{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1492124,"song":"The Bitterest Pill","artist":"The Jam","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11272927-the-bitterest-pill-chords-by-the-jam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1492124?type=chord","rating":4.80428,"votes":63,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nIn your white lace and your wedding bells[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nYou look the picture of contented new wealth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nBut from the on-looking fool who believed your lies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI wish this grave would open up and swallow me alive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is hard to swallow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe love I gave hangs in sad coloured, mocking shadows, yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWhen the wheel of fortune broke, you fell to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nOut of grey skies to change my misery[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nThe vacant spot, your beating heart took its place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow watch smoke leave my lips and fill an empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is hard to swallow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe love I gave hangs in sad coloured, mocking shadows[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nNow autumn's breeze blows summer's leaves through my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nTwisted and broken dawn, no days with sunlight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nThe dying spark, you left your mark on me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch] N.C.                  [ch]Asus4[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe promise of your kiss, but with someone else[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to swallow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe love I gave hangs in sad coloured, mocking shadows[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill (ooh)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill   (yeah, yeah)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill (ooh)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bitterest pill is mine to take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill   (yeah, yeah)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  (to fade)","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD   C   Bm  A  D   x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n    C   Bm  A  D\nD   C   Bm  A  D\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD  Bm  D  C  Bm  D  (to fade)","chords":["D","C","Bm","A","C#m","F#m","E7","Asus4","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}