Adele forgets her own lyrics, handles it like a true Adele

Don't You Remember the words, Adele?
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Chloe Bryan
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Be like Adele: when you make a mistake, halt your concert to giggle at yourself.

According to footage posted to Twitter on Tuesday, the singer fumbled the opening lines to 25 track "A Million Years Ago," singing the verse instead of the chorus.

But Adele, a noted goofball, handled the error like a true queen — she stopped the song entirely to laugh along with her subjects. 


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"Shit, shit, wrong words," she said, and everyone laughed. No one minded. All was well.


Such is the power of Adele.

Adele also paused a concert in Denmark earlier this month to talk about how much she loves Beyoncé — another great decision.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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