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Bitter Pill
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[Intro:]
C#m E F#m
C#m E F#m
[Verses]
C#mThey came dEown tF#mo the room
And C#mI could see it wrEitten all F#mover you
C#mSince you EalrF#meady know
That BI said "sEorry, but I gAotta go"
And I'll rC#mip these wEalls apF#mart
And I wC#ment and shot an Earrow right thrF#mough your heart
But hC#mow those tEimes have chF#manged
Cause nBow you don't remEember mAy name
I'm sorry that I'm hEere so late
And please don't turn my hF#meart away
For your lC#move, I can change, cause withAbmout you, AI'm so hBollow
I'm sorry that I lEet you go
It's only when it's lF#most you know
Seeing yC#mou, missing you, such a bAbmitter pAill to swBallow
No, C#moh, Eoh, F#moh, oh,
C#mNo, Eoh, F#moh,
I gC#muess I plEayed my cF#mards too late
Cause nC#mow my bEody can't tF#make the weight
And C#monce we flEew so hF#migh, oh
But nBow I'm afrEaid to flAy, oh oh oh
I'm sorry that I'm hEere so late
And please don't turn my hF#meart away
For your lC#move, I can change, cause withAbmout you, AI'm so hBollow
I'm sorry that I lEet you go
It's only when it's lF#most you know
Seeing yC#mou, missing you, such a bAbmitter pAill to swBallow
No, Aoh, BohC#m,oh, Ebmoh, Eoh, Aoh
AOh, BohC#m,oh, Ebmoh, Eoh, Aoh
F#mOh, oEh,Aoh, Boh, C#moh, EooF#moh
I'm sorry that I'm hEere so late
And please don't turn my hF#meart away
For your lC#move, I can change, cause withAbmout you, AI'm so hBollow
I'm sorry that I lEet you go
It's only when it's lF#most you know
Seeing yC#mou, missing you, such a bAbmitter pAill to swBallow
Seeing yC#mou, missing you, such a bAbmitter pAill to swBallow
No, C#moh, Eoh, F#moh,
C#mNo, Eoh, F#moh,
You can also play this song with the capo on the 2nd fret.
To play this song with a capo on the 2nd fret you can use these chords:
Capo 2
[Intro:]
Bm D Em
Bm D Em
[Verses]
BmThey came dDown tEmo the room
And BmI could see it wrDitten all Emover you
BmSince you DalrEmeady know
That AI said "sDorry, but I gGotta go"
And I'll rBmip these wDalls apEmart
And I wBment and shot an Darrow right thrEmough your heart
But hBmow those tDimes have chEmanged
Cause nAow you don't remDember mGy name
I'm sorry that I'm hDere so late
And please don't turn my hEmeart away
For your lBmove, I can change, cause withF#mout you, GI'm so hAollow
I'm sorry that I lDet you go
It's only when it's lEmost you know
Seeing yBmou, missing you, such a bF#mitter pGill to swAallow
No, Bmoh, Doh, Emoh, oh,
BmNo, Doh, Emoh,
I gBmuess I plDayed my cEmards too late
Cause nBmow my bDody can't tEmake the weight
And Bmonce we flDew so hEmigh, oh
But nAow I'm afrDaid to flGy, oh oh oh
I'm sorry that I'm hDere so late
And please don't turn my hEmeart away
For your lBmove, I can change, cause withF#mout you, GI'm so hAollow
I'm sorry that I lDet you go
It's only when it's lEmost you know
Seeing yBmou, missing you, such a bF#mitter pGill to swAallow
No, Goh, AohBm,oh, C#moh, Doh, Goh
GOh, AohBm,oh, C#moh, Doh, Goh
EmOh, oDh,Goh, Aoh, Bmoh, DooEmoh
I'm sorry that I'm hDere so late
And please don't turn my hEmeart away
For your lBmove, I can change, cause withF#mout you, GI'm so hAollow
I'm sorry that I lDet you go
It's only when it's lEmost you know
Seeing yBmou, missing you, such a bF#mitter pGill to swAallow
Seeing yBmou, missing you, such a bF#mitter pGill to swAallow
No, Bmoh, Doh, Emoh,
BmNo, Doh, Emoh,
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Bitter Pill
by Gavin James
Chords in this song · guitar
C#m
E
F#m
B
A
Abm
Ebm
Bm
D
Em
G
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For the version with a capo on the 2nd fret look down below
