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Chords-    Em      G      B     C     D     Am  Bm  
e      0     3         0   2    0    2
b      0     3    4    1   3    1    5
g      0     0    4    0   2    2    4
d      2     0    4    2   0    2    4
a      2     2    2    3        0    2
e      0     3     
Intro:   Em    G    Em    Bm    C    G    Am    B  C  
EmIf i tell you, will you Glisten, will you stay,                        
will you Ambe here foCrever, never Dwent aCway, 
Emnever thought, things would Gchange,  
hold me tight, please don't Amsay aCgain, 
that you Dhave to Cgo. 
AmA bitter tChought, i had it Emall, 
but i Djust, let it Amgo, 
hold your Csilence, 
it's so Gviolent since your Cgone. 
EmAll my Gthoughts are with Dyou foCrever, 
unEmtil now Gthey will be Dback toCgether, 
Ami will be Bwaiting for Emyou. 
EmIf i had told you, you would have Glistened, 
you'd had stayed, 
you would Ambe here foCrever, never Dwent aCway, 
Emit would never have, been the Gsame, 
all our time, would have Ambeen in Cvain, 
cause Dhad to Cgo. 
AmThe sweetest Cthought, had it Emall, 
cause i Ddid, let you Amgo, 
hold our Cmoment, keep me Gwarm, 
when your Cgone.  
EmAll my Gthoughts are with Dyou foCrever, 
unEmtil now Gthey will be Dback toCgether, 
Ami will be Bwaiting for Emyou. 
Outro:   Em    G    Em    Bm    C    G    Am    B  Em  

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Bittersweet

by Within Temptation

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em G B C D Am Bm

Chords-

e 0 3 0 2 0 2

b 0 3 4 1 3 1 5

g 0 0 4 0 2 2 4

d 2 0 4 2 0 2 4

a 2 2 2 3 0 2

e 0 3

Em G Em Bm C G Am B C

Intro:

Em G

If i tell you, will you listen, will you stay,

Am C D C

will you be here forever, never went away,

Em G

never thought, things would change,

Am C

hold me tight, please don't say again,

D C

that you have to go.

Am C Em

A bitter thought, i had it all,

D Am

but i just, let it go,

hold your silence,

G C

it's so violent since your gone.

Em G D C

All my thoughts are with you forever,

Em G D C

until now they will be back together,

Am B Em

i will be waiting for you.

Em G

If i had told you, you would have listened,

you'd had stayed,

Am C D C

you would be here forever, never went away,

Em G

it would never have, been the same,

Am C

all our time, would have been in vain,

D C

cause had to go.

Am C Em

The sweetest thought, had it all,

D Am

cause i did, let you go,

C G

hold our moment, keep me warm,

when your gone.

Em G D C

All my thoughts are with you forever,

Em G D C

until now they will be back together,

Am B Em

i will be waiting for you.

Em G Em Bm C G Am B Em

Outro:

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