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Misery

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CAPO ON 1ST FRET
Don't forget to damp the strings after you strum the chord each time!
[Verse 1]
AmVirginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A.
She had a compound fracture in the Etrunk
It Amstarted when she ran away
DmThumbs out on the Finterstate
She Ehitched a ride to miserAmy
Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
He fell into the city by the Ebay
He Amliquidated his estate
DmNow he sleeps upon the FHaight
EPanhandling miserAmy
[Chorus]
And he's gonna get Ehigh high high
When he's Amlow low low
The Efire burns from better Amdays
And she screams "Ewhy, oh why?"
I said "AmI don't know"
The cDmatastrophic Fhymns from Eyesterday
Of miseryAm  
[Verse 2]
Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam
He ran the drug cartel in Tinsel town
They found him in a cadillac
Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name
Of misery
Gina hit the road to New York City
Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked
She stopped in Vegas to elope
With Virginia and the dope
And kissed the bride eternally
[Chorus]
And they're gonna get Ehigh high high
When they're Amlow low low
The Efire burns from better Amdays
And she screams "Ewhy, oh why?"
I said "AmI don't know"
The cDmatastrophic Fhymns from Eyesterday
Of miseryAm  
[Bridge]
FHell hounds on your Etrail now once aAmgain boy
FIt's groping on your Eleg until it slAmeeps
FThe emptiness will fEill your soul wiAmth sorrow
F'Cause it's not what you make it's what you Eleave
[Mandolin and Guitar Solo]
Just play the same chords as the verse!
[Chorus]
And we're gonna get Ehigh high high
When we're Amlow low low
The Efire burns from better Amdays
And she screams "Ewhy, oh why?"
I said "AmI don't know"
               Dm            F   E(don't damp)
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Of miseryAm  
Ending
Am

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Misery

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

CAPO ON 1ST FRET

Don't forget to damp the strings after you strum the chord each time!

[Verse 1]

Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A.

She had a compound fracture in the trunk

It started when she ran away

Dm F

Thumbs out on the interstate

E Am

She hitched a ride to misery

Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident

He fell into the city by the bay

He liquidated his estate

Dm F

Now he sleeps upon the Haight

E Am

Panhandling misery

[Chorus]

And he's gonna get high high high

When he's low low low

E Am

The fire burns from better days

And she screams "why, oh why?"

I said "I don't know"

Dm F E

The catastrophic hymns from yesterday

Of misery

[Verse 2]

Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam

He ran the drug cartel in Tinsel town

They found him in a cadillac

Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name

Of misery

Gina hit the road to New York City

Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked

She stopped in Vegas to elope

With Virginia and the dope

And kissed the bride eternally

[Chorus]

And they're gonna get high high high

When they're low low low

E Am

The fire burns from better days

And she screams "why, oh why?"

I said "I don't know"

Dm F E

The catastrophic hymns from yesterday

Of misery

[Bridge]

F E Am

Hell hounds on your trail now once again boy

F E Am

It's groping on your leg until it sleeps

F E Am

The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow

F E

'Cause it's not what you make it's what you leave

[Mandolin and Guitar Solo]

Just play the same chords as the verse!

[Chorus]

And we're gonna get high high high

When we're low low low

E Am

The fire burns from better days

And she screams "why, oh why?"

I said "I don't know"

Dm F E

(don't damp)

The catastrophic hymns from yesterday

Of misery

Ending

About Misery Chords by Green Day

Learn how to play Misery by Green Day with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Misery chords”, “Misery guitar chords”, or “Green Day Misery chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Misery chords and for experienced players who want accurate Misery lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, F, A, E, Dm.

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Many players learn "Misery" by Green Day with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Green Day below.

What key is "Misery" in?

The chords for "Misery" show the original chord names (including Am, F, A, E, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.