[Intro:]
C#m E F#m
C#m E F#m
[Verses]
C#m E F#m
They came down to the room
C#m E F#m
And I could see it written all over you
C#m E F#m
Since you already know
B E A
That I said "sorry, but I gotta go"
C#m E F#m
And I'll rip these walls apart
C#m E F#m
And I went and shot an arrow right through your heart
C#m E F#m
But how those times have changed
B E A
Cause now you don't remember my name
E
I'm sorry that I'm here so late
F#m
And please don't turn my heart away
C#m Abm A B
For your love, I can change, cause without you, I'm so hollow
E
I'm sorry that I let you go
F#m
It's only when it's lost you know
C#m Abm A B
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
C#m E F#m
No, oh, oh, oh, oh,
C#m E F#m
No, oh, oh,
C#m E F#m
I guess I played my cards too late
C#m E F#m
Cause now my body can't take the weight
C#m E F#m
And once we flew so high, oh
B E A
But now I'm afraid to fly, oh oh oh
E
I'm sorry that I'm here so late
F#m
And please don't turn my heart away
C#m Abm A B
For your love, I can change, cause without you, I'm so hollow
E
I'm sorry that I let you go
F#m
It's only when it's lost you know
C#m Abm A B
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
A B C#m Ebm E A
No, oh, oh,oh, oh, oh, oh
A B C#m Ebm E A
Oh, oh,oh, oh, oh, oh
F#m E A B C#m E F#m
Oh, oh,oh, oh, oh, oooh
E
I'm sorry that I'm here so late
F#m
And please don't turn my heart away
C#m Abm A B
For your love, I can change, cause without you, I'm so hollow
E
I'm sorry that I let you go
F#m
It's only when it's lost you know
C#m Abm A B
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
C#m Abm A B
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
C#m E F#m
No, oh, oh, oh,
C#m E F#m
No, oh, oh,
You can also play this song with the capo on the 2nd fret.
To play this song with a capo on the 2nd fret you can use these chords:
Capo 2
[Intro:]
Bm D Em
Bm D Em
[Verses]
Bm D Em
They came down to the room
Bm D Em
And I could see it written all over you
Bm D Em
Since you already know
A D G
That I said "sorry, but I gotta go"
Bm D Em
And I'll rip these walls apart
Bm D Em
And I went and shot an arrow right through your heart
Bm D Em
But how those times have changed
A D G
Cause now you don't remember my name
D
I'm sorry that I'm here so late
Em
And please don't turn my heart away
Bm F#m G A
For your love, I can change, cause without you, I'm so hollow
D
I'm sorry that I let you go
Em
It's only when it's lost you know
Bm F#m G A
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
Bm D Em
No, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Bm D Em
No, oh, oh,
Bm D Em
I guess I played my cards too late
Bm D Em
Cause now my body can't take the weight
Bm D Em
And once we flew so high, oh
A D G
But now I'm afraid to fly, oh oh oh
D
I'm sorry that I'm here so late
Em
And please don't turn my heart away
Bm F#m G A
For your love, I can change, cause without you, I'm so hollow
D
I'm sorry that I let you go
Em
It's only when it's lost you know
Bm F#m G A
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
G A Bm C#m D G
No, oh, oh,oh, oh, oh, oh
G A Bm C#m D G
Oh, oh,oh, oh, oh, oh
Em D G A Bm D Em
Oh, oh,oh, oh, oh, oooh
D
I'm sorry that I'm here so late
Em
And please don't turn my heart away
Bm F#m G A
For your love, I can change, cause without you, I'm so hollow
D
I'm sorry that I let you go
Em
It's only when it's lost you know
Bm F#m G A
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
Bm F#m G A
Seeing you, missing you, such a bitter pill to swallow
Bm D Em
No, oh, oh, oh,
Bm D Em
No, oh, oh,
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