Bitter Green
Gordon Lightfoot
Ton : CCapo 2
|D _ D _ |A_A_ |D _ D _ |A_A4(x02230) _ |
UDpon_ the Bitter DGreen_ she walked_
The Ahills_ above the Atown_
F#m/A (x04222)Echoed_ to the fF#m/Aootsteps_
As Em/A (002000)soft as heather Em/Adown
F#m/AWai_-ting for her F#m/Amaster_
To Em/Akiss away her Em/Atears
Em/AWaiting t_hrough the Ayears
B_itter_ DGreen___ they D/F# (200232)_called her_
G/A (550003)_Walking in the Asun___
G/ALoving e_very Aone_ t_hat she Dmet_ De-etD6 (xx0030)_ D
B_itter_ DGreen__ t_hey D/F#called her__
G/AWalking i_n the Asun___
G/AWaiting f_or someAone_ to take her_ Dhome_D_ D6 D
S_ome Dsay_ he was a Dsailor_
Who Adied_ away at Asea_
F#m/ASome say_ he was a F#m/Aprisoner
Who Em/Anever was set Em/Afree_
F#m/ALost_ upon the F#m/Aocean_
He Em/Adied_ there in the Em/Amist_
Em/ADreaming o_f her Akiss
B_itter_ DGreen___ they D/F#called her__
G/AWalking i_n the Asun___
G/ALoving e_very Aone_ t_hat she Dmet_ De-etD6_ D
B_itter_ DGreen___ they D/F#called her__
G/AWalking i_n the Asun___
G/AWaiting f_or someAone_ to take her Dhome_D_ D6 D
|A_A_ |G_G_ |F_E G|A_ A_ |
But Dnow_ that B_itter_ DGreen is g_one_
The Ahills_ have t_urned to Arust__
There F#m/Acomes_ a w_eary F#m/Astranger__
His Em/Atears fall i_n the Em/A _dust_
F#m/AKneeling_ b_y the F#m/Achurchyard__
Em/AIn_ the a_utumn mist_Em/A _
Em/ADreaming o_f her Akiss_
B_itter_ DGreen__ t_hey D/F#called her__ (2x)
G/AWalking i_n the Asun___
G/ALoving e_very Aone_ t_hat she Dmet_ De-etD6_ D
B_itter_ DGreen__ t_hey D/F#called her__
G/AWalking i_n the Asun___
G/AWaiting f_or someAone_ to take her Dhome_D_ D6 D