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Intro:   A   A7   Bm  E  
It Asuddenly A7caught me and I'm Bmdoin' it aDgain
Wonderin' why you and I can't be friAends
Oh but Ethen if Ayou tried, it A7seems I'd have Bmknown wDhen
But there ain't no more, you've shut the door, it's the Aend
Chorus:
Of a F#mbittersweet Elove one that Dcalled us to Aplay
But we had F#mcryin' and B7sighin' every Eday
F#mBittersweet Elove, how we Dfell to it's Aprey
And you know that F#mcryin' and B7sighin' ain't the Eway
Oh, baby, maybe someday we'll understand
Where the love we saw dreams and all fit in the plan
Chorus

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Bittersweet Love

by Richie Furay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A A7 Bm E

Intro:

A A7 Bm D

It suddenly caught me and I'm doin' it again

Wonderin' why you and I can't be friends

E A A7 Bm D

Oh but then if you tried, it seems I'd have known when

But there ain't no more, you've shut the door, it's the end

Chorus:

F#m E D A

Of a bittersweet love one that called us to play

F#m B7 E

But we had cryin' and sighin' every day

F#m E D A

Bittersweet love, how we fell to it's prey

F#m B7 E

And you know that cryin' and sighin' ain't the way

Oh, baby, maybe someday we'll understand

Where the love we saw dreams and all fit in the plan

Chorus

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