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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0---0---0------|
D|------2---2---4----2---2-2-2---------|
A|--3----3-3-3-5---------------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------|
   (C)        (D)   (Em)      (Bm)
[Verse 1]
COnce somebody said Dto me
                Em(Bm)
Mother Mary let it be
                           C       D   Em(Bm)
And it helps to deal with my anxiety
See, I Cbuilt a wall, it didn't Dhold
                                    Em(Bm)
There's so much outside of my control
                             C             D        Em(Bm)
In the now, right now, I'm just trying to breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
                                       C         D     Em(Bm)
Never burn a bridge 'less you're a real good swimmer
                                      C            D   Em(Bm)
If you start to look around, everybody else is winning
                                     C       D   Em(Bm)
It's okay to feel like you're running on empty
 CLife will let you down, try not to Dget bitEmter
[Chorus]
(Bm)                 Em         D        Bm  C  
Try not to get bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
EmBitter, Dbitter, Bmbitter, Cbitter
EmI'm a lot of Dthings but I've Bmnever been a Cquitter
EmLife will let you Ddown, try Bmnot to get Cbitter
[Verse 2]
                     C         D                                Em(Bm)
Once somebody said my friend, that the answer's blowing in the wind
CSo I'm not the only one Dwho's wonEmdering
     (Bm)                        C            D  Em  
Some days I hate everything, life don't make no sense to me
        (Bm)        C  
I'm standing in the mirror now
        (Bm)                      Em(Bm)
I'm standing here, I'm screaming out
[Pre-Chorus]
                                       C         D     Em(Bm)
Never burn a bridge 'less you're a real good swimmer
                                      C            D   Em(Bm)
If you start to look around, everybody else is winning
                                     C       D   Em(Bm)
It's okay to feel like you're running on empty
 CLife will let you down, try not to Dget bitEmter
[Chorus]
(Bm)                 Em         D        Bm  C  
Try not to get bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
EmBitter, Dbitter, Bmbitter, Cbitter
EmI'm a lot of Dthings but I've Bmnever been a Cquitter
EmLife will let you Ddown, try Bmnot to get Cbitter
[Post-Chorus]
Try not to get EmOoooDoooBmooooCooh
Try not to get EmOoooDoooBmooooCooh
Try not to get EmOoooDoooBmooooCooh
Try not to get EmOoooDoooBmooooCooh
[Bridge]
                                     C       D   Em(Bm)
It's okay to feel like you're running on empty
 CLife will let you down, try not to Dget bitEmter
[Pre-Chorus]
                                       C         D     Em(Bm)
Never burn a bridge 'less you're a real good swimmer
                                      C            D   Em(D)
If you start to look around, everybody else is winning
                                     C       D   Em(Bm)
It's okay to feel like you're running on empty
 CLife will let you down, try not to Dget bitEmter
[Chorus]
(Bm)                 Em         D        Bm  C  
Try not to get bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter
EmBitter, Dbitter, Bmbitter, Cbitter
EmI'm a lot of Dthings but I've Bmnever been a Cquitter
EmLife will let you Ddown, try Bmnot to get Cbitter
[Outro]
Try not to get EmOoooDoooBmooooCooh
Try not to get EmOoooDoooBmooooCooh
(Try no to get) EmI'm a lot of Dthings but I've Bmnever been a Cquitter
EmLife will let you Ddown, try Bmnot to get Cbitter
(C)
Try not to get...

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Bitter

by Evie Irie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|----------------------0---0---0------|

D|------2---2---4----2---2-2-2---------|

A|--3----3-3-3-5---------------2-------|

E|-------------------------------------|

C D Em Bm

() () () ()

[Verse 1]

C D

Once somebody said to me

Em Bm

()

Mother Mary let it be

C D Em Bm

()

And it helps to deal with my anxiety

C D

See, I built a wall, it didn't hold

Em Bm

()

There's so much outside of my control

C D Em Bm

()

In the now, right now, I'm just trying to breathe

[Pre-Chorus]

C D Em Bm

()

Never burn a bridge 'less you're a real good swimmer

C D Em Bm

()

If you start to look around, everybody else is winning

C D Em Bm

()

It's okay to feel like you're running on empty

C D Em

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Chorus]

Bm Em D Bm C

()

Try not to get bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter

Em D Bm C

Bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter

Em D Bm C

I'm a lot of things but I've never been a quitter

Em D Bm C

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Verse 2]

C D Em Bm

()

Once somebody said my friend, that the answer's blowing in the wind

C D Em

So I'm not the only one who's wondering

Bm C D Em

()

Some days I hate everything, life don't make no sense to me

Bm C

()

I'm standing in the mirror now

Bm Em Bm

() ()

I'm standing here, I'm screaming out

[Pre-Chorus]

C D Em Bm

()

Never burn a bridge 'less you're a real good swimmer

C D Em Bm

()

If you start to look around, everybody else is winning

C D Em Bm

()

It's okay to feel like you're running on empty

C D Em

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Chorus]

Bm Em D Bm C

()

Try not to get bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter

Em D Bm C

Bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter

Em D Bm C

I'm a lot of things but I've never been a quitter

Em D Bm C

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Post-Chorus]

Em D Bm C

Try not to get Oooooooooooooh

Em D Bm C

Try not to get Oooooooooooooh

Em D Bm C

Try not to get Oooooooooooooh

Em D Bm C

Try not to get Oooooooooooooh

[Bridge]

C D Em Bm

()

It's okay to feel like you're running on empty

C D Em

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Pre-Chorus]

C D Em Bm

()

Never burn a bridge 'less you're a real good swimmer

C D Em D

()

If you start to look around, everybody else is winning

C D Em Bm

()

It's okay to feel like you're running on empty

C D Em

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Chorus]

Bm Em D Bm C

()

Try not to get bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter

Em D Bm C

Bitter, bitter, bitter, bitter

Em D Bm C

I'm a lot of things but I've never been a quitter

Em D Bm C

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

[Outro]

Em D Bm C

Try not to get Oooooooooooooh

Em D Bm C

Try not to get Oooooooooooooh

Em D Bm C

(Try no to get) I'm a lot of things but I've never been a quitter

Em D Bm C

Life will let you down, try not to get bitter

()

Try not to get...

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