThese days, we love,
DStrain, take the strain,
AThese days, we love.
(riff bass) x2
[Verse 2] 1’44”
D Yeah, the only mistEake, F G
D Was that you ran awEay, F G
D Avenues lined with tErees, F G
D Strangled words for the Eday, F G
[Verse 3] 2’06”
D5 Yeah, the only misE5take, F5 G5
D5 Like I made once beE5fore, F5 G5
D5 Yeah, the only misE5take, F5 G5
D5 Could have made it beE5fore. F5 G5
(break)
[Chorus] 2’36”
DStrain, take the strain,
AThese days, we love,
DStrain, take the strain,
AThese days, we love.
(bass)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 4] 3’09”
D And the only misEtake, F G
D Led to rumors unEfounded, F G
D Led to pressures unEknown, F G
D Different feelings and Esounds, F G
D Yeah the only misEtake, F G
D Like I made once beEfore, F G
D5 Yeah, the only misE5take, F5 G5
D5 Could have made it beE5fore. F5 G5
[Outro]
D5 E5 F5 G5