Goo Goo Dolls - Past Mistakes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Past 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.

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

You're going through what you're going through
You're innocent 'til you know it's true
You fill your glass and tip your cup
It's just the price of growing up

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

Sometimes you won't speak for days
But nothing burns like hidden rage
Not every scar is visible
Walk gently in the time you fill

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

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::
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying
bare in front of me
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying
bare, disgusting me
Watching as it casually unfolds (Ah)
But what goes on inside, we'll never know (Ah)
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Past Mistakes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Past Mistakes" by Goo Goo Dolls.