{"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":931358,"song":"Bittersweet","artist":"Hoodoo Gurus","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11613084-bittersweet-chords-by-hoodoo-gurus/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/931358?type=chord","rating":4.03225,"votes":19,"content":"Intro riff is a D chord shape on the 7th fret, then 8th fret on high E whilst holdng that shape then a the\r\n other shape is 7th fret on the G and B and 5th fret on high E. Hope that makes sense!! \r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\nD       (Strum palm muted D through first verse until drums kick in)\r\nYou are my sword.\r\nYour love is its own reward.\r\nMy heart, I have found,\r\nGets carved surely by the pound.\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\nGod knows. I tried,\r\nTried to hold you with all my might\r\nBut time has won,\r\nAnd I could never be that strong.\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n(Don't cry) I couldn't be that strong,[/tab]\r\n(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song.\r\n(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet\r\nFill my eyes whenever we meet,\r\n A    G                        (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)\r\nIt's always bittersweet.\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nI cut and I bleed.[/tab]\r\nYou seem to find that so hard to believe!\r\nThat's just too, too bad.\r\nYou could never touch the love that we had.\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Don't cry) For the love we had,[/tab]\r\n(Don't cry) Sometimes we try to take it back.\r\n(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet\r\nKiss my cheeks whenever we meet.\r\nA    G                          (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)\r\nIt's always bittersweet.\r\n\r\n[SOLO]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n(Don't Cry) For a love-gone-wrong[/tab]\r\n(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song\r\n(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet\r\nFill my eyes whenever we meet.\r\nA     G                        (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)\r\nAnyway...\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe've grown and times change.[/tab]\r\nWhen we meet now it feels so strange.\r\nI hold you like a sword\r\nYou won't cut me like you did before.\r\nIt's always bittersweet.\r\nE  A    D  A  til end with little guitar solo bit","plain_text":"Intro riff is a D chord shape on the 7th fret, then 8th fret on high E whilst holdng that shape then a the\n other shape is 7th fret on the G and B and 5th fret on high E. Hope that makes sense!! \n\n[Verse]\nD       (Strum palm muted D through first verse until drums kick in)\nYou are my sword.\nYour love is its own reward.\nMy heart, I have found,\nGets carved surely by the pound.\nG  C       G  D   \n\n[Verse]\nGod knows. I tried,\nTried to hold you with all my might\nBut time has won,\nAnd I could never be that strong.\n\n[Chorus]\n\n(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song.\n(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet\nFill my eyes whenever we meet,\n A    G                        (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)\nIt's always bittersweet.\n\n[Verse]\n\nYou seem to find that so hard to believe!\nThat's just too, too bad.\nYou could never touch the love that we had.\n\n[Chorus] \n\n(Don't cry) Sometimes we try to take it back.\n(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet\nKiss my cheeks whenever we meet.\nA    G                          (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)\nIt's always bittersweet.\n\n[SOLO]    D  G    C   G\n\n[Chorus]\n\n(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song\n(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet\nFill my eyes whenever we meet.\nA     G                        (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)\nAnyway...\n\n[Verse]\n\nWhen we meet now it feels so strange.\nI hold you like a sword\nYou won't cut me like you did before.\nIt's always bittersweet.\nE  A    D  A  til end with little guitar solo bit","chords":["D","E","G","B","C","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}