Bittersweet Chords
Bittersweet by Everything But The Girl is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C7M, F, G, Am and Dm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C C7M F G C
don't talk to me in that familiar way
C7M F G
when the keys are in my hand
C C7M F G C
don't say that everything is here to stay
C7M F G
and I must try to understand
C Am Dm7
when I'm trying not to look into your eyes
G C
trying not to listen to your lies
Am Dm7
trying just to keep hold of myself
G
oh but it's hard
C C7M F G
when you leave me on the shelf
C C7M F
you say I set a path
G
for you to follow
C C7M F G
and I've already given in
C C7M F
but I only meant for you
G
to taste not swallow
C C7M F G
where I end is where you must begin
C Am Dm7
so try not to look into their eyes
G C
try not to listen to their lies
Am Dm7
try just to keep hold of yourself
G
oh I know it's hard
C C7M F G
when they leave you on their shelf
C C7M
she's such a sweet girl
F G
free of the taints of this world
C C7M
think that's a compliment
F G
don't be so full of sentiment
C Am
why you worship sweetness
Dm7
what virtue's there in weakness
G
being pushed about is nothing much
C C7M F G
to shout about I know
C Am Dm7
So...try not to look into their eyes...