The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (Guitar)

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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 x2
    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-------|  x10
A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------|
E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Verse 1]
              E      Bm7  Dsus2 A         E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony that's life

          E           Bm7            Dsus2       A             E     Bm7  Dsus2  A
Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die

              E        Bm7   Dsus2    A    E         Bm7  Dsus2  A
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down

             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
I can't change my mould, no  no  no  no  no  no
(have you ever been down?) E Bm7 Dsus2 A [Verse 2]
            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
I can't change my mould, no  no  no  no  no  no
(and have you ever been down?)
        Bm7           Dsus2         A             E  Bm7  Dsus2  A
I can't change it you know, I can't change it...
[Verse 3]
              E      Bm7  Dsus2 A         E   Bm7  Dsus2  A
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony that's life

          E          Bm7            Dsus2      A             E     Bm7  Dsus2  A
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die

              E        Bm7  Dsus2     A    E         Bm7  Dsus2  A
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down

             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
I can't change my mould, no  no  no  no  no

           E             Bm7     Dsus2   A
I can't change my mould, no  no  no  no  no

        E           Bm7        Dsus2   A
I can't   change my mould, no  no  no  no
[Outro]
           E         Bm7       Dsus2      A
(It's just   sex and violence, melody and silence)...

               E        Bm7  Dsus2     A    E          Bm7  Dsus2   A
(I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)...
... (Been down) (Ever been down) ...