Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve [intro] (D C Gsus4 G) x8 D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G 'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G Tryna make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah |[Chorus] |D C Gsus4 G |No change, I can change, I can change, I can change | D C Gsus4 G |But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould, | D C Gsus4 G |I'm a million different people from one day to the next | D C Gsus4 G |I can't change my mould, no, no, no, no, no |(Have you ever been down ?) D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G Well, I've never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees, yeah D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singin' to me now |[Chorus] D C Gsus4 G I can't change, oh, no D C Gsus4 G I can't change, oh D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G 'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G Tryna make ends meet, tryna find somebody then you die D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah |[Chorus] D C Gsus4 G I can't change my mould, no, no, no, no, no, D C Gsus4 G I can't change my mould, no, no, no, no (It's just sex and violence, melody and silence) x2 D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down D C Gsus4 G D C Gsus4 G I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down [Outro] (Repeat D C Gsus4 G to fade) Been down Ever been down Ever been down Ever been down Ever been down Have you ever been down? Have you ever been down? Have you ever been down? NB When playing chords, picking alternately G & C strings, then E & A works well. (Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes Jun 2024)