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Bittersweet Symphony by Verve
Bittersweet Symphony
Bittersweet Symphony:
E x 2 Asus2 x 2 Dsus2 x 2 Asus2 x 2
E---------------------10----10----9----9--------------
B-9-12-9--10----10-------10---------10----------------
G------------11---------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no,no,no,no,no(fading away)
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change it
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
Trying to find some money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
You know I can't change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mind
no, no, no, no, no,
I can't change
Can't change my body,
no, no, no
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
That you've ever been down
That you've ever been down
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version 2
Chords - E 022100
Esus4 022200
Dsus2 xx0230
A x02220
Very easy song. I'll try and describe the intro & verse strumming pattern.
e-0<----0-0-|-0<----0-0-|-0<----0-0-|-0<----0-0-|
B-0>----0-0-|-0>----0-0-|-3>----3-3-|-2>----2-2-|
G-1<----1-1-|-2<----2-2-|-2<----2-2-|-2<----2-2-|
D-2>----2-2-|-2>----2-2-|-0>----0-0-|-2>----2-2-|
A-2<----2-2-|-2<----2-2-|-----------|-0<----0-0-|
E-0>----0-0-|-0>----0-0-|-----------|-----------|
(Raked)
The strumming matches the vocals. If its 4/4 timing, the rake lasts for three, and
the other two last for one. Hope you understand that.
Strumming is just normal for the chorus
Intro:
E, Esus4, Dsus2, A
E Esus4 Dsus2 A E Esus4 Dsus2 A
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life
E Esus4 Dsus2 A E
Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die
Esus4 Dsus2 A
E Esus4 Dsus2 A E Esus4 Dsus2 A
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
E Esus4 Dsus2 A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet,
E Esus4 Dsus2 A
yeah
E Esus4 Dsus2 A
No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,
E Esus4 Dsus2 A
but I'm here in my mold , I am here in my mold
E Esus4 Dsus2 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Esus4 Dsus2 A
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no
Well, I've never prayed,
But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind , I feel free now
But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,
but I'm here in my mold , I am here with my mold
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah
You know I can't change, I can't change, I can't change,
but I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no
I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no
I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no
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version 3
Intro:
E, Bm7, Dsus2, A (x2)
E, Bm7, Dsus2, A (x3)
E, Bm7, Asus4, A (x3)
E, Bm7,
E, Bm7, Asus4, A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony thats life
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Try to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die.
Asus4, A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Asus4, A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
Asus4, A
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould, I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A {E, Bm7, Asus4, A (x2)}
I can't change my mould no, no, no, no, no, no, no
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
Well I’ve never prayed, but tonight I'm on my knees yeah
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me yeah
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
Asus4, A
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould, I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A {E, Bm7, Asus4, A (x2)}
I can't change my mould no, no, no, no, no, no, no
E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony thats life
Asus4 A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
Try to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die.
Asus4, A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Asus4, A E Bm7 Asus4 A E Bm7
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
Asus4, A
E Bm7 Asus4 A
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm here in my mould, I am here in my mould.
E Bm7 Asus4 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm7 Asus4 A {E, Bm7, Aus4, A (x4)}
I can't change my mould no, no, no, no, no, no, no
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version 4
Tuning:Standard
e|------------------10----10-9----9-----------------10----10-9----9--------|
B|--9-12-9-10----10----10------10---9-12-9-10----10----10------10----------|
G|------------11------------------------------11---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------5------------------7-------------5------------------------|
E|---------7---------------5----------------7----------------5-------------|
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no,no,no,no,no(fading away)
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change it
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
Trying to find some money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
You know I can't change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mind
no, no, no, no, no,
I can't change
Can't change my body,
no, no, no
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
That you've ever been down
That you've ever been down
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version 5
Chords:
E Bm7 D A all the way through
Bass:
E Bm7 D A
e -------------------------------------------------
b -12------12--------------15------15--14------14--
g -----13------14------14------14----------14------
d -----------------16------------------------------
Lyrics:
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony this life...
Trying to make ends meet , you're a slave to the money then you die.
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down...
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the pain lives ,
yeah.
