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Bitter They Are Harder They Fall

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BbI told her tBb7o leave me Ebalone 
That's what she's dBbone, just what she's dF7one 
And a hBbouse built for Bb7two, ain't a hEbome 
When it's lived in by Bbone, one lonely F7one 
             EbEbsus                                   Eb      Bb      Ab   Eb  
And I can no longer hear footsteps, come right down the hall 
                                    Bb                 F7       BbBbsus    Bb7  
Here come the teardrops, bitter they are, harder they fall 
        Bb    Bb7      Eb      Bb7                       Eb     BbBbsus      Bb  
She caught me lying,           then she caught a train 
And I caught a fC7ever        C7sus     C7walking home in the rCm7ain Ab  C7  F7  
Oh yeah! 
But it's Bbover and I’m done 
She left me oBb7nce and for aEbll  Bb7  Eb  
Here come the teaBbrdrops, bitter they aF7re, harder they fBball Bb7  Eb  
Here come the teaBbrdrops, bitter they aF7re, harder they fEballBb  

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Bitter They Are Harder They Fall

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Bb Bb7 Eb

I told her to leave me alone

Bb F7

That's what she's done, just what she's done

Bb Bb7 Eb

And a house built for two, ain't a home

Bb F7

When it's lived in by one, one lonely one

Eb Eb Bb Ab Eb

Ebsus

And I can no longer hear footsteps, come right down the hall

Bb F7 Bb Bb7

Bbsus

Here come the teardrops, bitter they are, harder they fall

Bb Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb Bb Bb

Bbsus

She caught me lying, then she caught a train

C7 C7sus C7 Cm7 Ab C7 F7

And I caught a fever walking home in the rain

Oh yeah!

But it's over and I’m done

Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb

She left me once and for all

Bb F7 Bb Bb7 Eb

Here come the teardrops, bitter they are, harder they fall

Bb F7 Eb Bb

Here come the teardrops, bitter they are, harder they fall

About Bitter They Are Harder They Fall Chords by Elvis Presley

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The chords for "Bitter They Are Harder They Fall" show the original chord names (including Bb, Bb7, Eb, F7, Ebsus, Ab). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.