Misery The Maine
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#]Looking for [A]mise[E]ry, but she found me
[C#]Lying naked [A]on the floor[E]
[C#]I was headed[A] insane,[E] the devil told me his name
C# A B\ (slide 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
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_maine/misery_tab_ver_4.html )
Chorus: (same as previous)
[C#]Looking for m[A]isery[E], but she found me
[C#]Lying n[A]aked on the floor[E]
(Stay away, sweet misery)
[C#]I was headed [A]insane, the[E] devil told me his name
C# A B\ (slide down)
But he’s not welcome there, anymore
Here are the chords I play in the bridge:
E - 022100
C# - 046600
Aflat (Ab) - 066400
A - 466000
Bridge:
[E] [C#] [Ab] [A] Stay away, sweet misery
[E] [C#] [Ab] [A] Stay away, sweet misery
E C# Ab A - x2
Post Bridge:
Ab A E - 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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