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Blue Bittersweet by Ilse DeLange
Album: After The Hurricane - Greatest Hits & More
Track 16
2013
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
Em:     x22000
C:      x32010
D:      xx0232
A:      x02220
   Intro:            Em        C        Em  C  
 Chorus:
 BEmlue bittersweet, blue bittersweet
 Like croCwds that turned you, clouds floating over me
 BEmlue bittersweet, blue bittersweet
 Like cloCuds that turned you, crowds running over EmmeC  
 Verse:
 EmNo intereference, no interruption, less demolition, some reconstructiCon
 Consider consideration, interpet interpretation
 EmSomeone to follow, someone to look to, someone to hold you
 While you sCearch for liberation, on the road to salvation
 Chorus:
 BEmlue bittersweet, blue bittersweet
 Like croCwds that turned you, clouds floating over me
 BEmlue bittersweet, blue bittersweet
 Like cloCuds that turned you, crowds running over EmmeC  
 Verse:
 LEmive independent, so well-defended, it's hard to expend, what if it ends Cus
 Determin determination, frustrated, we're a frustrated nation
 EmNo one to follow, no one to look to, no one to hold you
 Starving Cin desperation on a slow steady road to hell
 Chorus:
 BEmlue bittersweet, blue bittersweet
 Like croCwds that turned you, clouds floating over me
 BEmlue bittersweet, blue bittersweet
 Like cloCuds that turned you, crowds running over EmmeG  
 Running over mDeA  
 Running over EmmeG  
 Running over mDeA  
 Bridge:
 WEmho is the child that lGives without shelter
 WhDen do we hear, tAalking to you
 WEmhere is the child, with nGo one to help her
 WhDo is the one who smAiles
       Em        G        D        Ax 2
 Outro:
 WEmho is the child that lGives without shelter
 WhDen do we hear, tAalking to you
 WEmhere is the child, with nGo one to help her
 WhDo is the one who smAiles
 When she's blue, when she's blEmuuuuuueeGee, when she's bluDuuuueeAeee
 WEmho is the child that lGives without shelter
 WhDen do we hear, tAalking to you
 WhEmere is the child, with nGo one to help her
 WhDo is the one who smAiles
 When she's blEmuuuuueeGeee, when she's bluDuuuuuuueAeeee
 End on Em

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Blue Bittersweet

by Ilse DeLange

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Blue Bittersweet by Ilse DeLange

Album: After The Hurricane - Greatest Hits & More

Track 16

2013

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 3rd fret

Chords:

Em: x22000

C: x32010

D: xx0232

A: x02220

Em C Em C

Intro:

Chorus:

Blue bittersweet, blue bittersweet

Like crowds that turned you, clouds floating over me

Blue bittersweet, blue bittersweet

C Em C

Like clouds that turned you, crowds running over me

Verse:

Em C

No intereference, no interruption, less demolition, some reconstruction

Consider consideration, interpet interpretation

Someone to follow, someone to look to, someone to hold you

While you search for liberation, on the road to salvation

Chorus:

Blue bittersweet, blue bittersweet

Like crowds that turned you, clouds floating over me

Blue bittersweet, blue bittersweet

C Em C

Like clouds that turned you, crowds running over me

Verse:

Em C

Live independent, so well-defended, it's hard to expend, what if it ends us

Determin determination, frustrated, we're a frustrated nation

No one to follow, no one to look to, no one to hold you

Starving in desperation on a slow steady road to hell

Chorus:

Blue bittersweet, blue bittersweet

Like crowds that turned you, clouds floating over me

Blue bittersweet, blue bittersweet

C Em G

Like clouds that turned you, crowds running over me

D A

Running over me

Em G

Running over me

D A

Running over me

Bridge:

Em G

Who is the child that lives without shelter

D A

When do we hear, talking to you

Em G

Where is the child, with no one to help her

D A

Who is the one who smiles

Em G D A

x 2

Outro:

Em G

Who is the child that lives without shelter

D A

When do we hear, talking to you

Em G

Where is the child, with no one to help her

D A

Who is the one who smiles

Em G D A

When she's blue, when she's bluuuuuueeee, when she's bluuuuueeeee

Em G

Who is the child that lives without shelter

D A

When do we hear, talking to you

Em G

Where is the child, with no one to help her

D A

Who is the one who smiles

Em G D A

When she's bluuuuueeeee, when she's bluuuuuuuueeeee

End on Em

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