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Standard Tuning
Capo 7
Bm- Am(indicates  Aslide down)
AmAs I lie awake, it’s your smile I take in
                 Bm-                     Am      Bm  Am  
and I know it’s wro.ng because it doesn’t belong to me.
AmWhen there’s a price to pay, for your love to stay
I just Bmmight give up all I Amhave.
CSo listen when I Bmsay
this fourth night of insomnia is cause of Amyou.
(Chorus) 
GBurning Bitter YeFars,
a collection of all my teDars that have since dried.
GBurning Bitter YeFars,
the reason it’s not tDhere, it was never there to begin with.
CBurning Bitter Years, you can erase all my fGears.
                                      F   Am  Bm(x3)
You can do anything, anything at all.
AmI’m not perfect.
It’s hard for me to believe in
                Bm-      Am  Bm-Am  
something that you don’t, you won’t.
Maybe even something that BmI ovAmerlook.
CBut if it ever comes to tBmhis, us,
DI’ll never disappoint Amyou.
GBurning Bitter YeFarsD  
GBurning Bitter YeFarsD  
CBurning Bitter YGears
you can do anFything,
anything at aAmll.

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Burning Bitter Years

by Ryan Schmidt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Standard Tuning

Capo 7

Bm Am A

- (indicates slide down)

As I lie awake, it’s your smile I take in

Bm Am Bm Am

and I know it’s wro.ng because it doesn’t belong to me.

When there’s a price to pay, for your love to stay

Bm Am

I just might give up all I have.

C Bm

So listen when I say

this fourth night of insomnia is cause of you.

(Chorus)

G F

Burning Bitter Years,

a collection of all my tears that have since dried.

G F

Burning Bitter Years,

the reason it’s not there, it was never there to begin with.

C G

Burning Bitter Years, you can erase all my fears.

F Am Bm

(x3)

You can do anything, anything at all.

I’m not perfect.

It’s hard for me to believe in

Bm Am Bm Am

- -

something that you don’t, you won’t.

Bm Am

Maybe even something that I overlook.

C Bm

But if it ever comes to this, us,

D Am

I’ll never disappoint you.

G F D

Burning Bitter Years

G F D

Burning Bitter Years

C G

Burning Bitter Years

you can do anything,

anything at all.

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