there’s actually more than one way to play these chords , but i’ll stick to the easier one .

all my mistakes – the avett brothers
normal tuning

capo 1

* * intro * *

F , C , F , G then , ( still in the G shape ) play

E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
D | | – – – 0 – 0 – – 0 – – – 0h2 – – 0 – – – 0 – 2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

* * verse 1 * *

C F
shooting off vicious collections of words
C F
the losers make facts by the things they have heard
C F G ( riff )
and i find myself trying hard to defend them

C F
i made decisions some right and some wrong
C F
and i let some love go i wish wasn’t gone
C F
these things and more i wish i had not done
G ( riff )
but i’ve done

* * chorus * *

E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | | – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | F
but i can’t go back

C
and i don’t want to

F G
’cause all my mistakes

E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | | – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 2 – |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | C F G ( riff )
they brought me to you

* * verse 2 * *

C F
i have some “friends” they don’t know who i Am
C F
so i write quotations around the word friends
C F G ( riff )
but i have a couple that have always been there for me

C F
and i missed some fun ’cause i worked through the dawn
C F
expecting your praise when i returned home
C F G ( riff )
but i paid the cost ’cause i got left alone for the songs

* * chorus * *

E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | | – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | F
but i can’t go back

C
and i don’t want to

F G
’cause all my mistakes

E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | | – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 2 – |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | C F G ( riff )
they brought me to you