Song: Mistakes of My Youth There are two guitars in this song, The tab has been re arranged for one guitar. If you are feeling ambitious, you can tune the top two strings up 1 1/2 steps, and strum, played with the base notes below. INTRO VERSE -0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-2- -0-0-0-2-2------2-2-2-2- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x- Otherwise just play these chords. Chords used in this song: ch /ch C/G B/G G Em/G F#/G D C Bm --x------x-----3-----0--------2-----x----x----2 --3------2-----2-----2--------0-----x----3----2 --2------0-----0-----2--------0-----0----2----4 --0------0-----0-----0--------0-----2----0----4 --3------3-----3-----3--------3-----3----1----3 --3------3-----3-----3--------3-----2----0----2 Style: In the intro and verse, pick the bass note and strum; for the chorus, just strum. INTRO C/c[B/G GcGG G h]F#/G C/G D ch /ch G F#/G C/G D G ch /ch F#/G C/G In the waiting days ahead D G I've got to to look back down the road ch /ch F#/G C/G D G I know that it's not too late ch /ch F#/G C/G All the stupid things I said D G the people I hurt and let down ch /ch F#/G C/G D C well I hope that it's not my fate D Bm C C To keep defeating... my own self D Bm C and keep repeating... yesterday ch /ch C/G Bm/G G Em/G I can't keep defeating myself ch /ch C/G Bm/G G C/G C/G C/G G I can't keep repeating the mistakes of my youth ch /ch F#/G C/G In the dark of night I might D G be able to make myself think ch /ch F#/G C/G D G that I'm still a younger man ch /ch F#/G C/G When the light of day shines down D G there's no way to get around it ch /ch F#/G C/G D C I am not the younger man D Bm C C I keep defeating... my own self D Bm C and keep repeating... yesterday ch /ch C/G Bm/G G Em/G I can't keep defeating myself ch /ch C/G Bm/G G C/G C/G C/G C I can't keep repeating the mistakes of my youth D Bm The choice is mine for making C C a better road ahead D Bm The road that I've been taking C heading for a dead end ch /ch C/G Bm/G G C/G C/G C/G But it's not too late to turn around ch /ch ch /ch BRIDGE G F#/G C/G D G F#/G C/G D G ch /ch F#/G C/G In the final moments I D G hope that I know that I tried ch /ch F#/G C/G D C to do the best I could D Bm C C To stop defeating... my own self D Bm C and stop repeating... yesterday ch /ch C/G Bm/G G Em/G I can't keep defeating myself ch /ch C/G Bm/G G C/G C/G C/G G I can't keep repeating the mistakes of my youth OUTRO ch /ch G F#/G C/G D (Repeated and faded)