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Bitterness Or Sympathy

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Great song! all the chords  might not be exact, but im open to corrections:)
Standard Tuning
No Capo
(transpose -1 and add a capo 1 to make it easier!)
Chords:
 F#(244322)
 C#(446664)
 A#m(113321)
 G#(466544)
Sequence (the entire song repeats the chord pattern!)
=    F#     C#     A#m  G#  
  F#   C#   G#
Intro:  play around with hammer ons = F#  C#  G#
F#The first night I should’ve C#left you,
A#mBefore I shut my eG#yes,
F#I prayed to God I’d C#wake up somewhere G#else.
F#When the mornin’ came to C#find me,
A#mYou were sleepin’ there G#beside me,
F#I wondered if this C#nightmare ever G#ends…
The door was left wide open,
And the neighbors, they were smokin’ in the afternoon,
To pass away the time.
You looked at me so cold and said,
“This house is not my home,”
I wish you knew how true that felt most nights.
Is it bitterness or sympathy,
That keeps you standin’ here with me?
I’m not sure how much more I can take.
‘Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind,
To sit here with you wastin’ time,
And now I think I’d like to walk away.
I was standing in Ohio,
On the 28th of March,
With a guitar and a suitcase in my hands.
When the wind, it stole my cap,
Lord, all I could do was laugh,
And thank the stars I’m still a drinkin’ man.
Is it bitterness or sympathy,
That keeps you standin’ here with me?
I’m not sure how much more I can take.
‘Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind,
To sit here with you wastin’ time,
And now I think I’d like to walk away.
I was walkin’ in a graveyard,
Where no one that I know rests,
Thinkin’ maybe I could clear my head.
And on the cemetery breeze,
I heard a song about belief,
Sung with a thunder I can’t understand.
Is it bitterness or sympathy,
That keeps you standin’ here with me?
I’m not sure how much more I can take.
‘Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind,
To sit here with you wastin’ time,
And now I think I’d like to walk away.

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Bitterness Or Sympathy

by Ron Pope

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A#m

Great song! all the chords might not be exact, but im open to corrections:)

Standard Tuning

No Capo

(transpose -1 and add a capo 1 to make it easier!)

Chords:

(244322)

(446664)

A#m

(113321)

(466544)

Sequence (the entire song repeats the chord pattern!)

F# C# A#m G#

F# C# G#

Intro: play around with hammer ons = F# C# G#

F# C#

The first night I should’ve left you,

A#m G#

Before I shut my eyes,

F# C# G#

I prayed to God I’d wake up somewhere else.

F# C#

When the mornin’ came to find me,

A#m G#

You were sleepin’ there beside me,

F# C# G#

I wondered if this nightmare ever ends…

The door was left wide open,

And the neighbors, they were smokin’ in the afternoon,

To pass away the time.

You looked at me so cold and said,

“This house is not my home,”

I wish you knew how true that felt most nights.

Is it bitterness or sympathy,

That keeps you standin’ here with me?

I’m not sure how much more I can take.

‘Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind,

To sit here with you wastin’ time,

And now I think I’d like to walk away.

I was standing in Ohio,

On the 28th of March,

With a guitar and a suitcase in my hands.

When the wind, it stole my cap,

Lord, all I could do was laugh,

And thank the stars I’m still a drinkin’ man.

Is it bitterness or sympathy,

That keeps you standin’ here with me?

I’m not sure how much more I can take.

‘Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind,

To sit here with you wastin’ time,

And now I think I’d like to walk away.

I was walkin’ in a graveyard,

Where no one that I know rests,

Thinkin’ maybe I could clear my head.

And on the cemetery breeze,

I heard a song about belief,

Sung with a thunder I can’t understand.

Is it bitterness or sympathy,

That keeps you standin’ here with me?

I’m not sure how much more I can take.

‘Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind,

To sit here with you wastin’ time,

And now I think I’d like to walk away.

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