Elliott Smith – Misery Let Me Down (Guitar)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

Misery Let Me Down by Elliott Smith Tabbed by p.b Barring the first 4 strings on the 2nd fret helps a lot for the A/ chords You'll have to tune your guitar to C# standard to play along Tuning: C# F# B E G# C# [Chords] A: x02225 Amaj7: x02224 A7: x02223 D7: xx0212 D7/E: xx2012 Fmaj7 xx3210 A* x02220 E 012200 [Opening riff/Riff1]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-------2-------2------------------------|
G|----------5b-----2----------------------|
D|-----4--4-------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

[Riff2]
  Fmaj7         A                  E
e|-1-0----------0-------------------------|
B|-----3--1-1-h3--2-----------0h2--2p0----|
G|--------------2------1-------------2----|
D|--------------2-------------------------|
A|--------------0----------------2---0----|
E|---------------------0------------------|
[Intro] Riff1 A Amaj7 A7 D7 Fmaj7 A E Riff2 [Verse 1]
A                               Amaj7
The keeper falls asleep in the hole

 A7                       D7  D/E
I've become what he won't allow

Fmaj7   Riff2                  A
'Cause happy never hurt me at all

     E               A Riff1
But misery let me down
[Verse 2]
 A                                  Amaj7
The man who the floor above isn't home

A7                        D7 D/E
I'll go out painting the town

Fmaj7 Riff 2             A
I promise not to have a ball

    E              A  A/B
But misery let me down
[Bridge]
  C            E
If you see misery

    Am
Going through the things in my place

  C                 E
Won't you do me a favor and come invade my space?
[Verse]
   A                      Amaj7
I've been pretending to care

  A7                       D7
Crying in the tears of a clown

  Fmaj7 Riff1            A
I promise not to put on airs

       E            A  Riff2
But misery let me down
[Bridge]
   C               E
I’m a shell, in a cell

Am                            G
Looking myself in the face…