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Intro riff is a D chord shape on the 7th fret, then 8th fret on high E whilst holdng that shape then a the
 other shape is 7th fret on the G and B and 5th fret on high E. Hope that makes sense!! 
[Verse]
D       (Strum palm muted D through first verse until drums kick in)
You are my sword.
Your love is its own reward.
My heart, I have found,
Gets carved surely by the pound.
G  C       G  D
[Verse]
God knows. I tried,
Tried to hold you with all my might
But time has won,
And I could never be that strong.
[Chorus]
(GDonC't cry) GI cDouldn't be that strong,
(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song.
(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet
Fill my eyes whenever we meet,
 A    G                        (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)
It's always bittersweet.
[Verse]
DI cGut and CI blGeed.
You seem to find that so hard to believe!
That's just too, too bad.
You could never touch the love that we had.
[Chorus] 
D(DoGn't cryC) FoGr the love we had,
(Don't cry) Sometimes we try to take it back.
(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet
Kiss my cheeks whenever we meet.
A    G                          (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)
It's always bittersweet.
[SOLO]      D      G     C  G  
[Chorus]
D(DonG't Cry) CFor Ga love-gone-wrong
(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song
(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet
Fill my eyes whenever we meet.
A     G                        (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)
Anyway...
[Verse]
EWe'vAe growDn anAd times change.
When we meet now it feels so strange.
I hold you like a sword
You won't cut me like you did before.
It's always bittersweet.
E  A    D  A  til end with little guitar solo bit

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Bittersweet

by Hoodoo Gurus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro riff is a D chord shape on the 7th fret, then 8th fret on high E whilst holdng that shape then a the

other shape is 7th fret on the G and B and 5th fret on high E. Hope that makes sense!!

[Verse]

D (Strum palm muted D through first verse until drums kick in)

You are my sword.

Your love is its own reward.

My heart, I have found,

Gets carved surely by the pound.

G C G D

[Verse]

God knows. I tried,

Tried to hold you with all my might

But time has won,

And I could never be that strong.

[Chorus]

G C G D

(Don't cry) I couldn't be that strong,

(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song.

(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet

Fill my eyes whenever we meet,

A G (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)

It's always bittersweet.

[Verse]

D G C G

I cut and I bleed.

You seem to find that so hard to believe!

That's just too, too bad.

You could never touch the love that we had.

[Chorus]

D G C G

(Don't cry) For the love we had,

(Don't cry) Sometimes we try to take it back.

(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet

Kiss my cheeks whenever we meet.

A G (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)

It's always bittersweet.

D G C G

[SOLO]

[Chorus]

D G C G

(Don't Cry) For a love-gone-wrong

(Don't cry) That used to be my favourite song

(Don't cry) Tears so bittersweet

Fill my eyes whenever we meet.

A G (On the A they hit 3rd and 4th fret on the A string also here)

Anyway...

[Verse]

E A D A

We've grown and times change.

When we meet now it feels so strange.

I hold you like a sword

You won't cut me like you did before.

It's always bittersweet.

E A D A til end with little guitar solo bit

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