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Miss Misery by Elliott Smith
Miss Misery
Chords used:
Dm (xx0231)
C (x32010)
Bb (x13331)
F (133211)
Gmadd9 (xx5335)
Gm (xx5333)
Am (x02210)
A (x02220)
G (320003)
Ab (466544)
Cm (x35543)
Dm(2) (x57765)
You don't need a capo this way.
(Dm) I'll (C) fake it (Bb) through the (F) day
With some (Gmadd9) help from Johnny Walker (Gm) Red
Send the (F) poison (Am) rain (C) down the (Bb) drain
To (F) put bad thoughts in my (A) head (there's that little fill here)
(Dm) Two (C) tickets (Bb) torn in (F) half
And a (Gmadd9) lot, and nothing to (Gm) do
Do you (F) miss (Dm) me, (Bb) Miss (F) Mise(G)ry
Like you (Bb) say you (F) do?
(Ab) We met in the (Cm) park
Read the (F) lines in my (Ab) head
Told me I was (Cm) strong
Hardly ever (C) wrong I said man you mean
(Dm) You had (C) plans for (Bb) both of (F) us
That in(Gmadd9)volved a trip out of (Gm) town
To A (F) place I've (Am) seen in A (C) maga(Bb)zine
That (F) you left lying A(A)round
(Dm) I don't (C) have you (Bb) with me (F) but
I (Gmadd9) keep a good atti(Gm)tude
Do you (F) miss (Dm) me, (Bb) Miss (F) Mise(G)ry
Like you (Bb) say you (F) do?
(Dm(2)) I know you'd rather see (Gm) me (Bb) gone
Than to (F) see me the (G) way that I (F) am
But I (Dm) am in the (C) life anyway
(Dm) Next (C) door the (Bb) TV's (F) flashing
(Gmadd9) Blue frames on the (Gm) wall
It's a (F) come(Am)dy of (C) errors, you (Bb) see
It's A(F)bout taking A (A) fall
(Dm) To van(C)ish in(Bb)to ob(F)livi(Gmadd9)on
Is easy to (Gm) do
And I (F) try to (Dm) be but you (Bb) know me
(F) I come (G) back when you (Bb) want me (F) to (C)
Do you (F) miss (Dm) me (Bb) Miss (F)Mise(G)ry
Like you (Bb) say you (F) do?
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version 2
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Time Signature: 3/4
Chord Reference (i've simplified some of the chords for ease of use):
Dm C Bb F Bb7 Gm Am A7 Ab Cm C#m7 G D Em6
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 C Bb F
I'll fake it through the day
Bb7 Gm
With some help from Johnny Walker Red
F Am C Bb
Send the poison brain down the drain
F A7
To put bad thoughts in my head
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Dm C Bb F
Your two tickets torn in half
Bb7 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?
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Ab Cm
A man in the park
F C#m7
Read the lines in my hand
Ab
Told me I'm strong
C
Hardly ever wrong I said man you mean
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Dm C Bb F
You had plans for both of us
Bb7 Gm
That involved a trip out of town
F Am C Bb
To a place I've seen in a magazine
F A7
That you left lying around
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Dm C Bb
I don't have you with me
F Bb7 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?
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D Bb
I know you'd rather see me gone
F G Bb
Than to see me the way that I am
C Em6
But I am in the life anyway
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Dm C Bb F
Next door the TV's flashing
Bb7 Gm
Blue frames on the wall
F Am C Bb
It's a comedy of errors, you see
F A7
It's about taking a fall
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Dm C Bb F Bb7
To vanish into oblivion
Gm
Is easy to do
F Am Bb
And I try to be but you know me
F G Bb F Am
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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version 3
Chords used: C#m x46654 Bsus9 224452
B 224442 A (2 fr.) 577655
F#m x04222 G 355433
E 022100 Bm 224432
F#m(add9)xx4224 D xx0232
E (2 fr.) 476454 Ab 466544
A 002220
Stick a capo on the first fret
Verse 1
C#m B F#m E F#m(add9)
I'll fake it through the day with some help
F#m
From Johnnie Walker Red
E (2 fr.) F#m B A E
Send the poison brain down the drain to put
Bsus9 B
Bad thoughts in my head
C#m B F#m E F#m(add9)
Two tickets torn in half for LA
F#m
With nothing to do
Chorus
E (2 fr.) B A (2 fr.) E(2) B
Do you miss me, Miss Misery
A E
Like you say you do
Bridge 1
G Bm E G
We met in the park, read the lines in my hand
D B
Told me I'm strong, hardly ever wrong, I said, man you mean
Verse 2
You had plans for both of us that involved
A trip out of town
To a place I seen in a magazine that you
Left lyin' around
I don't have you with me but I keep
A good attitude
Chorus
Middle Eight
A B E
I know you'd rather see me gone, than to see me
C#m A
The way that I am
B Ab
But I am in the life anyway
Verse 3
Next door, TV's flashing blue
Frames on the wall
It's a comedy of errors you see
It's about taking a fall
To vanish into oblivion
It's easy to do
Chorus Chords
And I try to be but you know me
I come back when you want me to
Chorus
This was a tough song to figure out. There's a little guitar part at the
Bsus9. It goes like this
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version 4
NOTE: When you play D/F# or F, be careful to avoid hitting the high E string (or simply mute it).
