This is the version of Bittersweet Symphony sung by Megan Hilty which was played on the
TV show SMASH. This is probably my favorite cover of the song so I decided to figure out
the chords for it. This is my first time but I’m about 90% certain that this is correct
(I have a good ear lol). If Bm7 is a struggle Bm works fine as well. Good luck and enjoy =]
Capo on 4th fret.
Intro: E Esus| Bm7 A|
E Em7 Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
E Em7
Try to make ends meet
Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
You're a slave to money then you die
E Em7 Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
E Em7 Bm7
You know the one that takes you to the places
A E Em7 Bm7 A
where all the veins meet yeah,
E Em7
No change, I can change
Bm7 A
I can change, I can change
E Em7
But I'm here in my mold
Bm7 A
I am here in my mold
E Em7
But I'm a million different people
Bm7 A
from one day to the next
E
I can't change my mold
Em7 Bm7 A
No, no, no, no, no
E Em7| Bm7 A| x1
E Em7
Well I never pray
Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
E Em7 Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
E Em7 Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
E Em7 Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
E Em7 Bm7 A
now
E Em7
No change, I can change
Bm7 A
I can change, I can change
E Em7
But I'm here in my mold
Bm7 A
I am here in my mold
E Em7
But I'm a million different people
Bm7 A
from one day to the next
E
I can't change my mold
Em7 Bm7 A
No, no, no, no, no
E Em7 Bm7 A E Em7 Bm7 A
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
E Em7
Try to make ends meet
Bm7 A E
You're a slave to money then you die