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Sympathy

Melissa Etheridge
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
*  - 2x's
 Note: When playing the A barre chord in the beginning
  of the INTRO alternate (A*-see below) by lifting
  your finger on and off the low E string. Then
  when going from the D barre chord hit the C barre
  chord once and then back to the A.
 
E -5--5----5----3---5--|
B -5--5----7----5---5--|
G -6--6----7----5---6--|
D -7--7----7----5---7--|
A -7--7----5----3---7--|
E -5--0----5----3---5--|
 CONTINUE PLAYING THE INTRO PATTERN
 FOR THE VERSE UP UNTIL THE BREAK ...
 There's a liar in your bed
 And there's a shotgun to your head
 You can't breathe but you can smoke
 You can't cry
 But you can joke about it
 You can drink yourself to chills
 You can hide your little pills
 As your life slowly explodes
 You can believe nobody knows about it
 Do you think  that you're the only one
 Who's losing their minds
 Keeping  it together
 Is  everyone's favorite  pastime,  well
 Everybody's  had some really,  really bad
 Some this  has got to be the end
 I would really  like to try for you
Sit  around and cry for you
 Muster  up some sympathy  yeah
 Well that's  too much to ask of me
 (play the INTRO pattern 2x's until BREAK)
 You try so hard to be discreet
 With all your secrets in the sheets
  As you solemnly refuse
 The very spark that lights your fuse
 Do you think  that you're the only one
 Who can be unkind
 Tearing  at each other's flesh
 Is everyone's favorite  pastime,  well
 Everybody's  had some really,  really bad
 Some this  has got to be the end
 I would really  like to try for you
Sit  around and cry for you
 Muster  up some sympathy,  yeah
 Well that's  too much to ask of me
 SOLO over the following chords
 
 Have  some, have some sympathy now
Have  some, have some sympathy now
 Have some now
 Everybody's  had some really,  really bad
 Some this  has got to be the end
 I would really  like to try for you
Sit  around and cry for you
 Muster  up some sympathy
 Well that's  too much to ask of me
 (SOLO OVER THE CHORDS)
 
 Sympathy,  sympathy
That's  too much, too much to ask  of me
 Sympathy,  sympathy honey, that's  too much to ask of me
Oh-oooooh,  Sympathy,
That's  too much to ask of me

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Readable chord sheet for Sympathy by Melissa Etheridge

[A] [A]* [D] [C] [A] - 2x's

Note: When playing the A barre chord in the beginning
      of the INTRO alternate (A*-see below) by lifting
      your finger on and off the low E string. Then
      when going from the D barre chord hit the C barre
      chord once and then back to the A.

   [A]  [A]    [D]    [C]   [A]

E -5--5----5----3---5--|
B -5--5----7----5---5--|
G -6--6----7----5---6--|
D -7--7----7----5---7--|
A -7--7----5----3---7--|
E -5--0----5----3---5--|

CONTINUE PLAYING THE INTRO PATTERN
FOR THE VERSE UP UNTIL THE BREAK ...

There's a liar in your bed
And there's a shotgun to your head
You can't breathe but you can smoke
You can't cry [N.C.]
But you can joke about it

You can drink yourself to chills
You can hide your little pills
As your life slowly explodes
You can believe nobody knows about it

Do you th[C]ink that you're the only one
[E] Who's losing their m[D]inds
K[C]eeping it together
Is [B] everyone's f[A]avorite p[E]astime, well

E[A]verybody's had some r[D]eally, really bad
Some th[A]is has got to be the e[D]nd
I would r[A]eally like to try for you
[D]Sit around and cry for you
M[F]uster up some sympat[E]hy yeah
Well t[D]hat's too much to ask of me [A]   [A]

(play the INTRO pattern 2x's until BREAK)

You try so hard to be discreet
With all your secrets in the sheets
 As you solemnly refuse
The very spark that lights your fuse

Do you th[C]ink that you're the only one [E]
Who can be u[D]nkind
T[C]earing at each other's flesh
[B] Is everyone's f[A]avorite p[E]astime, well

E[A]verybody's had some r[D]eally, really bad
Some th[A]is has got to be the e[D]nd
I would r[A]eally like to try for you
[D]Sit around and cry for you
M[F]uster up some sympat[E]hy, yeah
Well t[D]hat's too much to ask of me

SOLO over the following chords
                    [F] [C] [G] [D]     [F]
[C] [G] [A]

H[A]ave some, have some sympathy now
[F#m]Have some, have some sympathy now [F]

Have some now

E[A]verybody's had some r[D]eally, really bad
Some th[A]is has got to be the e[D]nd
I would r[A]eally like to try for you
[D]Sit around and cry for you
M[F]uster up some sympathy
Well th[E]at's too much to ask of me

(SOLO OVER THE CHORDS)
      [A] [D]   [A] [D]

[A] Sympathy,[D] sympathy

[F]  [E]That's too much, too much to a[A]sk of me
[D] Sympathy,[A] sympathy honey, th[D]at's too much to ask of me
[A]Oh-ooooo[D]h, Sympathy,
[F]  [E]That's too much to ask of m[A]e

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