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Miss Halfway

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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords : 
 A577655
 G355433
 F#244322
 F133211
 Bx24442
 Dx57775
 Ex79997
Intro
e|A-------5-----5---|B-------7-----7---|D----------11-------11----|A-------5-----5---|
B|-----5-----5---5-|-----7-----7---7-|-------11-------11----11-|-----5-----5---5-|
G|-6---------------|-8---------------|-10----------------------|-6---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
INTRO : 
You oughta hear the mirror in my house
You oughta fear her pretty, pretty mouth
Says I’m imperfect in every way:
“Miss Almost, Miss Maybe, Miss Halfway”
VERSE
 A   G   F#   Fx2
AAlGl F#my Ffriends in L.A. 
AgoGt F#jobFs on Melrose Place
AI GplF#ay FReplacements songs and 
AsiGghF#-- Fa WaAitress In The Sky
CHORUS
You oBughta hear Dthe thinAgs I’ve been thinking
You oBughta swim Din a heaArt that is sinking
You tBry to break mDe with Aall the things you say:
A“Miss Almost, BMiss DMaybe, AMiss Halfway”
VERSE
 A   G   F#   Fx2
AToGny F#maFkes 60 K, 
AinGveF#sts Fin IRA’s,
ABuGt F#I’m Fbusy making paper airplanes
  A    G  F#out Fof rAesumes
CHORUS
But I’m Bgonna burn, I’m Dgonna shAine and multiply
I’m gBonna fill Dup the gAreat divide
You’ll nBever break mDe with aAll the things you say
A“Miss Almost, BMiss DMaybe, AMiss Halfway”
VERSE/CHORUS
A G F# F
D Dsus4 E
(Play intro riff)
AI’m gBonna Dburn a Apie now and then
AAnd I’Bm gonDna say the wArong things to your friends
AI’m gonBna burDn and shine aAnd multiply
AAnd wBhen I do, you’rDe gonna see mAe in her eyes…
CHORUS
AI’m gBonna buDrn and shine anAd multiply
AI’m gBonna fill Dup the gAreat divide
AYou’ll neBver brDeak me with all Athe things you say
AMiss Almost, MBiss MDaybe, AMiss Halfway
AMiss Almost, MBiss MDaybe, AMiss Halfway
AMiGss F#HaFlfway, 
AMiGss F#HaFlfway, 
AMiGss F#HaFlfwaAy …
(Finish with intro riff played once)

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Miss Halfway

by Anya Marina

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Chords :

577655

355433

244322

133211

x24442

x57775

x79997

Intro

A B D A

e|-------5-----5---|-------7-----7---|----------11-------11----|-------5-----5---|

B|-----5-----5---5-|-----7-----7---7-|-------11-------11----11-|-----5-----5---5-|

G|-6---------------|-8---------------|-10----------------------|-6---------------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

INTRO :

You oughta hear the mirror in my house

You oughta fear her pretty, pretty mouth

Says I’m imperfect in every way:

“Miss Almost, Miss Maybe, Miss Halfway”

VERSE

A G F# F

All my friends in L.A.

A G F# F

got jobs on Melrose Place

A G F# F

I play Replacements songs and

A G F# F A

sigh-- a Waitress In The Sky

CHORUS

B D A

You oughta hear the things I’ve been thinking

B D A

You oughta swim in a heart that is sinking

B D A

You try to break me with all the things you say:

A B D A

“Miss Almost, Miss Maybe, Miss Halfway”

VERSE

A G F# F

Tony makes 60 K,

A G F# F

invests in IRA’s,

A G F# F

But I’m busy making paper airplanes

A G F# F A

out of resumes

CHORUS

B D A

But I’m gonna burn, I’m gonna shine and multiply

B D A

I’m gonna fill up the great divide

B D A

You’ll never break me with all the things you say

A B D A

“Miss Almost, Miss Maybe, Miss Halfway”

VERSE/CHORUS

A G F# F

D Dsus4 E

(Play intro riff)

A B D A

I’m gonna burn a pie now and then

A B D A

And I’m gonna say the wrong things to your friends

A B D A

I’m gonna burn and shine and multiply

A B D A

And when I do, you’re gonna see me in her eyes…

CHORUS

A B D A

I’m gonna burn and shine and multiply

A B D A

I’m gonna fill up the great divide

A B D A

You’ll never break me with all the things you say

A B D A

Miss Almost, Miss Maybe, Miss Halfway

A B D A

Miss Almost, Miss Maybe, Miss Halfway

A G F# F

Miss Halfway,

A G F# F

Miss Halfway,

A G F# F A

Miss Halfway …

(Finish with intro riff played once)

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