Goo Goo Dolls - Past Mistakes

[Intro]
Em D Am
(2x)

[Verse 1]
Em
No one can help you now
D Am
You ain’t willing to learn, not then, not now
Em
You’re goin’ slow, not standing still
D Am
You’re ripe upon your window sill
Em
You’re going through what you’re going through
D Am
You’re innocent  til you know it’s true
Em
You fill your glass and tip your cup
D Am
It’s just the price of growing up

[Chorus]
G Em Am C
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me
G Em Am C
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold (Ah)
Em D Csus2
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed

[Instrumental]
Em D Am

[Verse 2]
Em
Sometimes you won’t speak for days
D Am
But nothing burns like hidden rage
Em
Not every scar is visible
D Am
Walk gently in the time you fill

[Chorus]
G Em Am C
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me
G Em Am C
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold (Ah)
G Em
Your past mistakes and tragedies
Am C
The reason you’re mistrusting me
G Em Am C
Watching as it casually unfolds (Ah)
Em D C
But what goes on inside? We’ll never know
Em D Csus2
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed

[Instrumental]
Em D Am
(2x)

[Bridge]
Em
If every day just followed a script
D Am
With all your love worked into it
Em
Would you ever feel warm enough
D Am
Or is it just the price of growing up?

[Chorus]
G Em Am C
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me
G Em Am C
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold (Ah)
G Em
Your past mistakes and tragedies
Am C
The reason you’re mistrusting me
G Em Am C
Watching as it casually unfolds (Ah)
Em D C
But what goes on inside, we’ll never know (Ah)
Em D Csus2
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed