Cat Stevens (aka: Yusuf)
From Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
| C | F C G C | C | F C G C | G | Gsus G D G | G | G | F | F |
[C]. I gave my [F]last [C]chance [G]to [C]you
F C G C |G |
. Don't hand it back to me Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. No Bitterblue
[C]. I've done all [F]one [C]man [G]can [C]do
F C G C |G |
. Don't pass me up, oh Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. My Bitterblue
|2/4 [D]. 'Cause |4/4 I've been running a [G]long t[C]ime
On this traveling [A]ground [D]. .
[D]. Wishing hard to be [G]free o[C]f
Going round and [A]round, ye[D]ah
[D]Yes, I've been a-moving a [G]long t[C]ime,
F C |D Dsus D | G (D) (E) |
But only up and dow ow -n
[C]I gave my [F]last [C]hope [G]to [C]you
F C G C |G |
Don't hand it back to me Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. My Bitterblue
[C]I've done all [F]one [C]man [G]can [C]do
F C G C |G |
Please help me lose this Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. Ah Bitterblue
|2/4 [D]. 'Cause |4/4 I've been waiting a [G]long t[C]ime,
Eons been and g[A]one, woh-oh-[D]woh
[D]Looking at the hor[G]i-[C]zon
For my light to [A]dawn, yea-eh-[D]es
[D]Yes, I've been living a [G]long t[C]ime
F C |D Dsus D | G (D) (E) |
Looking on and ah-ah-on
| C | F C G C | C | F C G C | G | Gsus G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
| C | F C G C | C | F C G A | Asus A E A | A | Asus A E A |
|2/4 [D]. |4/4 I've been running a long t[G]ime [C]
The summer's come and [A]gone, woh-[D]oh
[D]Drifting under the d[G]ream [C]clouds
Past the broken [A]sun, oh [D]yeah
[D]Yes, I've been living a [G]long t[C]ime
F C |D Dsus D | G (D) (E) |
To be back beyah-ah-ond
[C]. I gave my [F]last [C]chance [G]to [C]you
F C G C |G |
. Don't hand it back to me Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. Ah Bitterblue
[C]. I've done all [F]one [C]man [G]can [C]do
F C G A |A |
. Don't pass me up, oh Bitterblue-oo
. Ah Bitter[A]blue
[A]
| ---- 12 ---- |
(Vamp on Bitterblue)
'[C]Cause I gave my [F]last [C]breath [G]to [C]you
. Don't hand it [F]back to [C]me [G]Bitter[A]blue-oo
Charted by Dexex
From Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
| C | F C G C | C | F C G C | G | Gsus G D G | G | G | F | F |
[C]. I gave my [F]last [C]chance [G]to [C]you
F C G C |G |
. Don't hand it back to me Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. No Bitterblue
[C]. I've done all [F]one [C]man [G]can [C]do
F C G C |G |
. Don't pass me up, oh Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. My Bitterblue
|2/4 [D]. 'Cause |4/4 I've been running a [G]long t[C]ime
On this traveling [A]ground [D]. .
[D]. Wishing hard to be [G]free o[C]f
Going round and [A]round, ye[D]ah
[D]Yes, I've been a-moving a [G]long t[C]ime,
F C |D Dsus D | G (D) (E) |
But only up and dow ow -n
[C]I gave my [F]last [C]hope [G]to [C]you
F C G C |G |
Don't hand it back to me Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. My Bitterblue
[C]I've done all [F]one [C]man [G]can [C]do
F C G C |G |
Please help me lose this Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. Ah Bitterblue
|2/4 [D]. 'Cause |4/4 I've been waiting a [G]long t[C]ime,
Eons been and g[A]one, woh-oh-[D]woh
[D]Looking at the hor[G]i-[C]zon
For my light to [A]dawn, yea-eh-[D]es
[D]Yes, I've been living a [G]long t[C]ime
F C |D Dsus D | G (D) (E) |
Looking on and ah-ah-on
| C | F C G C | C | F C G C | G | Gsus G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
| C | F C G C | C | F C G A | Asus A E A | A | Asus A E A |
|2/4 [D]. |4/4 I've been running a long t[G]ime [C]
The summer's come and [A]gone, woh-[D]oh
[D]Drifting under the d[G]ream [C]clouds
Past the broken [A]sun, oh [D]yeah
[D]Yes, I've been living a [G]long t[C]ime
F C |D Dsus D | G (D) (E) |
To be back beyah-ah-ond
[C]. I gave my [F]last [C]chance [G]to [C]you
F C G C |G |
. Don't hand it back to me Bitterblue-oo
G D G | G | Gsus G D G |
. Ah Bitterblue
[C]. I've done all [F]one [C]man [G]can [C]do
F C G A |A |
. Don't pass me up, oh Bitterblue-oo
. Ah Bitter[A]blue
[A]
| ---- 12 ---- |
(Vamp on Bitterblue)
'[C]Cause I gave my [F]last [C]breath [G]to [C]you
. Don't hand it [F]back to [C]me [G]Bitter[A]blue-oo
Charted by Dexex