These are the chords for the studio version. For the live version, transpose up a half step. Words in
brackets are not sung in the studio version but are written in the official lyrics.
Intro: Gb B Gb B
Chorus:
Gb
Don't mistake me for a Wildwood
B Gb
A place to run and hide
B Gb
Don't mistake me for a Wildwood
Abm B Gb
Where your love can go to die
Verse 1:
B Gb
I'm not a place to hang your head
B Gb
Run away from yourself
Abm B Gb
You decided a long time ago
Abm B
That I was the one [to help]
Interlude 1: Gb B Gb B
Chorus:
Gb
Don't mistake me for a Wildwood
B Gb
A place to run and hide
B Gb
Don't mistake me for a Wildwood
Abm B Gb
Where your love can go to die
Verse 2:
B Gb
I start to feel like a broken game
B Gb
Tucked in a cupboard stored away
Abm B Gb
Don't you remember how we used to laugh
Abm B Gb
When we remembered how to play
Bridge:
Bbm B Gb
Oh it speaks so loud
Bbm B Gb
Like a headline in the news
Bbm B Gb
Oh it speaks so loud
Abm B Gb
That you did what you did just to lose
Abm B Gb
That you could not find... [the blues]
Interlude 2: Gb B Gb B x4
Final Chorus:
Gb
Don't mistake me for a Wildwood
B Gb
A place to run and hide
B Bbm Abm
Don't mistake me for a Wildwood
B Gb
Where your love can go to die