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Bitter Sweet Symphony

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and easy to play, just repeating 4 chords:
(Standard Tuning) (Also the song is in the key of E)
 E- 022100
 Esus4- 022200
Dsus2- xx0230
 Asus2- x02200
[Intro]
|E||          Esus4||Dsus2||           Asus2| x4
[Verse]
Well it's a |E| bitter |Esus4| sweet |Dsus2| sym|Asus2|phony my |E| life
|          Esus4||Dsus2||           Asus2|
Trying to |E| make ends |Esus4| meet, you're a |Dsus2| slave to |Asus2| money then you
die
|          Esus4||Dsus2||           Asus2|
I'll take you |E| down the |Esus4| only |Dsus2| road I've |Asus2| ever |E| been down
|          Esus4||Dsus2||           Asus2|
You know the |E| one that |Esus4| takes you to the |Dsus2| places where |Asus2| all the
|E| meet, yeah
|          Esus4||Dsus2||           Asus2|
The next bit sounds nice if you palm mute it and then slowly mute it less and less to
a 'build up'
[Chorus]
No |E| change, I can't |Esus4| change, I can't |Dsus2| change, I can't |Asus2| change,
but I'm |E| here in my |Esus4| mold , I am |Dsus2| here in my |Asus2| mold
And I'm a |E| million different |Esus4| people from |Dsus2| one day to the |Asus2| next
I can't |E| change my |Esus4| mold, no, |Dsus2| no, no, no, |Asus2| no
Have you ever |E| been down |          Esus4||Dsus2||           Asus2|
As you can see this pattern just repeats through the song. The strumming is quite easy

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Bitter Sweet Symphony

by Richard Ashcroft

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Dsus2

Asus2

and easy to play, just repeating 4 chords:

(Standard Tuning) (Also the song is in the key of E)

- 022100

Esus4

- 022200

Dsus2

- xx0230

Asus2

- x02200

[Intro]

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

||| |||| | x4

[Verse]

E Esus4 Dsus2 E

Well it's a || bitter || sweet || sym|Asus2|phony my || life

Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

| |||| |

E Esus4 Asus2

Trying to || make ends || meet, you're a |Dsus2| slave to || money then you

die

Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

| |||| |

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2 E

I'll take you || down the || only || road I've || ever || been down

Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

| |||| |

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

You know the || one that || takes you to the || places where || all the

|| meet, yeah

Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

| |||| |

The next bit sounds nice if you palm mute it and then slowly mute it less and less to

a 'build up'

[Chorus]

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

No || change, I can't || change, I can't || change, I can't || change,

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

but I'm || here in my || mold , I am || here in my || mold

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

And I'm a || million different || people from || one day to the || next

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

I can't || change my || mold, no, || no, no, no, || no

E Esus4 Dsus2 Asus2

Have you ever || been down | |||| |

As you can see this pattern just repeats through the song. The strumming is quite easy

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