Miss Misery Tab by Elliott Smith

Miss Misery tab by Elliott Smith

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Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Cm

Verse 1:

    Cm       Bb       Ab          EbM7#11 Eb                                  Fm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1------|
B|------4--------3--------------------4-------------4--4-4-4------4----4--------1--1-1-1----|
G|----5-5------3-3--------5-----------3-------------3--3-3-3------3----3--------1--1-1-1----|
D|----5-5-5----3-3-3----6-6-----------1---1---------1--1-1-1----1-1----1---2--3-3--3-3-3----|
A|--3-3-3----1-1-1------6-6---6\------1-----------------------------------------3--3-3-3----|
D|--------------------6-6-6-------1---1-----------------------------------------------------|
      I'll   fake  it through the day     with some help   from Johnny Walker Red

    Fm           Eb       Gm       Bb        Ab
e|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1-1-1-------4-----------------3----------------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-1-1-----3-3--------3------3-3---------5------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3-3-----5-5------5-5------3-3-------6-6------------------------------------------|
A|----3--3-3-3---6-6-6-6----5-5-5--1-1-1-1-----6-6-6\---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-5-5--------------6-6-6------------------------------------------|
         And the cold     pain  behind    my eyes  that

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    EbM7#11                       G7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------4-----------------4----------3---------3-----------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-3-3-------3-3-----3-3----4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
D|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-----1-1----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
A|-----1-1-1-1-------1-1-----1-1----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
D|--1--1-1-1-1--1----1-1-----1-1--0---------0-----------------------------------------------|
    shoots      back through my   head


Chorus 1:

    Cm       Bb          Ab        EbM7#11      Eb                    Fm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------1--------------|
B|------4----------3----------------------4-------4-4--4-----4-4--------1--1-1-1------------|
G|----5-5--------3-3---------5-------3--3-3--3----3-3--3-----3-3--------1--1-1-1------------|
D|----5-5-5------3-3-3-----6-6-------1--1-1--1--1-1-1--1---1-1-1---2--3-3--3-3-3------------|
A|--3-3-3----1---1-1-------6-6-6\----1--1-1--1--------------------------3--3-3-3------------|
D|-----------------------6-6-6-----1-1--1-1--1----------------------------------------------|
      With   two tickets torn  in  half and  a  lot    of  nothing to do

    Fm              Eb       Gm          Cm       Bb
e|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1-1---1--------4--------------------4--------3-------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-1---1------3-3--------3---------5-5------3-3-------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3---3------5-5------5-5---------5-5------3-3-3-----------------------------------|
A|----3--3-3---3----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-----3-3-3-3--1-1-1-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
           But it's al-      right cause some  en-chan- ted

    F           Ab         EbM7#11
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------4-----------4---------------------------------------------|
G|------2---------5-5--------3--3-3-3----3--3-3-3/------------------------------------------|
D|----3-3--3------6-6--------1--1-1-1----1--1-1-1/------------------------------------------|
A|----3-3--3------6-6-6\-----1--1-1-1----1--1-1-1/------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3--3----6-6-6------1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1/------------------------------------------|
    night  I'll be    with you


Bridge 1:

    F#                     Bbm                    EbM7#11
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------2----------2-----------4-----------4----------------------|
G|---------3----------3------3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3--------------------|
D|----4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4----3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1--------------------|
A|----4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4--1-1--1-1-1---1--1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1--------------------|
D|--4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-------------------------1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--------------------|
               Tarot       cards      and the     lines          in  my

    BM7                       F#                     Bb                      Cm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------4-----------4-------------------------------------3-----------3--------4---------|
G|----3--3-3-3----3--3-3--3----------3----------3-------3--3-3-3----3--3-3-3----5-5---------|
D|----4--4-4-4----4--4-4--4-----4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4\----3--3-3-3----3--3-3-3----5-5---------|
A|--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-----4--4-4-4---4--4-4-4\--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--3-3-3---------|
D|----------------------------4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4\----------------------------------------|
    hand          tell me I'm wrong           but     then             un-    true


Verse 2:

    Cm  Bb        Ab        EbM7#11 Eb                           Fm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------1-------------------|
B|----------3-------------------4----------4--4-4-4------4-4-------1--1-1-1-----------------|
G|--------3-3---------5---------3----------3--3-3-3------3-3-------1--1-1-1-----------------|
D|--5-----3-3-3-----6-6---------1---1------1--1-1-1-1----1-1--2--3-3--3-3-3-----------------|
A|------1-1-1-------6-6-6\------1----------------------------------3--3-3-3-----------------|
D|----------------6-6-6-----1---1-----------------------------------------------------------|
    Got plans for both  of  us      that involve  a trip out  of town

    Fm          Eb          Gm         Bb       Ab
e|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1-1-1------4----------------------3------------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-1-1----3-3-----------3--------3-3--------5---------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3-3----5-5---------5-5--------3-3------6-6---------------------------------------|
A|----3--3-3-3--6-6-6--6------5-5------1-1-1-1----6-6-6\------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-5-5-5-------------6-6-6---------------------------------------|
      To a      place  I've seen  in a mag-  a- zine  that

    EbM7#11               G7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------4----------4----------3---------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------|
D|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--0---------0-------------------------------------------------------|
    you   left lying a-   round


Chorus 2:

    Cm          Bb         Ab         EbM7#11    Eb                  Fm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------1--------------|
B|------4-------------3-------------------4--------4-4-4-4----4-4-------1--1-1-1------------|
G|----5-5-----------3-3--------5--------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-------1--1-1-1------------|
D|----5-5-5---------3-3-3----6-6--------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--2--3-3--3-3-3------------|
A|--3-3-3-------1---1-1------6-6--6\----1-1-1-1-------------------------3--3-3-3------------|
D|-------------------------6-6-6------1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------|
      I   can't hold    my liquor but I          keep  a    good atti-tude

