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Bittersweet (David Crosby)
GmOn the one side truth tFowers like a cliff
On the Ebother side love dangles Gmby a thread
HGmere is a climber he cFannot find his eyes
And a fEballing woman wishing she Gmwas dead
Ooh, bDoth sides why is it D/Calways bittersweet
And the bBmroken cloudy days when I need the sDun's heat
I nGmeed the heat oh both ways why is it Falways bittersweet
And the bEbroken cloudy days when I need the sGmun's heat
Oh, I nGmeed the heat why why is it bitterswFeet
And the brokEben cloudy days when I need the sGmun's heat
Oh, I nGmeed the heat, oh, ooh, ooh

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Bittersweet

by Crosby & Nash

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D/C

Bittersweet (David Crosby)

Gm F

On the one side truth towers like a cliff

Eb Gm

On the other side love dangles by a thread

Gm F

Here is a climber he cannot find his eyes

Eb Gm

And a falling woman wishing she was dead

D D/C

Ooh, both sides why is it always bittersweet

Bm D

And the broken cloudy days when I need the sun's heat

Gm F

I need the heat oh both ways why is it always bittersweet

Eb Gm

And the broken cloudy days when I need the sun's heat

Gm F

Oh, I need the heat why why is it bittersweet

Eb Gm

And the broken cloudy days when I need the sun's heat

Oh, I need the heat, oh, ooh, ooh

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