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
but I'm here in my mould , I am here in my mould.
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next...
I can't change my mould , no,no,no,no,no,no,no
Well I never pray,
But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah.
I need to hear some sounds that recognise the pain in me, yeah.
I let the melody shine, let it cleanze my mind , I feel free now.
But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now.
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
but I'm here in my mould , I am here in my mould.
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mould, no,no,no,no,no,no,no
(Well have you ever been down?)
(I can change, I can change...)
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony this life.
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.
You know I can change, I can change, I can change,
but I'm here in my mould, I am here in my mould.
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next.
I can't change my mould, no,no,no,no,no,no,no
(I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
(I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
(It justs sex and violence melody and silence)
(Been down)
(Ever been down)
(Ever been down)
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version 6
Standard Tuning
S= slide
Intro/chorus
|---------5--------9----------8---------------------------------------||
|-9-12-9-----7-10-----10-14------9-13---------------------------------||
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Verse
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|-----------------2---------------------------------------------------||
|----6-----4---4-------6----------------------------------------------||
|--7-----5-----------7------------------------------------------------||
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Outro
|-------5----5s9--5-----5---------------------------------------------||
|---------4----------4------------------------------------------------||
|--00-----------------------------------------------------------------||
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Structure
Intro: x 10
Verse: x 8
Chorus: x 6
Verse: x 8
Chorus: x 6
Verse: x 4
Chorus+ Verse: x 4
Chorus: x 7
Chorus+outro: x 3
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no,no,no,no,no(fading away)
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change it
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
Trying to find some money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
You know I can't change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mind
no, no, no, no, no,
I can't change
Can't change my body,
no, no, no
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
That you've ever been down
That you've ever been down
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version 7
the chords are E, Bm7, D, A, but are played up the neck.
You have to hit different parts of the chord to make it sound right,
meaning the actual chord progession is :
E, E/G#, E,.... Bm7, Bm7/F#, Bm7,...... D, D/A, D,..... A/C#, A, A/C#
E E/G# E Bm7, Bm7/F#, Bm7 D, D/A, D A/C#, A, A/C#
e------7-----------------7---------7-----------5--------5 ---------0---------0--------|
b------9-----------------7----7----7-----------7--------7 ---------2---------2--------|
g-9-----------9----------7----7----7-----------7---7----7---------(2)---2---(2)-------|
d-9-----------9---------------7--------------------7--------------------2-------------|
a-7-----------7---------------9--------------------0--------------------0-------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The underlying notes are
B G# B A F# A D A D C# A C#
e -------------------------------------------------|
b -12------12--------------15------15--14------14--|
g -----13------14------14------14----------14------|
d -----------------16------------------------------|
a -------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------|
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no,no,no,no,no(fading away)
Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change it
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
Trying to find some money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah
You know I can't change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mind
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change my mind
no, no, no, no, no,
I can't change
Can't change my body,
no, no, no
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
That you've ever been down
That you've ever been down
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version 8
Tabs:
E (o22100)
Esus4 (022200)
Asus4 (002230)
A (002220)
E Esus4
Cause it's a bitter sweet
Asus4 A E Esus4 Asus4 A
symphony that's life
E Esus4
Try to make ends meet,
Asus4 A E Esus4
A
you're a slave to money then you die
E Esus4
I'll take you down the only
Asus4 A E Esus4 Asus4 A
road I've ever been down...
E Esus4
You know the one that takes you to
Asus4 A E Esus4
A
the places where all the veins meet, yeah.
Coro:
E Esus4 Asus4 A
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
E Esus4 Asus4 A
but I'm here in my mould , I am here in my mould
E Esus4 Asus4 A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next...
E Esus4 Asus4 A
I can't change my mould , no,no,no,no,no,no,no
E Esus4 Asus4 A
I've ever been down... x2
Well I've never prayed,
But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah.
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah.
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down...
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now.
But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now.
No change, I can change, I can change, I can change,
but I'm here in my mould , I am here in my mould.
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mould, no,no,no,no,no,no,no
Have you ever been down?... x2
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down... x2
Cause it's a bittersweet symphony yeah… x3
my life, your life.. x2
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