eels – mistakes of my youth

from the album the cautionary tales of mark oliver everett

intro :
C G/B G D G
G D/F# C D
G D/F# D C D

G D/F# C
in the waning days ahead
D G
i gotta look back down the road
D/F# D C D
i know that it’s not too late
G D/F# C
all the stupid things i’ve said
D G
and people i’ve hurt in my time
D/F# D C D
well i hope that it’s not my fate

C D Bm C
to keep defeating my own self
C D B Em
and keep repeating yesterday
C G/B G D
i can’t keep defeating myself
C G/B G D/A C
i can’t keep repeating the mistakes of my youth

G D/F# C
in the dark of night i might
D G
be able to make myself think
D/F# D C D
that i’m still a younger man
G D/F# C
but when the light of day shines down
D G
there’s no way to get around it
D/F# D C D
i Am not the younger man

C D Bm C
i keep defeating my own self
C D B B/D# Em
and keep repeating yesterday
C G/B G D
i can’t keep defeating myself
C G/B G D/A C
i can’t keep repeating the mistakes of my youth

C C/D C/E D
the choice is mine for making
Bm C
a better road ahead
C C/D C/E D
the road that i’ve been taking
Bm Bm/F# Em
headed for a dead – end
C G/B G D/A C/G
but it’s not too late to turn around

G D/F# C D
G D/F# D C D

G D/F# C
in the final moments i
D G
hope that i know that i tried
D/F# D C D
to do the best i could

C D Bm C
to stop defeating my own self
C D B [ ch ] B/D [ /Ch ] Em Em/D
and stop repeating yesterday
C G/B G D
i can’t keep defeating myself
C G/B G D/A C
i can’t keep repeating the mistakes of my youth

G D/F# C D )
G D/F# D C D ) [ x6 repeat to fade ]