Tuning: E A D G B E

This is an acoustic version by Richard Ashcroft which is very much simplified, but it's basically the way he plays the chords live. He finally gained rights to his song Bitter Sweet Symphony after a more than 20 years legal battle. He said "... thank you so much Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, for acknowledging me as the writer of a f***ing masterpiece — it’ll live forever." Song: Bitter Sweet Symphony Band: Richard Ashcroft ft. chords from Keith Richards Album: Urban Hymns Tuning: Standard It consists of 4 chords E, Esus, D and A. The Esus can be played with 3 fingers, leaving the point finger on the 2nd fret and just adding the small finger to 2nd fret. They are alternatively strummed to create the sound it has so do some up and some down strums. It continues to build up slowly, playing the rhythm on and on, it never changes, just the intensity. [Intro] E Esus D A * A E Esus D A Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life

^ETrying to ^Esusmake ends meet, you're a ^Dslave to the money then yo^Au die. ^EI'll take^Esus you down th^De only roa^Ad I've ever been down ^EYou know the one that ^Esustakes you to the places wh^Dere all the veins meet, y^Aeah.

^ENo change, I can'^Esust change, I can't ^Dchange, I can't ^Achange, ^Ebut I'm here in m^Esusy mold, I am here ^Din my mold. ^A ^EBut I'm a million different p^Esuseople from one day^D to the next ^A ^EI can't change my^Esus mold, no, no, no,^D no, no, no, no ^A

^EWell I never p^Esusray, But to^Dnight I'm on my ^Aknees, yeah. ^EI need to hear some s^Esusounds that ^Drecognize the pain ^Ain me, yeah. ^EI let the melody shine,^Esus let it cleanse my min^Dd, I feel free n^Aow. ^EBut the airwaves ^Esusare clean and ther^De's nobody singi^Ang to me now.

^ENo change, I can'^Esust change, I can't ^Dchange, I can't ^Achange, ^EBut I'm here in m^Esusy mold, I am here ^Din my mold. ^A ^EAnd I'm a million^Esus different people ^Dfrom one day to ^Athe next ^EI can't change my^Esus mold, no, no, no,^D no, no, no, no ^A

^ECause it's a bittersweet ^Esussympho^Dny this ^Alife. ^ETrying to make ends m^Esuseet, try^Ding to find some^A money then you die. ^EI'll take you down th^Esuse only r^Doad I've ever be^Aen down ^EYou know the one that^Esus takes y^Dou to the places^A where all the veins meet, yeah.

^ENo change, I can't ch^Esusange, I ^Dcan't change, I ^Acan't change, ^Ebut I'm here in my mo^Esusld, I am^D here in my mold^A. ^EBut I'm a million dif^Esusferent p^Deople from one d^Aay to the next

^EI can't change my mol^Esusd, no, n^Do, no, no, no, n^Ao, no ^EI can't change my mol^Esusd, no, n^Do, no, no, no, n^Ao, no ^EI can't change my mol^Esusd, no, n^Do, no, no, no, n^Ao, no

^EIt justs sex and viol^Esusence mel^Dody and silence ^A ^EIt justs sex and viol^Esusence mel^Dody and silence ^A(I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)

^EIt's just sex and vio^Esuslence me^Dlody and silence^A ^EIt's just sex and vio^Esuslence me^Dlody and silence^A ^EIt's just sex and vio^Esuslence me^Dlody and silence^A (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)

^E(It's just sex and vi^Esusolence m^Delody and silenc^Ae)Been down ^E(Ever been down) ^Esus ^D ^A ^E(Ever been down) ^Esus ^D ^A ^E(Ever been down) ^Esus ^D ^A ^E(Ever been down) ^Esus ^D ^A ^E(Ever been down) ^Esus ^D ^A

Richard Ashcroft - Bitter sweet symphony