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The Misery Index

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DROP D TUNING :STANDARD PITCH
   Intro:4thfret : F#, E, (open(D),  C#(Astring power chord)
 String picking melodey dstring
 (4 6 7 2slide to 4) repeat
F#My life
Charred remains of a flame that's burned Eout
My lips move but they won't make a Dsound
I stand motionless, eyes to tC#he ground
Back for moreF#  
With reopened scars i Eremain
Battered savagely, knees start tDo shake
I just stand there, I take it, I C#wait
(chorus)
 C#struming    (pause)       D    E  
I'm just waiting for time to erase
EAnd the F#world G#to cAhanDge
Until then EI will strive for nothing F#more
I'll just wait for my Dheart to Ebreak
And F#arise G#from AaDsh, reborEn   F#rebornE  D  C#  
 *String melody on dstring*
F#Look at me
Cut my eye and allow me to Esee
What my life has become on my Dknees
                                  [C# build up]
oh I hear the screams, I watch myself bleed
But ? can't feel a thing
What am IF#  
But a victim unwilling to Erise
Wretched shell of a man and his Dpride
Why stop living, I'm just waiting to C#die (back to chorus)
*intermission slow part*A barr 7th fret with picking {7,7,9} {0,0,9-7} 
A      Asus(7th fret n 9th fret 3rd finger) open D while(7 to 9) on d string
My life it's so                              familiar
Why Asuslie when everything's the Dsame
        3x(B)(9fret)3xB 3xD            3xC#
But who am I, and what am I waiting for anyway....(chorus)
F#And I will Edie waiting to Dbe rebEorn....rF#eborn         tabed by 
marshallcrowner

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The Misery Index

by BoySetsFire

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

DROP D TUNING :STANDARD PITCH

F# E D C#

Intro:4thfret : , , (open(), (Astring power chord)

String picking melodey dstring

(4 6 7 2slide to 4) repeat

My life

Charred remains of a flame that's burned out

My lips move but they won't make a sound

I stand motionless, eyes to the ground

Back for more

With reopened scars i remain

Battered savagely, knees start to shake

I just stand there, I take it, I wait

(chorus)

C# D E

struming (pause)

I'm just waiting for time to erase

E F# G# A D

And the world to change

E F#

Until then I will strive for nothing more

D E

I'll just wait for my heart to break

F# G# A D E F# E D C#

And arise from ash, reborn reborn

*String melody on dstring*

Look at me

Cut my eye and allow me to see

What my life has become on my knees

[C# build up]

oh I hear the screams, I watch myself bleed

But ? can't feel a thing

What am I

But a victim unwilling to rise

Wretched shell of a man and his pride

Why stop living, I'm just waiting to die (back to chorus)

*intermission slow part*A barr 7th fret with picking {7,7,9} {0,0,9-7}

A Asus(7th fret n 9th fret 3rd finger) open D while(7 to 9) on d string

My life it's so familiar

Asus D

Why lie when everything's the same

3x()(9fret)3xB 3xD 3xC#

But who am I, and what am I waiting for anyway....(chorus)

F# E D E F#

And I will die waiting to be reborn....reborn tabed by

marshallcrowner

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