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                            Bittersweet
                                by
                           Sara Bareilles
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Transcribed By: May Anne Luyun
Please Rate! Thanks!
     G
Key: 
Standard Tuning
Intro: C (pause)
Verse 1:
            D/F#  G
Bittersweet sea – sons
D/F#         Em                 C
Mistake a warm winter for spring
               D/F#    G            D/F#       Em                C
Seems like I’m best at leaving when leaving is not the best thing
Pre – Chorus 1:
    G                              D/F#
You couldn’t help it if you needed more than I could give
       Em                      C
That’s just the way it goes now
Verse 2:
           D/F#  G          D/F#    Em              C
I call you mis - placed but never a waste of my time
                  D/F#   G
Everybody’s gonna make mistakes,
    D/F#         Em            C
But you’ll never be one of mine
Pre – Chorus 2:
    G                              D/F#
You couldn’t help it if you needed more than I could give
       Em                      C
That’s just the way it goes now
  G                             D/F#
I knew you felt me leaving long before I ever did
       Em                      C
That’s just the way it goes now
Chorus 1:
         G                BC   D#dim
               (bass line:--D) 
Loved me fearless when you needed to
          Em                     A/C#
You would not rest till you came through
   C             D         C
So God bless and thank you
Verse 3:
            D/F# G         D/F#         Em             C
There is no an - ger, it's just you and I and the truth
               D/F# G       D/F#      Em              C
You can try to make her but love will not be forced to bloom, to bloom
Pre – Chorus 3:
    G                              D/F#
You couldn’t help it if you needed more than I could give
       Em                      C
That’s just the way it goes now
    G                               D/F#
The only love worth fighting for is one that you can win and,
       Em                      C
That’s just the way it goes now
Chorus 2:
          G               BC   D#dim
               (bass line:--D) 
You would not break but you could bend
              Em                A/C#
And for love’s sake you let love end,
    C                                D
But I still swear that you were God sent
Instrumental:
Em A  Em A  Em A  C  D
 –  –  –  –  –  –  – 
Pre – Chorus 4:
        G                                D/F#
And you stood before me knowing that the wings I have you gave
           Em                      C
And that’s just the way it goes now
      G                                      D/F#
And I barely have the breath to breathe much less to fly away
           Em                      C
And that’s just the way it goes now
Chorus 3:
      G           BC   D#dim Em
       (bass line:--D)       
And a silence entered the room for a one last,
           A/C#
"I’m gonna love you"
   C            D#dim Em A/C#
                       –  - 
So God bless and thank you
   C            D        C    D
                          -   
So God bless and thank you,     thank you
C     D
  -   
    Yeah
C      D
   -   (pause)

Bittersweet chords and lyrics

Free chords for Bittersweet by Sara Bareilles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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                            Bittersweet
                                by
                           Sara Bareilles
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transcribed By: May Anne Luyun
Please Rate! Thanks!
Intro: C (pause)
Verse 1:
Pre – Chorus 1:
Verse 2:
Pre – Chorus 2:
Chorus 1:
Verse 3:
Pre – Chorus 3:
Chorus 2:
Instrumental:
Em – A – Em – A – Em – A – C – D
Pre – Chorus 4:
Chorus 3:
C   -   D(pause)

Bittersweet Chords by Sara Bareilles

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Is "Bittersweet" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Bittersweet" in?

The chords for "Bittersweet" show the original chord names (including G, C, D/F#, Em, B, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.