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Misery

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Verse 1:
CThey say Gmisery Amloves Fcompany
CWe could start a GcompanAmy and make Fmisery
Pre Chorus:
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated
C5I know jF5ust what you nC5eed
I might F5just have the C5thing
I know F5what you'd C5payed to sG5ee
(Chorus):
C5Put me G5out of A5my mF5isery
C5I do it for G5you, would you A5do it for F5me?
C5We will G5always A5be F5busy C5makG5ing F5misery
Verse 2:
CWe could build a Gfactory Amand make Fmisery
CWe'll creatGe the cuAmre, we mFade the disease
Pre Chorus:
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated
C5I know jF5ust what you C5need
I might F5just have the C5thing
I know F5what you'd C5pay to fG5eel
Chorus:
C5Put me G5out of A5my mF5isery
C5All ya suicide G5kings and A5drama F5queens
C5Forever G5after hA5appF5ily C5makG5ing F5misery
Solo:
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------17^^^-15^^^-17br-15--------|
D--12-13-15^^^--------------------------------17-15--|
A--------------12-13-15^^^---------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D--15-17-15---15---12-10--8-10--8\5^^----------------------|
A-----------17-----------------------5/6\5/6^^-10\8\4^^^^--|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
CDid you Gsatisfy your Amgreed?
Get Fwhat you need?C  
Was it Gonly Amenvy, so Fempty
Outro:
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated
C5Frustrated G5incorF5porated

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Misery

by Soul Asylum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Verse 1:

C G Am F

They say misery loves company

C G Am F

We could start a company and make misery

Pre Chorus:

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

C5 F5 C5

I know just what you need

F5 C5

I might just have the thing

F5 C5 G5

I know what you'd payed to see

(Chorus):

C5 G5 A5 F5

Put me out of my misery

C5 G5 A5 F5

I do it for you, would you do it for me?

C5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 F5

We will always be busy making misery

Verse 2:

C G Am F

We could build a factory and make misery

C G Am F

We'll create the cure, we made the disease

Pre Chorus:

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

C5 F5 C5

I know just what you need

F5 C5

I might just have the thing

F5 C5 G5

I know what you'd pay to feel

Chorus:

C5 G5 A5 F5

Put me out of my misery

C5 G5 A5 F5

All ya suicide kings and drama queens

C5 G5 A5 F5 C5 G5 F5

Forever after happily making misery

Solo:

E----------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------17^^^-15^^^-17br-15--------|

D--12-13-15^^^--------------------------------17-15--|

A--------------12-13-15^^^---------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------|

G----------------------------------------------------------|

D--15-17-15---15---12-10--8-10--8\5^^----------------------|

A-----------17-----------------------5/6\5/6^^-10\8\4^^^^--|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

C G Am

Did you satisfy your greed?

F C

Get what you need?

G Am F

Was it only envy, so empty

Outro:

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

C5 G5 F5

Frustrated incorporated

About Misery Chords by Soul Asylum

Learn how to play Misery by Soul Asylum with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Misery chords”, “Misery guitar chords”, or “Soul Asylum 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 C, G, Am, F, C5, G5.

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What key is "Misery" in?

The chords for "Misery" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F, C5, G5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.