Bitter Green
Gordon Lightfoot

Capo 1st Fret

[Intro]        E      B       E     B

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Upon the bitter green she walked the hills above the town Echo to her footsteps as soft as Eider down
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Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears Waiting through the years

[Chorus]
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Bitter Green they called her Walking in the sun loving everyone that she met
E                     A          B                      A                 B                  E
Bitter Green they called her Waiting in the sun waiting for someone to take her home


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Some say he was a sailor who died away at sea some say he was a prisoner who never was set free
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Lost upon the ocean he died there in the mist Dreaming of her kiss


[Chorus]
E                     A          B                       A           B               E
Bitter Green they called her Walking in the sun loving everyone that she met
E                     A          B                      A                 B                  E
Bitter Green they called her Waiting in the sun waiting for someone to take her home


[Solo]      B     A    G     A




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But now the bitter green is gone, the hills have turned to rust there comes a weary stranger, his tears
                           E                                  B                      A                 E
Fall in the dust Kneeling by the churchyard in the autumn mist Dreaming of a kiss




[Chorus]
E                     A          B                       A           B               E
Bitter Green they called her Walking in the sun loving everyone that she met
E                     A          B                      A                 B                  E
Bitter Green they called her Waiting in the sun waiting for someone to take her home
E                     A          B                       A           B               E
Bitter Green they called her Walking in the sun loving everyone that she met
E                     A          B                      A                 B (2 Measures)E
Bitter Green they called her Waiting in the sun waiting for someone to take her home