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Miss Misery

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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Time Signature: 3/4
Chord Reference (I've simplified some of the chords for ease of use):
e|-Dm-1-Cadd9------Bb----F1---BbM7-5----Gm3----Am0----A70----Ab4----Cm3---DbM7-4----G3---D2--C#dim--0---|
B|--3---3---3---1----3----3----1----2----4----4----6----3---3----2---|
G|--2---0---3---2----3----3----2----0----5----5----5----0---2----0---|
D|--0---2---3---3----3----5----2----2----6----5----6----0---0----2---|
A|------3---1---3---------5----0----0----6----3----4----2--------4---|
E|--------------1---------3--------------4--------------3------------|
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DmI'll Cadd9fake it tBbhrough the daFy
With some BbM7help from Johnny Walker RGmed
Send the pFoison rAmain dCadd9own the draBbin
To Fput bad thoughts in my heaA7d
DmYour two Cadd9tickets tBborn in hFalf
And a lBbM7ot of nothing to dGmo
Do you Fmiss Amme, BbMiss FMiseryG  
Like you sBbay you dFo?
AbA man in the Cmpark
Read the Flines in my DbM7hand
Told me I'm Abstrong
Hardly ever wCadd9rong I said man you mean
DmYou had Cadd9plans for bBboth of uFs
That inBbM7volved a trip out of toGmwn
To a Fplace I've Amseen in a Cadd9magaziBbne
That Fyou left lying aA7round
DmI don't Cadd9have you Bbwith me
FBut I BbM7keep a good attiGmtude
Do you Fmiss Amme, BbMiss FMiseryG  
Like you sBbay you dFo?
DI know you'd rather see me Bbgone
Than to sFee me the wGay that I aBbm
But I am in the Cadd9life anywC#dimay
DmNext Cadd9door the TBbV's flFashing
BbM7Blue frames on the wGmall
It's a cFomeAmdy of Cadd9errors, you Bbsee
It's Fabout taking a fA7all
DmTo vaCadd9nish inBbto oblFivioBbM7n
Is easy to dGmo
And I Ftry to Ambe but you Bbknow me
FI come Gback when you Bbwant me FtoC  
Do you Fmiss Amme, BbMiss FMiseryG  
Like you sBbay you dFo?

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Miss Misery

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

BbM7

DbM7

C#dim

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Time Signature: 3/4

Chord Reference (I've simplified some of the chords for ease of use):

Dm Cadd9 Bb F BbM7 Gm Am A7 Ab Cm DbM7 G D C#dim

e|--1-----------1----5----3----0----0----4----3----4----3---2----0---|

B|--3---3---3---1----3----3----1----2----4----4----6----3---3----2---|

G|--2---0---3---2----3----3----2----0----5----5----5----0---2----0---|

D|--0---2---3---3----3----5----2----2----6----5----6----0---0----2---|

A|------3---1---3---------5----0----0----6----3----4----2--------4---|

E|--------------1---------3--------------4--------------3------------|

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Dm Cadd9 Bb F

I'll fake it through the day

BbM7 Gm

With some help from Johnny Walker Red

F Am Cadd9 Bb

Send the poison rain down the drain

F A7

To put bad thoughts in my head

Dm Cadd9 Bb F

Your two tickets torn in half

BbM7 Gm

And a lot of nothing to do

F Am Bb F G

Do you miss me, Miss Misery

Bb F

Like you say you do?

Ab Cm

A man in the park

F DbM7

Read the lines in my hand

Told me I'm strong

Cadd9

Hardly ever wrong I said man you mean

Dm Cadd9 Bb F

You had plans for both of us

BbM7 Gm

That involved a trip out of town

F Am Cadd9 Bb

To a place I've seen in a magazine

F A7

That you left lying around

Dm Cadd9 Bb

I don't have you with me

F BbM7 Gm

But I keep a good attitude

F Am Bb F G

Do you miss me, Miss Misery

Bb F

Like you say you do?

D Bb

I know you'd rather see me gone

F G Bb

Than to see me the way that I am

Cadd9 C#dim

But I am in the life anyway

Dm Cadd9 Bb F

Next door the TV's flashing

BbM7 Gm

Blue frames on the wall

F Am Cadd9 Bb

It's a comedy of errors, you see

F A7

It's about taking a fall

Dm Cadd9 Bb F BbM7

To vanish into oblivion

Is easy to do

F Am Bb

And I try to be but you know me

F G Bb F C

I come back when you want me to

F Am Bb F G

Do you miss me, Miss Misery

Bb F

Like you say you do?

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