Mea Culpa

Mike & The Mechanics

Composed by: Christopher Neil / Mike Rutherford
key: Eb Tuning: E A D G B E
C5

[Verse 1]
Cm                         Eb
  You can't forgive and you won't forget
Bb                         F
  We did something that we both regret
C5                     
        Mea culpa
Cm                           Eb
  I held my breath while you took your time
Bb                         F
  To tell the world what's yours is mine
C5                     
  Mea culpa

[Bridge]
Bb                                  Ab
  You don't need me, you don't need anyone at all
Bb
  You've got what you desired
    Ab                                    C5
You lit the fire and watched the rise and fall

[Break]
 C5

[Verse 2]
Cm                         Eb
And in your eyes I could see my face
Bb                         F
A non believer in a state of grace
C5                           
      Mea culpa, mea culpa
Cm                         Eb
I see no reason for your complaint
Bb                         F
You got the sinner and not the saint
C5                    
Mea culpa

[Bridge]
Bb                              Ab
  I can't say much, I can't say anything at all
Bb                           Ab
You tell the story well then you retire to watch the rise and
Ab     Bb     Ab     Bb
Fall
Ab     Bb     Ab     Bb
     Mea culpa

[Chorus]
Ab           Bb                   Cm             Eb
  You never know what's in your heart until you look
Ab           Bb                   Ab             Bb
  You never know what's in your heart until you look
Eb        Cm     Eb        Cm
   Take a look,     just take a look
Bb                     Ab                    Bb
     Just take a look,     just take a look
Ab            Bb

[Break]
C5
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa

[Bridge]
Bb                                  Ab
  You don't need me, you don't need anyone at all
Bb
  You've got what you desired
    Ab                                    C5
You lit the fire and watched the rise and
Ab     Bb     Ab     Bb
Fall
Ab     Bb     Ab     Bb
     Mea culpa

[Chorus]
Ab           Bb                   Cm             Eb
  You never know what's in your heart until you look
Ab           Bb                   Ab             Bb
  You never know what's in your heart until you look
Eb        Cm     Eb        Cm
   Take a look,     just take a look
Bb                     Ab                    Bb
     Just take a look,     just take a look
Ab            Bb

[Bridge]
Cm       Eb        Bb       F

[Verse 3]
C5
Mea culpa

Cm           Eb         Bb            F
  You can't forgive me,   you won't forget me
C5
  Mea culpa

Should've known from the start

[Bridge]
Cm           Eb         Bb

[Verse 4]
F
  What's goin' on inside your heart
C5                   
    Mea culpa             Mea culpa
Cm      Eb       Bb         F
      Take a look
C5                     
        Mea culpa
Cm             Eb                Bb            F
  I don't need you, I don't need anyone at all
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