Chords for My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (1972)
Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Cm
Fm
Bb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[Fm] Oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, [Fm] oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh.
[Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] My mistake was [Ab] to love [Fm] you, girl.
[Ab] Love you, girl.
[Bb] [Cm] My mistake was [Ab] to give [Fm] my all [Ab] to tell the world.
First I had [Bm] you in the palm of my [Cm] hand, but I let you slip [Ab] through like grains of sand at the beginning.
[Dm] When I [Bm] didn't [Cm] care, like my own reflection, [Ab] you were [Fm] all for me.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake [Ab] was to love you girl, to love you girl.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake baby, [Ab] give my all, tell the world.
You were sweeter [Dm] than my [G] very own [Cm] hand, but what did I do for [Ab] you?
Not a thing, in front of my [Dm] friends.
You [Bm] broke me [Cm] down, since then darling, [Ab] it's [Eb] hard to track you down.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake [Ab] was to love you [Fm] boy, [Ab] to love you boy.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake [Ab] was to give my [Fm] all, [Ab] tell the [Bb] world.
[Cm]
[Fm] [Ab] Yeah baby, [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] my [Fm] [Ab] mistake.
Many a [Dm] smile was on my [Cm] face, but I paid [Ab] dearly what tears I shed.
My tenderness [Dm] made you cold, not [G] [Cm] sweet, cause if a girl loves [Fm] you, you only call her queen.
[Bb] My [Cm]
mistake [Ab] was to [Fm] love you boy, [Ab] to love you girl.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake, [Ab] to give [Fm] my all, [Ab] tell the world.
[Bb] My [Cm]
[Ab] mistake, love you boy, love you [Fm] boy.
My [Cm] mistake, [Ab] give my all, tell the world.
[Cm] [Ab]
[N]
[Fm] Oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, [Fm] oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh.
[Cm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm] My mistake was [Ab] to love [Fm] you, girl.
[Ab] Love you, girl.
[Bb] [Cm] My mistake was [Ab] to give [Fm] my all [Ab] to tell the world.
First I had [Bm] you in the palm of my [Cm] hand, but I let you slip [Ab] through like grains of sand at the beginning.
[Dm] When I [Bm] didn't [Cm] care, like my own reflection, [Ab] you were [Fm] all for me.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake [Ab] was to love you girl, to love you girl.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake baby, [Ab] give my all, tell the world.
You were sweeter [Dm] than my [G] very own [Cm] hand, but what did I do for [Ab] you?
Not a thing, in front of my [Dm] friends.
You [Bm] broke me [Cm] down, since then darling, [Ab] it's [Eb] hard to track you down.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake [Ab] was to love you [Fm] boy, [Ab] to love you boy.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake [Ab] was to give my [Fm] all, [Ab] tell the [Bb] world.
[Cm]
[Fm] [Ab] Yeah baby, [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] my [Fm] [Ab] mistake.
Many a [Dm] smile was on my [Cm] face, but I paid [Ab] dearly what tears I shed.
My tenderness [Dm] made you cold, not [G] [Cm] sweet, cause if a girl loves [Fm] you, you only call her queen.
[Bb] My [Cm]
mistake [Ab] was to [Fm] love you boy, [Ab] to love you girl.
[Bb] My [Cm] mistake, [Ab] to give [Fm] my all, [Ab] tell the world.
[Bb] My [Cm]
[Ab] mistake, love you boy, love you [Fm] boy.
My [Cm] mistake, [Ab] give my all, tell the world.
[Cm] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Cm
Fm
Bb
Dm
Ab
Cm
Fm
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, [Fm] oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] My mistake _ was [Ab] to love [Fm] you, girl.
[Ab] Love you, girl.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] My mistake _ was [Ab] to give [Fm] my all [Ab] to tell the world.
First I had [Bm] you in the palm of my [Cm] hand, but I let you slip [Ab] through like grains of sand at the beginning.
_ [Dm] When I [Bm] didn't [Cm] care, like my own reflection, [Ab] you were [Fm] all for me.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] mistake _ _ [Ab] was to love you girl, to love you girl.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] mistake _ baby, [Ab] give my _ all, tell the _ world.
You were sweeter [Dm] than my [G] very own [Cm] hand, but what did I do for [Ab] you?
Not a thing, in front of my [Dm] friends.
You [Bm] broke me [Cm] down, since then darling, [Ab] it's [Eb] hard to track you down.
[Bb] _ My [Cm] mistake _ _ [Ab] was to love you [Fm] boy, [Ab] to love you boy.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] mistake _ _ [Ab] was to give my [Fm] all, [Ab] tell the _ [Bb] world.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] Yeah baby, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] my _ [Fm] _ [Ab] mistake. _
_ _ _ Many a [Dm] smile was on my [Cm] face, but I paid [Ab] dearly what tears I shed.
My tenderness [Dm] made you cold, not [G] [Cm] sweet, cause if a girl loves [Fm] you, you only call her queen.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] _ _
mistake [Ab] was to [Fm] love you boy, [Ab] to love you girl.
[Bb] My _ _ [Cm] mistake, _ _ [Ab] to give [Fm] my all, [Ab] tell the world.
_ [Bb] My _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] mistake, love you boy, love you [Fm] boy.
My [Cm] mistake, _ _ _ [Ab] give my all, tell the world.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Fm] Oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh, [Fm] oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb] oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] My mistake _ was [Ab] to love [Fm] you, girl.
[Ab] Love you, girl.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] My mistake _ was [Ab] to give [Fm] my all [Ab] to tell the world.
First I had [Bm] you in the palm of my [Cm] hand, but I let you slip [Ab] through like grains of sand at the beginning.
_ [Dm] When I [Bm] didn't [Cm] care, like my own reflection, [Ab] you were [Fm] all for me.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] mistake _ _ [Ab] was to love you girl, to love you girl.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] mistake _ baby, [Ab] give my _ all, tell the _ world.
You were sweeter [Dm] than my [G] very own [Cm] hand, but what did I do for [Ab] you?
Not a thing, in front of my [Dm] friends.
You [Bm] broke me [Cm] down, since then darling, [Ab] it's [Eb] hard to track you down.
[Bb] _ My [Cm] mistake _ _ [Ab] was to love you [Fm] boy, [Ab] to love you boy.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] mistake _ _ [Ab] was to give my [Fm] all, [Ab] tell the _ [Bb] world.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] Yeah baby, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] my _ [Fm] _ [Ab] mistake. _
_ _ _ Many a [Dm] smile was on my [Cm] face, but I paid [Ab] dearly what tears I shed.
My tenderness [Dm] made you cold, not [G] [Cm] sweet, cause if a girl loves [Fm] you, you only call her queen.
[Bb] My _ [Cm] _ _
mistake [Ab] was to [Fm] love you boy, [Ab] to love you girl.
[Bb] My _ _ [Cm] mistake, _ _ [Ab] to give [Fm] my all, [Ab] tell the world.
_ [Bb] My _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] mistake, love you boy, love you [Fm] boy.
My [Cm] mistake, _ _ _ [Ab] give my all, tell the world.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _