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Intro:  E   F#m   E/G#  F#  
Verse 1:
ELately I&#700;ve been sleeping alone on my F#mown again 
E/G#Just me in an empty room on a single F#bed 
EI&#700;ve been trying all this time jusF#mt to see 
E/G#All the reasons you had given just to lF#eave 
Chorus:
EWhy am I so bitter about you babe 
F#mI don&#700;t understand 
E/G#Was I trying to cash in the fantasy without the F#reality check 
EBut I never wanted you to lie to yourself about F#mhappiness 
E/G#When all you Awere was E/G#just a little Blonely 
Verse 2:
Latching on to love like a moth to flame 
But what are we gonna do when the embers start to fade 
I don&#700;t mean to mess with the master plan 
But when you put out the fire I&#700;ll just start it again 
I guess I&#700;ll have to keep my distance for your defense 
Verse 3:
Pull me out of focus keep me in the queue 
I&#700;m a tired lover wilting hours in the waiting room 
Embrace the silence when there&#700;s nothing left 
You got no room for demons when you&#700;re self-possessed 
Chorus:
EWhy am I so bitter about you babe 
F#mI don&#700;t understand 
E/G#Was I trying to cash in the fantasy without the F#reality check 
EBut I never wanted you to lie to yourself about F#mhappiness
          E/G#          A  G/          Em  F#7  
When all you were was just a little lonely
And all you waFnted was the comBpany 
Bridge:
Why&#700;d you let me go 
When you still wanna know 
How much I care If I&#700;d still be there 
Why&#700;d you set me free 
If you need the sympathy 
Come as you are 
My tongue is undone 
Was I spoilt for love 
Have you had enough 
Wait out the danger 
You don&#700;t have to ask 
This maudlin moment 
Will soon come to pass

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Bitter

by Charlie Lim

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

F#7

E F#m E/G# F#

Intro:

Verse 1:

E F#m

Lately Iʼve been sleeping alone on my own again

E/G# F#

Just me in an empty room on a single bed

E F#m

Iʼve been trying all this time just to see

E/G# F#

All the reasons you had given just to leave

Chorus:

Why am I so bitter about you babe

F#m

I donʼt understand

E/G# F#

Was I trying to cash in the fantasy without the reality check

E F#m

But I never wanted you to lie to yourself about happiness

E/G# A E/G# B

When all you were was just a little lonely

Verse 2:

Latching on to love like a moth to flame

But what are we gonna do when the embers start to fade

I donʼt mean to mess with the master plan

But when you put out the fire Iʼll just start it again

I guess Iʼll have to keep my distance for your defense

Verse 3:

Pull me out of focus keep me in the queue

Iʼm a tired lover wilting hours in the waiting room

Embrace the silence when thereʼs nothing left

You got no room for demons when youʼre self-possessed

Chorus:

Why am I so bitter about you babe

F#m

I donʼt understand

E/G# F#

Was I trying to cash in the fantasy without the reality check

E F#m

But I never wanted you to lie to yourself about happiness

E/G# A G Em F#7

When all you were was just a little lonely

F B

And all you wanted was the company

Bridge:

Whyʼd you let me go

When you still wanna know

How much I care If Iʼd still be there

Whyʼd you set me free

If you need the sympathy

Come as you are

My tongue is undone

Was I spoilt for love

Have you had enough

Wait out the danger

You donʼt have to ask

This maudlin moment

Will soon come to pass

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