• Song:

    Misery

  • Artist:

    The Maine

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Here is the correct way to play this song, everyone else has the intro wrong, this is right.
I've been playing in standard.  Could be dropped 1/2 step.
Listen to the song for timing and rhythm.  Its fairly simple. Cheers

intro

e|-----------------------------------------------0--|
b|-----------------------------------------------0--|
g|-----------------------------------------------1--|
d|------------------6-----------------------6-------|
a|-----7-9-7------7------------7-9-7------7---------|
E|-7h9--------3/5-----0----7h9--------3/5-----0-----|   x2

!st verse: (intro two more times)
I'll say this once again
You people, you are my friends

pre-chorus

e|----------------------2--4------------------------|
b|----------------------2--4------------------------|
g|----------------------2--5------------------------|
d|-----------------6----4--6------------------------|
a|-----7-9-7-----7------4--6------------------------|
E|-7h9-------3/5-----0--2--4------------------------|

The devil, he can't come in
Tonight, that's right



Here are the Chords that I play in the chorus (more of power chord style)
C# - x466xx
A  - x0222x
E  - 022xxx
B  - 799xxx (slide down)

Chorus

C# (x43121@1)        A (x02220@1) ELooking (022100@1)for misery, but she found me
C# (x43121@1)        A (x02220@1)         ELying (022100@1)naked on the floor
C# (x43121@1)        A (x02220@1)     EI (022100@1)was headed insane, the devil told me his name
C# (x43121@1)        A (x02220@1)         B(slide (x2444x@1)down)
But he's not welcome here, anymore

2nd verse: same as first verse
Tell me what do you see
(What do you see?)

Pre-chorus: (same as previous)
When you're looking at me?
(When you look at me)
This sense of responsibility is killing me inside, yeah

Chorus: (same as previous)
C# (x43121@1)         A (x02220@1)  ELooking (022100@1)for misery, but she found me
C# (x43121@1)   A (x02220@1)              ELying (022100@1)naked on the floor
(Stay away, sweet misery)
C# (x43121@1)         A (x02220@1)        EI (022100@1)was headed insane, the devil told me his name
C# (x43121@1)        A (x02220@1)              B(slide (x2444x@1)down)
But he's not welcome there, anymore

Here are the chords I play in the bridge:
E (022100@1)        - 022100
C# (x43121@1)       - 046600
Aflat (Ab) - 066400
A (x02220@1)        - 466000



Bridge:
E (022100@1)C# (x43121@1)Ab (xx1114@1)A (x02220@1)             Stay away, sweet misery
E (022100@1)C# (x43121@1)Ab (xx1114@1)A (x02220@1)             Stay away, sweet misery
E (022100@1)C# (x43121@1)Ab (xx1114@1)A- (x02220@1)x2

Post Bridge:
Ab (xx1114@1)A (x02220@1)E- (022100@1)x4

Solo:
e|--------------------------      -------------------|
b|-9-12-9----------9-12-9--      -9-9-9-9-7-7-9-5~--|
g|-------------------------- x2   -------------------| x2   
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