Em A7 Em A7
I'm gonna make a mistake- I'm gonna do it on purpose
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I'm gonna waste my time
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'Cuz I'm full as a tick, and I'm scratching at the surface
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And what I find is mine
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And when the day is done, and I look back
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And the fact is I had fun, fumbling around
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All the advice I shunned, and I ran
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Where they told me not to run, but I sure Had fun, so
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I'm gonna f*** it up again, I'm gonna do another detour
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Unpave my path
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And if you wanna make sense, Whatcha looking at me for
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I'm no good at math
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And when I find my way back,
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The fact is I just may stay, or I may not
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I've acquired quite a taste for a well-made
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mistake, I wanna make a mistake why can't I make a mistake?
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Em Eb G
I'm always doing what I think I should
Em Eb G
Almost always doing everybody good
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Why-
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Gm Eb Gm
Do I wanna do right, of course but
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Do I really wanna feel I'm forced to answer you, hell no
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I've acquired quite a taste for a well-made
Cm F7
mistake, I wanna make a mistake why can't I make a mistake?
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Em Eb G
I'm always doing what I think I should
Em Eb G
Almost always doing everybody good
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Why-
