My Most Beautiful Mistake

C#m B A E A E She was a part-time waitress with a dream of greatness D A D A That nobody knew or even suspected E D A Though it was sometimes reflected in the slant of a mirror D A It was buried so deep and so dear E She caught the eye of a guy passing by who said B A "My, if I prove to be faithless, you'll surely know why A Oh, why? A You'll probably know why" E Then again you may say B "Mister, you've got a nerve E A Most of us never get just what we deserve" A I'll smile sweetly A "I'm here at your service" C#m And the camera walks us through into a sunlit room B Where a one-hit wonder lives A E And he says, "Action" and, "That's a take" A G#m C#m E You are my most beautiful mistake A E A E "It's not your reputation I'm trying to besmirch" D A D A "I'm here undercover, I'm writing this screenplay" E D A "You might be my inspiration, it's beyond my control" D A "So it's my soulful and wounded expression, that you'd like to console?" E B There's a hand that lingers a little too long A There are lies you will hear, that they're singing right now A Right here, right here in this song C#m And the lens pulls the focus on his magnum opus B He's a one-hit wonder kid A E And he says, "Action" and, "That's a take" A G#m C#m E You are my most beautiful mistake C#m F#m B E He made a portrait of her face out of burnt out matches C#m F#m B E She said "The trouble is, Sunshine, I know what the catch is C#m G#7 C#m You'll offer me nothing, you'll offer me riches D N.C. A I've seen your kind before in courtroom sketches" A E From the booth in the corner A E From a different perspective D A D A Where a man plays the fool or a private detective E D A He wrote her name out in sugar on a Formica counter D A "You could be the game that captures the hunter" G#m C#m Then he went out for cigarettes G#m C#m As the soundtrack played The Marvelettes E Let me check the script B Check the continuity B You'll be up on that screen for eternity A The billboard will spit A "That look! That's it!" E Take a little pill and you will get over it B E A The light will hit you if you drop that hint A Now "Cut" and "Print" C#m And the camera walks us through into a low-lit room B Where a one-hit wonder lives A E And he says, "Action" and "That's a take" A G#m C#m B You are my most beautiful mistake C#m F#m B E She left a tip in the jar and a note at the door C#m F#m B E It said, "I'm going away, I won't be back anymore G#m C#m G#m C#m If the call should come later to commute my sentence" D A "Dance a little jig for my repentance" D A "Dance a little jig for my repentance" D A D A D "Dance a little jig for my repentance"