Fall Out Boy - Wilson (Expensive Mistakes): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B
I was I was I was I was
F#
Gonna say something that would solve all our problems
                                       C#              B
But then I got drunk and I forgot what I was talking about
B
I forgot what I was talking.

Don't you, don't you, don't you know
There's nothing more cruel than to be loved by everybody
There's nothing more cruel than to be loved by everybody but you
Than to be loved by everybody but you, but you

            B            C#
If I could get my shit together
           D#m                   C#      B
I'm gonna run away and never see any of you again
                 Bm
Never see any of you again

Chorus:
                      F#
I hope the roof flies off and we get blown out into space
                               C#
I always make such expensive mistakes
    B
I know it's just a number
but you're my 8th wonder
I'll stop wearing black when
they make a darker color

F#
(Whoa, whoa)
                          C#
When they make a darker color
B
(Oh, oh)
I'll stop wearing black when
they make a darker color

Woke up on the wrong side of p-p-paradise
And when I say I'm sorry I'm late
I wasn't showing up at all
I really mean I didn't plan on showing up at all

Don't you, don't you, don't you know
I hate all my friends, I miss the days when I pretended
I hate all my friends, I miss the days when I pretended with you
I miss the days when I pretended with you, with you

If I can get my shit together,
I'm gonna run away and never see
Any of you again, never see any of you again

Chorus

Whoa, whoa, whoa
When they make a darker color
Whoa, whoa
I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color
Whoa, whoa, whoa
When they make a darker color
Whoa, whoa
I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color

B             C#           D#m
If we hadn't done this thing
                          C#
I think I'd be a medicine man
B               C#               D#m              C#
So I could get high on my own supply whenever I can
B         C#                   D#m
I became such a strange shape, such a strange shape
                   C#
From trying to fit in
B                              Bm
I became such a strange shape, such a strange shape

Chorus

Whoa, whoa, whoa
When they make a darker color
Whoa, whoa
I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color
Whoa, whoa, whoa
I'll stop wearing black, I'll stop wearing black
Whoa, whoa, whoa
I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color


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C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" by Fall Out Boy.

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