    Fm            Eb       Gm           Cm        Bb
e|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1-1-1--------4---------------------4---------3-------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-1-1------3-3--------3----------5-5-------3-3-------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3-3------5-5-5----5-5--5-------5-5--5----3-3--0----------------------------------|
A|----3--3-3-3----6-6-6----5-5-5--------3-3-3-----1-1-1-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
     'Cause  it's al-      right  cause some   en-chan-  ted

    F           Ab         EbM7#11
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------4----------4-----------------------------------------------|
G|------2-----------5--------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3/--------------------------------------------|
D|----3-3--3/-----6-6--------1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1/--------------------------------------------|
A|----3-3--3/-----6-6-6\-----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1/--------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3--3/---6-6-6------1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1/--------------------------------------------|
    night  I'll be    with you


Bridge 2:

    Cm                                     Ab                         EbM7#11
e|---------3-------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4-4-4---4----------------4--4-4-4/-------------------------------------4----------4----|
G|-----5-5-5---5----------------5--5-5-5/---------5----------5------------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--|
D|-----5-5-5---5----------------5--5-5-5/-----6-6-6-6----6-6-6----6-------1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1--|
A|--3--3-3-3---3------------3---3--3-3-3/-----6-6-6-6----6-6-6----6-------1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1--|
D|-----------------------------------------6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6----6\--1---1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
           And though you'd rather see me  gone              than to  see this       come  the

    F                          Ab                        Bb          Bm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------3-----------3---------------|
G|----------2-------------2------------5-----------5-------3--3-3-3----4--4-4-4-------------|
D|-----3--3-3-3----3----3-3-3-----6--6-6-6----6--6-6-6-----3--3-3-3----4--4-4-4-------------|
A|-----3--3-3-3----3----3-3-3-----6--6-6-6----6--6-6-6---1-1--1-1-1--2-2--2-2-2-------------|
D|--3--3--3-3-3-3--3----3-3-3--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|
    day      /     I'll be     wai-       ting       for you    any- way


Verse 3:

    Cm       Bb        Ab           EbM7#11     Eb                          Fm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--------|
B|------4--------3-------------------------4-------4--4-4-4----4----4---------1--1-1-1------|
G|----5-5------3-3---------5-------------3-3-3-----3--3-3-3----3----3---------1--1-1-1------|
D|----5-5-5----3-3-3-----6-6-------------1-1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1-1----1---2---3-3--3-3-3------|
A|--3-3-3----1-1-1-------6-6---6\--------1-1-1--------------------------------3--3-3-3------|
D|---------------------6-6-6--------1----1-1-1----------------------------------------------|
      Next   door  the T.      V.'s flashing    blue         frames on  the wall

    Fm           Eb       Gm              Bb       Ab
e|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1-1-1-------4------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
G|----1--1-1-1-----3-3--------3-------------3-3--------5------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3-3-----5-5------5-5-------------3-3------6-6------------------------------------|
A|----3--3-3-3---6-6-6-6----5-5-----------1-1-1-1----6-6-6\---------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-5-5-5------------------6-6-6------------------------------------|
         It's a  co-   me-dy    from the '70      's     with the

    EbM7#11                 G7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------4-----------4----------3---------3-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------|
A|-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--0---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
    lead   no   one    re-  calls


Chorus 3:

    Cm       Bb        Ab        EbM7#11     Eb                   Fm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------1-----------------|
B|------4---------3-------------------4--------4-4-4-4-----4-4-------1--1-1-1---------------|
G|----5-5-------3-3--------5--------3-3-3------3-3-3-3-----3-3-------1--1-1-1---------------|
D|----5-5-5-----3-3-3----6-6--------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1--2--3-3--3-3-3---------------|
A|--3-3-3----1--1-1------6-6-6\-----1-1-1-1--------------------------3--3-3-3---------------|
D|---------------------6-6-6-----1--1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
          Vanished  in-to    o-  bli-   vi-  on         is easy to do

    Fm            Eb       Gm             Cm        Bb
e|---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--1-1---1------4--------3--------------4---------3-----------------------------------|
G|----1--1-1---1----3-3------3-3------------5-5-------3-3-----------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3-3---3----5-5-5----5-5-5----------5-5--5----3-3--0--------------------------------|
A|----3--3-3---3--6-6-6----5-5-5----------3-3-3-----1-1-1-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           And I  cry   to sleep when you talked to me     the

    F         Ab              EbM7#11
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------4-----------4------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------5------------3--3-3-3----3--3-3---3--------------------------------------|
D|----3-3--------6-6------------1--1-1-1----1--1-1---1--------------------------------------|
A|----3-3--------6-6--6\--------1--1-1-1----1--1-1---1--------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3---6--6-6----------1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1---1--------------------------------------|
    day   you said    we were through    /       But it's

    Eb       Gm       Cm       Bb        F          Ab         EbM7#11
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------4--------3--------4---------3--------------------------4----------------------------|
G|----3-3------3-3------5-5-------3-3--------2----------5------3----------------------------|
D|----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5-----3-3-3----3-3--------6-6------1----------------------------|
A|--6-6-6----5-5-5----3-3-3----1--1-1------3-3-3------6-6-6\---1----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3------6-6-6------1----------------------------|
    al-      right    some  en-chan-t-ed night I'll be    with you


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