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Misery Business

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Step 1 / 5Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
CAPO 1ST
Chords used (relative to capo)
e|---0---3---2---0------0---|
B|---0---3---3---0------1---|
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D|---2---0---0---2------2---|
A|---2---x---x---3------3---|
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Em G D Cmaj7 C
[Intro]
Em D Em C
Em D Em C
[Verse 1]
EmI'm in the business of mDisery, let's take it from the top
EmShe's got a body like an Chourglass that's ticking like a clock
EmIt's a matter of Dtime before we all run out...
EmWhen I thought he was Cmine, she caught him by the mouth
EmI waited eight long months
DShe finally set him free
EmI told him I couldn't lieC, he was the only one for me
EmTwo weeks and we had Dcaught on fire
She's got it Emout for me, but I wear the Cbiggest smile
[Instrumental]
Em D D D D D
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Whoa... Well Gi never meant to Dbrag
But I Emgot him where I wDant him now
Cmaj7Whoa... it was Gnever my intention to Dbrag
To Emsteal it all awDay from you now
Cmaj7But God does it feel so goDod
'Cause I got him where I want him now
Cmaj7And if you could then you know you Dwould
'Cause God it just feels so...
Em   DIt just feels so EmgoodC  C  C  C  
[Verse 2]
EmSecond chances: they don't Dever matter, people never change
EmOnce a whore, you're nothing Cmore, I'm sorry that'll never change
EmAnd about forgiveness, Dwe're both supposed to have exchanged
EmI'm sorry honey, but I'm Cpassing up, now look this way
EmWell there's a million other Dgirls who do it just like you
EmLooking as innocent as Cpossible to get to who
EmThey want and what they like, it's Deasy if you do it right
EmWell I refuse, I reCfuse, I refuse!
[Instrumental]
Em D D D D D
Cmaj7Whoa... Well Gi never meant to Dbrag
But I Emgot him where I wDant him now
Cmaj7Whoa... it was nGever my intention to bDrag
To Emsteal it all awDay from you now
Cmaj7But God does it feel so gDood
'Cause I got him where I want him right now
Cmaj7And if you could then you know you wDould
'Cause God it just feels so...
[Bridge]
Cmaj7 G D Em D Cmaj7
D   Em   DIt just feels so goooooooooooood
Cmaj7I watched his Gwildest dreams come true
DNot one of Emthem invDolving you
Cmaj7Just watch my Gwildest dreams come Dtrue
Not one of thCem involving...
[Instrumental]
Cmaj7 G D Em D
Cmaj7 G D Em D
Cmaj7 G D Em D
Cmaj7 G D Em D
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Whoa, WGell I never meant to Dbrag
But I Emgot him where I Dwant him now ...
Cmaj7Whoa, WGell I never meant to Dbrag
But I Emgot him where I Dwant him now ...
Cmaj7Whoa... it was Gnever my intention to Dbrag
To Emsteal it all awDay from you now
Cmaj7But God does it feel so gDood
'Cause I got him where I want him now
Cmaj7And if you could then you know you woDuld
'Cause God it just feels so...
[Outro]
Em D Em C
Em   DIt just feels sEmo gooCdC  C  C  
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The story behind the song

"Misery Business" captures a moment of intense, complicated emotion, written by lead singer Hayley Williams to finally tell her side of a story. It stems from a past experience where she felt a male friend was being exploited by another girl, and after Williams and her friend began to date, she penned the lyrics to feel freed from the situation. The song explores the raw feelings of triumph and perhaps a touch of vindication, as expressed in the chorus about getting someone "where I want him now." At its heart, it plays like a powerful anthem of reclaiming one's narrative.

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