Bittersweet Chords & Tabs
Bittersweet – James Taylor
Tabbed by Robbert van Leeuwen, Holland
Capo 4 – TABLATURE + RIFFS RELATIVE TO CAPO!
Riff 1 | Riff 2 | Riff 3 |
e |----------------------|-2h4p2-0-2-0-0--- |------------------ |
B |----------------------|-------------------- |------------------|
G |----------------------|-------------------- |------------------ |
D |----------------------|-------------------- |-4-6-4-2-4-2-2- |
A |----------------------|--------------------- |------------------ |
E |--2h4p2-0-2-0-0---|--------------------- |------------------ |
Intro
E – A
Riff 1 (3x)
Verse:
E
No I don't know how to love you
A E - A (+Riff 2)
The way you want me to
E
Cause everytime I try
A E A (+Riff 2)
Something always changes with you
C#m
First it's cold baby
A
And then there's too much heat
F#m
One minute I'm up in heaven
B B-A
And the next I'm down in the street
Chorus:
E
Cause we got a love
A E – A (+Riff 2)
That's bittersweet
E
I said we got a love
A E – A (+Riff 3)
It's bittersweet
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Verse 2:
E
Sometimes when I'm with you
A E – A (+Riff 2)
It's like you're just not there
E
When I look into your eyes
A E – A
I see that thousand yard stare
C#m
Then you're back in love with me
A
Like you can't get enough
F#m
Rough into smooth
B
And the smooth back into the rough
B - A
Ohhhh help me now
Chorus
We got a love
That's bittersweet
We got a love, oh darlin'
That's bittersweet
Bridge:
C#m
I don't know anybody
B A
Anybody like you
F#m
I never met anybody
B
Could make me feel the way you do
E
I wish that I could love you
A E – A (+Riff 2)
The way you want me to
E
So scared you'll pull out the rug
A E – A (+Riff 2)
Darling if I do
C#m
It's cold it's cold
A
And now there's too much heat
F#m
One minute I'm up in heaven
B B - A
And the next, I'm walking the street
Chorus:
We got a love
That's bittersweet
You know we got a love
That's bittersweet
We got a love
That's bittersweet
You know, we got a love, oh darlin'
That's bittersweet.
Outro:
E (+Riff 2)
Flamin' hot
A E – A (+Riff 3)
Then not.
E A
Ooooooooh, bitter memory
E A
I said we got a love, oooh,
E
We got a love.
My first tab, I hope you like it! Good luck!
