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Key: G  
Standard Tuning
Intro: C (pause)
Verse 1:
Bittersweet D/F#sea – Gsons
D/F#Mistake a warEmm winter for springC  
Seems like I’m D/F#best at Gleaving when D/F#leaving is Emnot the best thingC  
Pre – Chorus 1:
You Gcouldn’t help it if you needed D/F#more than I could give
That’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
Verse 2:
I call you D/F#mis - Gplaced but D/F#never a Emwaste of my timeC  
Everybody’s gonna D/F#make miGstakes,
But D/F#you’ll never Embe one of mineC  
Pre – Chorus 2:
You Gcouldn’t help it if you needed D/F#more than I could give
That’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
I Gknew you felt me leaving long D/F#before I ever did
That’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
Chorus 1:
               G(bass line:B-C-D) D#dim  
Loved me fearless when you needed to
You would Emnot rest till you came A/C#through
So CGod bless and Dthank youC  
Verse 3:
There is no D/F#an - Gger, it's D/F#just you and EmI and the truthC  
You can try to D/F#make Gher but D/F#love will Emnot be forced to Cbloom, to bloom
Pre – Chorus 3:
You Gcouldn’t help it if you needed D/F#more than I could give
That’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
The Gonly love worth fighting for is D/F#one that you can win and,
That’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
Chorus 2:
               G(bass line:B-C-D) D#dim  
You would not break but you could bend
And for love’s Emsake you let love A/C#end,
But CI still swear that you were God sDent
Instrumental:
 Em–  A–  Em–  A–  Em–  A–  C– D  
Pre – Chorus 4:
And you Gstood before me knowing that the D/F#wings I have you gave
And that’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
And I Gbarely have the breath to breathe much D/F#less to fly away
And that’s Emjust the way it goes nowC  
Chorus 3:
       G(bass line:B-C-D)       D#dim  Em  
And a silence entered the room for a one last,
"I’m gonna A/C#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)

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Bittersweet

by Sara Bareilles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

D#dim

A/C#

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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 B C 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 B C 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 B C 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)

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