Misery Green Day Warning: (2000) Lyrics: Billie Joe Armstrong Music: Green Day Tuning: 1/2 step down (sounds a semitone lower than written here) Notes: Clearly the oddball song from the album: acoustic guitar, 1/2 step down, Italian funeral band, and such. The bassline is what makes the verse interesting, so it's best if you're playing solo guitar to try and combine the guitar and bass parts. The solos were taken from Stephen S. (Kerplunk_pezboy@hotmail.com)'s Misery tab. h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend / = slide up = slide down 5 = power chord Intro e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-/12-11-12-----8--------12-11-12--14-15----12------------------| G|------------11---9-11-------------------15---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Bm e|----------------------------------------------2----------------| B|-------------------12--------------15-12------3----(bass)------| G|-11-11-10-9--11-12----11--11-12-11------------4-----------(x4)-| D|----------------------------------------------4----------------| A|----------------------------------------------2-----------2----| E|------------------------------------------------------------2--| Verse Bm F# Bm E G F# Bm e|-2--------2----2----0----4----2----2---------------------------| B|-3--------2----3----0----4----2----3---------------------------| G|-4--------3----4----1----4----3----4---------------------------| D|-4--------4----4----2----5----4----4---------------------------| A|-2--------4----2----2----5----4----2---------------------------| E|----------2---------0----3----2--------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|----(x6)--(x2)-(x2)----------(x2)--(x2)------------------------| A|-2----------1--2----------------1--2---------------------------| E|---2------2------2--0----3----2------2-------------------------| Chorus F# Bm (x3) E G F# e|-2----2---------0----3----2------------------------------------| B|-2----3---------0----3----2------------------------------------| G|-3----4---------1----4----3------------------------------------| D|-4----4---------2----5----4------------------------------------| A|-4----2---------2----5----4------------------------------------| E|-2--------------0----3----2------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|(x2)--(x2)-----------------------------------------------------| A|---1--2--------------------------------------------------------| E|-2------2-------0----3----2------------------------------------| Bridge G F# Bm (x3) G F# e|-3--2--2---------3----2----------------------------------------| B|-3--2--3---------3----2----------------------------------------| G|-4--3--4---------4----3----------------------------------------| D|-5--4--4---------5----4----------------------------------------| A|-5--4--2---------5----4----------------------------------------| E|-3--2------------3----2----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------2---2---------------------------------------------------| E|-3--2----2---2---3----2----------------------------------------| Solo (mandolin, listen to record for timing and speed of picking) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-15--12--14--15-15-15-15-15--12--14--15------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------11--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-17--14-15-11--15-14-12-14-15-14-12----11-12-14-15-| G|-------------------------------------------------11------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| (electric guitar) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14-12---14--11-----15-14-12-----------------------------------| G|----------------11---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------0--0-0--0---0-2-0---0-----------| A|-----------------------------------------4-------4----4--1-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------2--| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-2-0---0-0----0------------------------------------------| A|-----------4------4--------------4--1---5-4-2------------------| E|--------------------------------------2------------------------| Order Intro Verse 1 Verse 2 Chorus 1 Intro Verse 3 Verse 4 Intro Chorus 2 Bridge Solo Chorus 3 Intro Lyrics Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A. She had a compound fracture in the trunk It started when she ran away (Verse 1) Thumbs out on the interstate She hitched a ride to Misery Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident He fell into the city by the bay He liquidated his estate (Verse 2) Now he sleeps up on the Haight Panhandling Misery And he's gonna get high high high When he's low low low The fire burns from better days And she screams why oh why (Chorus 1) I said I don't know The catastrophic hymns from yesterday Of Misery Well Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam He ran the drug cartel in Tinsel Town They found him in a Cadillac (Verse 3) Bludgeoned with a baseball bat In the name of Misery Then Gina hit the road to New York City Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked She stopped in Vegas to elope (Verse 4) With Virginia and a dope Who kissed the bride eternally And they're gonna get high high high When they're low low low The fire burns from better days And she screams why oh why (Chorus 2) I said I don't know The catastrophic hymns from yesterday Of Misery Well hell's hounds on your trail now once again, boy It's groping on your leg until it sleeps (Bridge) The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow 'Cuz it's not what you make, it's what you leave (Solo) And we're gonna get high high high When we're low low low The fire burns from better days And she screams why oh why (Chorus 3) I said I don't know The catastrophic hymns from yesterday Of Misery commentts to thadeumb@hotmail.com