NOTE: A (played during the bridge) is as follows
------5----|
------5----|
------5----|
------7----|
------7----|
------5----|
If you are tuned down a whole step (Elliott Smith Tuning), capo V
If you are in standard tuning, capo III
Am G6 F C
I'll fake it through the day
Fmaj7 Dm/F
with some help from Johnny Walker Red
C Em
and the cold pain
Am F C
behind my eyes that shoots
E
back through my head
Am G6 F C
Two tickets torn in half
Fmaj7 Dm
and a lot of nothin' to do
C Em
but it's all right
Am G6 D/F#
some enchanted night
F C
I'll be with you
Eb Gm C Eb
Tarot cards and the lines in my hand
Eb Gm C Am
tell me I'm wrong but they're untrue
G6 F C
I got plans for both of us
Fmaj7 Dm
that involve a trip out of town
Am7 G6 F C
to a place I'd seen in a magazine
C E
that you left lyin' around
Am G6 F C
I can't hold my liquor but
Fmaj7 Dm
I keep a good attitude
C Em
'cause it's all right
Am G6 D/F#
some enchanted night
F C
I'll be with you
A F
I know you'd rather see me gone
C D/F#
than to see the, come the day
F G6 E/G#
I'll be waiting for you anyway
Am G6 F C
Next door the TV's flashing
Fmaj7 Dm
blue frames on the wall
C Em F C
It's a comedy from the sanity
E
with a lead no one recalls
Am G6 F C Fmaj7
To vanish into oblivion
Fmaj7 Dm
it’s easy to do
C Em
and I cried to sleep
Am G6
when you talked to me
D/F# F C
the day you said we were through
C Em
but it’s all right
Am G6 D/F#
some enchanted night
F C
I’ll be with you
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version 5
Cm Bb Ab Eb
I'll fake it through the day
Abmaj7 Fm
with some help from Johnny Walker Red
Eb Gm
and the cold pain
Bb Ab Eb
behind my eyes that shoots
G
back through my head
Cm Bb Ab Eb
Two tickets torn in half
Abmaj7 Fm
and a lot of nothin' to do
Eb Gm
but it's all right
Cm Bb F/A
some en-chanted night
Ab Eb
I'll be with you
F# Bbm Eb Bmaj7
Tarot cards and the lines in my hand
F# Bb7
tell me I'm wrong but they're un-
Cm Bb Ab Eb
true, I got plans for both of us
Abmaj7 Fm
that involve a trip out of town
Eb Gm Bb Ab
to a place I'd seen in a maga-zine
Eb G
that you left lyin' around
Cm Bb Ab Eb
I can't hold my liquor but
Abmaj7 Fm
I keep a good atti-tude
Eb Gm
'cause it's all right
Cm Bb F
some enchanted night
Ab Eb
I'll be with you
C Ab
And though you'd rather see me gone
Eb F
than to see there come the day
Ab Bb G
I'll be waiting for you anyway
Cm Bb Ab Eb
Next door the TV's flashing
Abmaj7 Fm
blue frames on the wall
Eb Gm Bb Ab
It's a come-dy from the seven-ties
Eb G
with a lead no one recalls
Cm Bb Ab Eb Abmaj7
Van-ished in-to ob-livi-on
Fm
it's easy to do
Eb Gm
and I cried to sleep
Cm Bb
when you talked to me
F Ab Eb
the day you said we were through
Gm
but it's all right
Cm Bb F
some enchanted night
Ab Eb
I'll be with you
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