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Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve - Guitar Chords

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            Album: Urban Hymns (1997)
Music from the theme of the Andrew Oldham Orchestra cover of The Last Time (Rolling Stones, 1965).

[Intro]
    E         Bm7   Dsus2   A         (Dsus2 = Dsus2/E)
e|--0---------2-----0-------0-------|
B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---|
G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----|
D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------|  x4
A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------|
E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|

[Verse]
E  Bm7  Dsus2  A             E      Bm7  Dsus2 A          E  Bm7
                 Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
Dsus2 A           E            Bm7            Dsus2       A             E     Bm7
        Trying to make ends meet  you're a slave to the money then you die.
Dsus2  A              E        Bm7   Dsus2     A         E   Bm7
        I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Dsus2  A             E      Bm7              Dsus2          A              E     Bm7  Dsus2  A
        You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah

[Chorus]
 E                 Bm7           Dsus2        A
No change  I can change  I can change  I can change
         E          Bm7         Dsus2         A
But I'm here in my mould  I am here in my mould.
           E                 Bm7        Dsus2          A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
              E         Bm7     Dsus2     A     E  Bm7  Dsus2  A  E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change my mould no  no  no  no  no  no  no (have you ever been down?)

[Verse]
           E     Bm7         Dsus2       A       E       Bm7  Dsus2  A
Well I've never prayed  but tonight I'm on my knees yeah
           E         Bm7         Dsus2        A       E     Bm7  Dsus2  A
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me yeah
           E       Bm7           Dsus2     A           E     Bm7  Dsus2   A
I let the melody shine  let it cleanse my mind  I feel free now
           E          Bm7              Dsus2     A       E     Bm7     Dsus2  A
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now

[Chorus]
 E                 Bm7           Dsus2        A
No change  I can change  I can change  I can change
         E          Bm7         Dsus2         A
But I'm here in my mould  I am here in my mould.
           E                 Bm7        Dsus2          A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
              E         Bm7     Dsus2     A    E  Bm7  Dsus2  A  E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change my mould no  no  no  no  no  no  no (have you ever been down?)
              E         Bm7     Dsus2     A    E  Bm7  Dsus2  A  E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change it you know, I can't change it...

[Verse]
    E      Bm7  Dsus2 A         E  Bm7
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
Dsus2 A           E            Bm7            Dsus2       A             E     Bm7
        Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.
Dsus2  A              E        Bm7   Dsus2     A         E   Bm7
        I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
Dsus2  A             E      Bm7              Dsus2          A              E     Bm7     Dsus2  A
        You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah

[Chorus]
      E                        Bm7           Dsus2        A
You know I can change  I can change  I can change  I can change
         E          Bm7         Dsus2         A
But I'm here in my mould  I am here in my mould.
           E                 Bm7        Dsus2          A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
              E         Bm7     Dsus2     A    E  Bm7  Dsus2  A  E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change my mould no  no  no  no  no  no  no
              E         Bm7     Dsus2     A    E  Bm7  Dsus2  A  E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change my mould no  no  no  no  no  no  no
              E         Bm7     Dsus2     A    E  Bm7  Dsus2  A  E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change my mould no  no  no  no  no  no  no

[Outro]
...
(It’s just sex and violence, melody and silence)
...
(I’ll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
...
(Been down)
(Ever been down)
... 
        

We also have 9 songs by The Verve

• Bitter Sweet Symphony
• History
• Lucky Man
• On Your Own
• Sonnet
• Space And Time
• The Drugs Dont Work
• Velvet Morning
• Weeping Willow

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