Riley Green – Thats A Mistake Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Riley Green – Thats A Mistake Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDBmGAEmF#

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[Intro]
D  Bm  G


[Verse]
           D
I'm still late on
 an oil change
Even after my second
transmission
Still telling myself
 I'll be on time
        Bm
Running out the door
             G
at the last minute
       D
Still losing my keys
Leaving my boots
           Bm
Out in the rain
Ain't thinking most
        G
things through
But, girl, when it
 comes to you

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[Chorus]
          D
That's a lesson that
 you can't unlearn
          A
That's a bridge that
 you can't unburn
          Bm
That's a curve caught
 lookin', one strike,
you're out
        G
It's a dropped
Hail Mary on
     A
the last fourth down
         D
It's a "Shoulda known
better" showing up too
 late
         A
It's a "Wish I woulda
 just
done it any other way"
 Bm
Losing a girl that was
 A
second to none
       G
Yeah, that's a mistake
 that you
                 D
only gonna make once
    D


[Verse]
        D
When an angel
runs out of mercy
And give-a-damn
tears to cry
It does a little
more than hurt you
    Bm
It stops your whole
             G
 world on a dime
          D
That's a back-to-
the-wall wakeup call
       Bm
It's a hell of a

point that made
   G
it across

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[Chorus]
          D
That's a lesson that
 you can't unlearn
          A
That's a bridge that
 you can't unburn
          Bm
That's a curve caught
 lookin', one strike,
 you're out
        G
It's a dropped Hail
             A
Mary on the last
 fourth down
         D
It's a "Shoulda
known
better" showing
up too late
         A
It's a "Wish I
woulda
just done it any
other way"
 Bm
Losing a girl that
     A
was second to none
       G
Yeah, that's a
 mistake
that you only
gonna
     Em
make once
I made it when you
          F#
left the drive
I know you might be
                G
dead set on goodbye
But I'll be ready
 just in case
     A
You ain't out there
still thinking
that I'm



[Chorus]
        D
Just a lesson that
you can't unlearn
      A
Or a bridge that you
can't unburn
   Bm
A curve caught
lookin',
 one strike, you're
 out
   G
A dropped Hail Mary
on
      A
 the last fourth
down
         D
It's a "Shoulda
known better"
showing up too late
         A
It's a "Wish I woulda
 just
 done it any other
 way"
 Bm
Losing a girl that
was
 A
second to none
       G
Yeah, that's a
 mistake that you
 only gonna make
 D    D
once
That you only
gonna
      D   Bm G G
make once


[Outro]
D   A   Bm   G   A
D   A   Bm  A   G
D   A   Bm   G   A
D   A   Bm  A   G

How to play Thats A Mistake: key, chords and progression

Thats A Mistake by Riley Green is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 6 chords: D, Bm, G, A, Em and F#.

Most of the song cycles through D – Bm – G – D (I – vi – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, G, Dm, E (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Thats A Mistake chords: questions

What key is Thats A Mistake in?

Thats A Mistake by Riley Green is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Thats A Mistake?

Thats A Mistake uses 6 chords: D, Bm, G, A, Em, F#.

What is the chord progression of Thats A Mistake?

The main progression is D – Bm – G – D (I – vi – IV – I).

Is Thats A Mistake easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, F, G, Dm, E (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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