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Bittersweet Symphony

by The Verve

Written by: Ashcroft, Jagger & Richards

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Ashcroft, Jagger & Richards The Verve | E / Bm7 / | D-2 / A / ||: E / Bm7 / | D-2 / A / :|| (x6) ||: E / Bm7 / | A-4 / A / :|| (x3) A-4 A | // ~ Coz^its^a | E Bm7 A-4 A E Bm7 A-4 A ||: bitter sweet tt / | sym phony thats life.| e^e ee // | // ~ try^to^make.| ||: ver prayed but tonite | Im on my knees.| s^s yeah // | // ~ I^need^to. | ||: bitter sweet tt / | sym phony thats life.| e^e ee // | // ~ try^to^make.| E Bm7 A-4 A E Bm7 | e ends ^meet t^youre a^slave | e^to money then you^die.| e^e ee // | | o hear ^some e^sounds that | recog nize^the pain in^me.| e^yeah hh // | | e ends ^meet t^youre a^slave | e^to money then you^die.| e^e ee // | A-4 A E Bm7 A-4 A | // ~ I'll^take^you | down the on ^ly ~ | road Ive ever ~ ^been.| | // ~ I^let^the | melody shine let^it cleanse.| ee my^mind I^feel free.| | // ~ I'll^take^you | down the on ^ly ~ | road Ive ever ~ ^been.| E Bm7 A-4 A E Bm7 | n^down nn // | // ~ You^know^the | one that takes^you to^the | | e^now ww // | // ~ But^the^air | ways are clean^and theres^no | | n^down nn // | // ~ You^know^the | one that takes^you to^the | A-4 A E Bm7 A-4 A | places where^all l^the veins^meet.| t^yeah hh // | // // | | body sing g^ing to^me. | e^now ww // | // // | | places where^all l^the veins^meet.| t^yeah hh // | // // | E Bm7 A-4 A | No^change I^can change^I can^change.| e^I can^change ~ but^Im^here.| E Bm7 A-4 A | e^in my^mould ~ I^am^here.| e^in my^mould ~ and^Im^a | E Bm7 A-4 A | million different people from^one.| e^day to^the next^I cant^change | E Bm7 A-4 A E Bm7 A-4 A E Bm7 A-4 A 1. | ~ ^my mould No^no ~ ^no | no no no no.| oo / // | // // | // // | // ~ Well^I^nev :|| 2. | ~ ^my mould No^no ~ ^no | no no no no.| oo / // | // // | // // | // ~ coz^its^a :|| E Bm7 A-4 A 3. | ~ ^my mould No^no ~ ^no | no no I cant^change | E Bm7 A-4 A E Bm7 ||: ~ my^mould ~ No^no ~ ^no | no no o^I ^cant ~ | ~ change^my ~ mould^no ~ ^No | A-4 A | no no o^we’ve got^to :|| Repeat, ad lib & fade

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Bittersweet Symphony is performed by The Verve and written by Ashcroft, Jagger & Richards. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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