Sweet Misery Blues Chords by Violent Femmes

Tempo:
110.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Bb

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Violent Femmes Sweet Misery Blues chords
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[Bb] [A]
[G] [Bb] [D]
[G] [Gm]
[A] [G] [Gm]
[A] [G] Yeah, [Bb] I saw you coming [A] down the street [G] I could tell by your look that you [Bb] didn't
[A] want to meet [G] So this time [D]
[A] I went away but [G] next time [D]
I'm
just [A] gonna have to [C] say Could I buy you [E] a dress or [D] something?
[C] [Em] Could I buy [D] you some jewelry or something?
[C] Would you go [D] out with me or [C] something?
Would you sleep with me or something?
[G] Better watch out [Bb] if your chains move in [D] too fast
[G] Better look out [Bb] if you're living [D] in the past
Because that's why you'll never [Am] [C] lose These sweet [D] [G] misery blues
[Em] [Eb] [D] That's why you'll never [C] lose These sweet [G] misery blues
[D] [G] Yeah, [Bb] I'm gonna corner [A] you in that [G] elevator And you won't [D] be able to put [A] me off till [G] later
I'll put on my [Bb] charm, I'll tingle your [G] spine I'll [E] take off my [Bb] charm and then you'll wanna [C] die
Could I buy you [D] a dress or something?
[C] Could I buy you some jewelry or something?
[Em] Would you go out [C] with me or [E] something?
[C] Would you sleep [D] with me or [G] something?
Better watch out, [Bb] cause you can't [D] get rid of me
You better [G] look out, [Bb] cause nothing [D] don't you see
That's why you'll never [Am] [C] lose These sweet
[D] misery [G] blues
[Em]
[D] That's why you'll never [Am] [C] lose These sweet misery [G] blues
[D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Violent Femmes - Sweet Misery Blues chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, D, G, Em, D, Em, Ebm, D, C and G in sequence. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ Yeah, [Bb] I saw you coming [A] down the street [G] I could tell by your look that you [Bb] didn't
[A] want to meet [G] So this time _ [D]
[A] I went away but [G] next _ time [D]
I'm
just [A] gonna have to [C] say Could I buy you [E] a dress or [D] something?
[C] _ [Em] Could I buy [D] you some jewelry or something?
[C] _ Would you go [D] out with me or [C] something?
Would you sleep with me or something?
[G] Better watch out [Bb] if your chains move in [D] too fast
[G] Better look out [Bb] if you're living [D] in the past
Because that's why you'll never [Am] _ _ [C] lose These sweet _ _ [D] [G] misery blues _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ That's why you'll never _ [C] lose These sweet _ _ [G] misery blues _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ Yeah, [Bb] I'm gonna corner [A] you in that [G] elevator _ And you won't [D] be able to put [A] me off till [G] later
I'll put on my [Bb] charm, I'll tingle your [G] spine I'll [E] take off my [Bb] charm and then you'll wanna _ [C] die
Could I buy you [D] a dress or something?
[C] _ Could I buy you some jewelry or something?
_ [Em] Would you go out [C] with me or [E] something?
[C] _ Would you sleep [D] with me or [G] something?
Better watch out, [Bb] cause you can't [D] get rid of me
You better [G] look out, [Bb] cause nothing [D] don't you see
_ That's why you'll never [Am] _ [C] lose These sweet _
[D] misery [G] blues
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ That's why you'll never [Am] _ [C] lose These sweet _ misery [G] _ _ blues
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Gordon Gano.

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