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Verse:
AmCame in as nooneG  
Amleaving as someone G  
Ampowerless you were the sole oneG  
Amhelpless you were aloneG  
Chorus:
AmI want to get by, I Emwant to return
AmI want you to fly, only Embitterness burnt
Amhow do I get there? DHow do I pass?
Amhow could you leave withGout looking Dback?
Verse:
AmLeft him for to growG  
Amuntainted by his shadowG  
Amblamed him not for it allG  
Amtoo well learned a man to fallG  
Chorus: 2x
AmI want to get by, I Emwant to return
AmI want you to fly, only Embitterness burnt
Amhow do I get there? DHow do I pass?
Amhow could you leave withGout looking Dback?
Bridge
    Am     G2x (as in the verses)
  Em    C     Em    Fx2 (each played for a full bar)
G  A
Verse:
BmHeard all you had to sayA  
Bmthough it changes not a thing todayA  
Bmforgiveness is so much to askA  
Bmwhen findings re-write the past.A  
Chorus: x2
BmI want to get by, I F#mwant to return
BmI want you to fly, only biF#mtterness burnt
Bmhow do I get there? EHow do I pass?
Bmhow could you leave withEout looking back?

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Bitterness Burns

by Mostly Autumn

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F#m

Verse:

Am G

Came in as noone

Am G

leaving as someone

Am G

powerless you were the sole one

Am G

helpless you were alone

Chorus:

Am Em

I want to get by, I want to return

Am Em

I want you to fly, only bitterness burnt

Am D

how do I get there? How do I pass?

Am G D

how could you leave without looking back?

Verse:

Am G

Left him for to grow

Am G

untainted by his shadow

Am G

blamed him not for it all

Am G

too well learned a man to fall

Chorus: 2x

Am Em

I want to get by, I want to return

Am Em

I want you to fly, only bitterness burnt

Am D

how do I get there? How do I pass?

Am G D

how could you leave without looking back?

Bridge

Am G

2x (as in the verses)

Em C Em F

x2 (each played for a full bar)

G A

Verse:

Bm A

Heard all you had to say

Bm A

though it changes not a thing today

Bm A

forgiveness is so much to ask

Bm A

when findings re-write the past.

Chorus: x2

Bm F#m

I want to get by, I want to return

Bm F#m

I want you to fly, only bitterness burnt

Bm E

how do I get there? How do I pass?

Bm E

how could you leave without looking back?

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