Bitterness chords by Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
         C majorC  G+G
I don't wanna be bitter
           C majorC
I dont wanna be the girl with
         D MajorD
the upside down smile

             C majorC  G+G
It's cold enough in the winter
           C majorC     G+G
walking through this pain feels like
   A augmentedA   G+G  D MajorD
a thousand long miles

         E minor 7Em7
I'm stuck in the middle
     Am7Am7
of just around the bend
  C majorC
but I keeping breaking down
      D MajorD
before I reach the end

Chorus:
      G+G
'Cause it hurts too much
    D MajorD
and I just can't rise above
     C majorC
all the things you said you'd do
     D MajorD
but you never follow through
      E minorEm
and I've wrestled with the demons
      C majorC
who keep trying to bring me down
     D MajorD
and I've swung my fists
               C majorC
'cause i just wanna get this over with
      C majorC G+G D MajorD
The Bitterness
      C majorC G+G D MajorD
The Bitterness

Verse 2:
       C majorC  G+G
It's like a poison
    C majorC
and I can't get it
A minorAm   C majorC  D MajorD
out of my veins

       C majorC    G+G
a deafening noise that
    C majorC    G+G
keeps pounding down
    A minorAm  G+G  D MajorD
like buckets of rain

         E minorEm
well there's so many things
           A minorAm
I know I should be thankful for
      C majorC
so why is it so hard to pick myself
  D MajorD
up off the floor?


Chorus 2:
      G+G
'Cause it hurts too much
    D MajorD
and I just can't rise above
     C majorC
all the things you said you'd do
     D MajorD
but you never follow through
      E minorEm
and I've wrestled with the demons
      C majorC
who keep trying to bring me down
     D MajorD
and I've swung my fists
               C majorC
'cause i just wanna get this over with
      C majorC G+G D MajorD
The Bitterness
      C majorC G+G D MajorD
The Bitterness


Solo:
C majorC G+G D MajorD D MajorD (x2)


Bridge:
   E minorEm
This isn't really like me
   C majorC
It's not who I wanna be
Am7Am7
God, please take these
 D MajorD
chains off of me


Chorus 3:
      G+G
'Cause it hurts too much
    D MajorD
and I just can't rise above
     C majorC
all the things you said you'd do
     D MajorD      G+G  DmDm
but you never follow through
      E minorEm
and I've wrestled with the demons
      C majorC
who keep trying to bring me down
     D MajorD
and I've swung my fists
               C majorC
'cause i just wanna get this over with
        D MajorD
oh, and I've swung my fists
           B minorBm    C majorC
'cause I just wanna get this over with
      C majorC G+G D MajorD
This Bitterness
    C majorC G+G D MajorD
The Bitterness yeah
    C majorC  G+G  D MajorD
The Bitterness
    C majorC  G+G  D MajorD
The Bitterness


Outro:
         C majorC  G+G
I don't wanna be bitter
           C majorC  G+G
I don't wanna be the girl with
   A augmentedA      G+G
the upside down smile