Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Larry Gaitlin From: “From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee” (1976) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 2nd fret Play: A Key: B For original chords, transpose +2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e D/A x-0-4-2-3-2 E6 0-2-2-1-2-x F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1-x E7/G# 4-x-0-1-0-x A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A | D/A | A | E6 F#dim7 E7/G# | [Verse]

I ^Atold her to ^Aleave ^Bmme ^A/C#a- ^Dlone ^DThat's ^A/C#what ^Bmshe's ^Adone, ^Ajust ^E/G#what ^F#mshe's ^Edone ^E7 And a h^Aouse built for two, ain't a ^Dhome When it's ^Dlived ^D/C#in ^D/Bby ^Aone, ^Aone ^E/G#lone-^F#mly ^Eone ^E7

[Chorus]

And ^DI can no longer hear ^Dfootsteps D D/C# D/B A | G | D | Come right down the hall D A/C# Bm A [ D/A ] Here come the teardrops A E E7 | A | % | A7 | Bitter they are, harder they fall

[Bridge] A7 D | A7 | D | She caught me lying D A/C# Bm A | E | A | Then she caught a train

And ^AI ^Bmcaught ^A/C#a ^Bfeve-^B7er Walking home in the ^Bmrai-^Gai-^Eain (oh yeah)^E7

[Chorus]

But it's ^Aover and I’m ^D/Adone ^AShe left me once and for ^Dall (^A7once and for ^Dall) ^DHere ^A/C#come ^Bmthe ^Ateardrops A E/G# F#m E E7 | A | A Bm A/C# | D | Bi--tter they are, harder they fall ^DHere ^A/C#come ^Bmthe ^Ateardrops A E/G# F#m E E7 [ D ] Bi--tter they are, harder they fall

[Coda] | D | Dsus4 | D | D A/C# Bm | A | D/F# | A

Elvis Presley - Bitter they are harder they fall