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bittersweet
by
sara bareilles
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transcribed by : may anne luyun
key : G
standard tuning
intro : C ( pause )
verse 1 :
D/F# G
bittersweet sea sons
D/F# Em C
mistake a warm winter for spring
D/F# G D/F# Em C
seems like im best at leaving when leaving is not the best thing
pre chorus 1 :
G D/F#
you couldnt help it if you needed more than i could give
Em C
thats just the way it goes now
verse 2 :
D/F# G D/F# Em C
i call you mis – placed but never a waste of my time
D/F# G
everybodys gonna make mistakes ,
D/F# Em C
but youll never be one of mine
pre chorus 2 :
G D/F#
you couldnt help it if you needed more than i could give
Em C
thats just the way it goes now
G D/F#
i knew you felt me leaving long before i ever did
Em C
thats just the way it goes now
chorus 1 :
G ( bass line : B – C – D ) D#dim
loved me fearless when you needed to
Em A/C#
you would not rest till you came through
C D C
so god bless and thank you
verse 3 :
D/F# G D/F# Em C
there is no an – ger , it’s just you and i and the truth
D/F# G D/F# Em C
you can try to make her but love will not be forced to bloom , to bloom
pre chorus 3 :
G D/F#
you couldnt help it if you needed more than i could give
Em C
thats just the way it goes now
G D/F#
the only love worth fighting for is one that you can win and ,
Em C
thats just the way it goes now
chorus 2 :
G ( bass line : B – C – D ) D#dim
you would not break but you could bend
Em A/C#
and for loves sake you let love end ,
C D
but i still swear that you were god sent
instrumental :
Em A Em A Em A C D
pre chorus 4 :
G D/F#
and you stood before me knowing that the wings i have you gave
Em C
and thats just the way it goes now
G D/F#
and i barely have the breath to breathe much less to fly away
Em C
and thats just the way it goes now
chorus 3 :
G ( bass line : B – C – D ) D#dim Em
and a silence entered the room for a one last ,
A/C#
“im gonna love you”
C D#dim Em A/C# –
so god bless and thank you
C D C – D
so god bless and thank you , thank you
C – D
yeah
C – D ( pause )
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