Recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios during "Unknown Pleasures" sessions.
Album: Still (1981)
[Chords]
D xx0232 D5 x577xx
E 022100 E5 x799xx
F 133211 F5 x8-10-10xx
G 355433 G5 x10-12-12xx
A x02220
[Intro]
(drums)
(riff bass) x6
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--7--7-|-8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10--10-10-10--10--10--10-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 1] 0’44”
D E F G
Made the fatal mistake,
D E F G
Like I did once before,
D E F G
A tendency just to take,
D E F G
Till the purpose turned sour,
(Break)
[Chorus] 1’11”
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love,
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love.
(riff bass) x2
[Verse 2] 1’44”
D E F G
Yeah, the only mistake,
D E F G
Was that you ran away,
D E F G
Avenues lined with trees,
D E F G
Strangled words for the day,
[Verse 3] 2’06”
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Like I made once before,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Could have made it before.
(break)
[Chorus] 2’36”
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love,
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love.
(bass)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 4] 3’09”
D E F G
And the only mistake,
D E F G
Led to rumors unfounded,
D E F G
Led to pressures unknown,
D E F G
Different feelings and sounds,
D E F G
Yeah the only mistake,
D E F G
Like I made once before,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Could have made it before.
[Outro]
D5 E5 F5 G5