Tears for Fears - God's Mistake: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "God's Mistake" 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.

A
Have a friend, calls me up
Says hello and then hangs up
He must have read my mind
These are the days of a different paradigm
Maybe once, even twice
He said "God does not play dice"
Yet if he's everywhere
He's in casinos with aces to spare

Chorus:
F#m  G                A
Oh, Love is God's mistake
F#m  G                A
Oh, Love is God's mistake

Ours is not to reason why
As we fall from way up high
Into the water
Like a lamb to the slaughter
Even now, God's mistake
Sets us up for one more heartbreak
God you look mighty fine
Dressed as the devil in a cosmic pantomime

Chorus:
F#m  G                A
Oh, Love is God's mistake
F#m  G                A
Oh, Love is God's mistake
(Never was so much at stake)
F#m  G                A
Oh, Love is God's mistake
F#m  G                A
Oh, Love is God's mistake - x2



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "God's Mistake" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "God's Mistake" by Tears for Fears.