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