Sympathy
Melissa EtheridgeVersion1
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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