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Mistake

Nickelback
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"Mistake" - Nickelback

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Tabbed by: Ryan Tessmer

Email: t_diddy29@hotmail.com

Tuning:standard

This is my first song ever tabbed, but it's nearly 100% correct. I tabbed this from the

live acoustic version of the song from the "Nickelback Live At Home" DVD. Both Chad and

Ryan are playing guitar and thus this is a two guitar song. But I've made it one guitar

version. I also added pieces of the lyrics so it would be easier to follow along with.

The full lyrics are at the bottom.

Enjoy! And please email me with any comments or questions, they are greatly

appreciated.

INTRO:

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So as I

VERSE 1:

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sift and drift.......that plagues...........would you ever.....I've gone

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away...............I'm over the wall

CHORUS:

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Over the hill Over at your place I'm over the

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safetys over the phone.....over the rage............what a mistake.....

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When you

VERSE 2:

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lost the stones....the ones I found to.....when all the..........get fired

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............ I'm over the wall

CHORUS:

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Over the hill Over at your place I'm over the

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safetys over the phone.....over the rage............what a mistake.....

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INTERLUDE:

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what a mistake what a mistake

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what a mistake what a mistake I've never been lost

VERSE 3:

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I've never.......it makes no difference.........there's never...

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........that never.......I've........kept I'm over the wall

INTERLUDE: (chad and ryan)

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Over the hill Over at your.....I just can't...

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Pulling on the..................I'm always

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.......what a mistake.... mistake

OUTRO:

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so as I sift.........that plagues from day......would.

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..ever really notice I've gone away...........

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LYRICS

Verse 1:

As I sift and drift through bullshit,

That plagues from day to day,

Would you ever really notice I've gone away?

Chorus:

I'm over the wall,

Over the hill,

Over at your place,

I'm over the safetys,

Over the phone calls,

Over the rage,

What a mistake.

Verse 2:

When you've lost the stones to throw,

The ones I found to make a fire,

When all the lonely souls that say so get fired.

Chorus

Interlude:

What a mistake,

What a mistake,

What a mistake,

What a mistake,

Verse 3:

I've never been lost,

I've never been found,

And it makes no difference, if I'm around,

There's never been words, that never made actions,

I've never made promises that I've never kept.

Chorus/Interlude:

(By both Chad and Ryan)

I'm over the wall,

Over the hill,

Over at your place,

I just can't seem to get out of this,

Pulling on the threads,

I'm always pulling on the threads,

I'm always pulling on the threads,

I'm always,

What a mistake, mistake.

Outro:

So as I sift and drift through bullshit,

That plagues from day to day,

Would you ever really notice I've gone away?

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