Misery

Green Day - Misery: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Misery" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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A#m
Virginia was a lot lizard from f.L.A.
                                     F
She had a compound fracture in the trunk
   A#m
It started when she ran away
D#m               F#
Thumbs out on the interstate
     F                    A#m
She hitched a ride to misery
      A#m
Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
                              F
He fell into the city by the bay
   A#m
He liquidated his estate
D#m                    F#
Now he sleeps upon the Haight
 F              A#m
Panhandling misery

Chorus:
                    F
And he's gonna get high high high
          A#m
When he's low low low
     F                      A#m
The fire burns from better days
                   F
And she screams "why, oh why?"
       A#m
I said "I don't know"
     D#m          F#               F
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
       A#m
Of misery

The Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam
He ran the drug cartel in "Tinseltown"
They found him in a Cadillac
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
With Virginia and the dope
And kissed the bride eternally

Chorus

D#m                   F              A#m
Hell hounds on your trail now once again boy
D#m                   F             A#m
It's groping on your leg until it sleeps
D#m                 F                   A#m
The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow
       F#                                    F
'Cause it's not what you make it's what you leave

Chorus


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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Misery" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Misery" by Green Day.

Green Day - Misery: Guitar Chords

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