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Bittersweet

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[Intro] x2
D A
D A
D  F#m  Bm  A  E
[Verse]
If I played in a Drock n rolAl band
And didnt disaDppoint you agaAin
Would you take back this 
DLow F#mdown BmramblAin' maEn
[Chorus]
'Cause we were Dso young and Aproud
The first time that I Dlet you Adown
The look upon your 
Dface F#mis aBmll that AI see Enow
[Verse]
And I could list a Dthousand Athings
That'd make me take you Dback aAgain
But I don't really
Dneed you F#mhalf as Bmmuch as AI did Ethen
[Chorus]
'Cause we were Dso young and Aproud
The first time that you Dlet me Adown
That look upon your 
Dface F#mis aBmll that AI see Enow
[Verse]
I waited out Don your Astreet
Between Maple and DEighty AThree
It wasn't really 
DanytF#mhing buBmt bAitter Esweet
[Instrumental]
A C#m Bm
F#m E D
[Verse]
   AWaited there C#mall night lBmong
    F#mDigging my Enails into my Dpalms
    AWaited for a C#mlight to come Bmon
Waited for your Dlight to guide me homeE  
I am a Dbig boy Anow
Don't have to be Dhangin' Aaround
Probably would've 
Dlet you F#mdown agBmain AanyEhow
And I am a Dbig girl Anow
And I don't want you Dhangin' Aaround
You probably would've 
Dlet me F#mdown agBmain AanyEhow
You're probably gonna 
Dlet me dF#mown agaBmin aAnyhEow

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Bittersweet

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro] x2

D A

D F#m Bm A E

[Verse]

D A

If I played in a rock n roll band

D A

And didnt disappoint you again

Would you take back this

D F#m Bm A E

Low down ramblin' man

[Chorus]

D A

'Cause we were so young and proud

D A

The first time that I let you down

The look upon your

D F#m Bm A E

face is all that I see now

[Verse]

D A

And I could list a thousand things

D A

That'd make me take you back again

But I don't really

D F#m Bm A E

need you half as much as I did then

[Chorus]

D A

'Cause we were so young and proud

D A

The first time that you let me down

That look upon your

D F#m Bm A E

face is all that I see now

[Verse]

D A

I waited out on your street

D A

Between Maple and Eighty Three

It wasn't really

D F#m Bm A E

anything but bitter sweet

[Instrumental]

A C#m Bm

F#m E D

[Verse]

A C#m Bm

Waited there all night long

F#m E D

Digging my nails into my palms

A C#m Bm

Waited for a light to come on

D E

Waited for your light to guide me home

D A

I am a big boy now

D A

Don't have to be hangin' around

Probably would've

D F#m Bm A E

let you down again anyhow

D A

And I am a big girl now

D A

And I don't want you hangin' around

You probably would've

D F#m Bm A E

let me down again anyhow

You're probably gonna

D F#m Bm A E

let me down again anyhow

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