Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 2011 Remaster — The Smiths
Chords and lyrics for Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 2011 Remaster by The Smiths (key of A).
Verse 1
Use your middle, 3rd and 4th finger to keep your index finger free to
hammer-on the 2nd string at the 5th fret, moving between A and Aadd9.
Then slide that chord shape up 2 frets and do the same again. The open
e string ensures that the chord remains Badd11.
Intro
[Emaj7] [Cmaj7] [Bm7] [A]
[Aadd9] [Badd11] [Aadd9] [Badd11]
Verse 1
I was [Emaj7]happy in the haze of a [C#m]drunken hour
But [F#m]heaven knows I'm [F#m/E]miserable [A]now[B]
I was [Emaj7]looking for a job, and then I [C#m]found a job
And [F#m]heaven [F#m/E]knows I'm [A]miserable [B]now
Chorus
[Emaj7]In my [A]life[B]
[Emaj7]Why do I give valuable [A/C#]time[B]
To [E]people who don't [E/D#]care if [E/C#]I [E/B]live or [A/C#][B/D#]die?[B][A/C#]
Instrumental
[E] [E/D#] [E/C#] [E/B]
[A] [B]
Verse 2
Two [Emaj7]lovers entwined [C#m]pass me by
And [F#m]heaven knows I'm [F#m/E]miserable [A]now[B]
I was [Emaj7]looking for a job, and then I [C#m]found a job
And [F#m]heaven [F#m/E]knows I'm [A]miserable [B]now
Chorus
[Emaj7]In my [C#m]life
Oh, [F#m]why do I give valuable [A]time[B]
To [Emaj7]people who don't care if [C#m]I live [F#m]or [A]die?[B]
Instrumental
[Emaj7] [Cmaj7] [Bm7] [A]
[Aadd9] [Badd11] [Aadd9] [Badd11]
Verse 3
What she [Emaj7]asked of me at the [C#m]end of the day
[F#m]Caligula [F#m/E]would have [A]blushed[B]
"Oh, you've [Emaj7]been in the house too [C#m]long" she said
And [F#m]I [F#m/E]naturally [A]fled[B]
Chorus
[Emaj7]In my [A]life[B]
[Emaj7]Why do I [A/C#]smile[B]
At [E]people who I'd [E/D#]much [E/C#]rather [E/B]kick in [A/C#]the [B/D#]eye?[B][A/C#]
Instrumental
[E] [E/D#] [E/C#] [E/B]
[A] [B]
Verse 4
I was [Emaj7]happy in the haze of a [C#m]drunken hour
But [F#m]heaven knows I'm [F#m/E]miserable [A]now[B]
"Oh, you've [Emaj7]been in the house too [C#m]long" she said
And [F#m]I [F#m/E]naturally [A]fled[B]
Chorus
[Emaj7]In my [C#m]life
Oh, [F#m]why do I give valuable [A]time[B]
To [Emaj7]people who don't care if [C#m]I live [F#m]or [A]die?[B]
Outro
[Emaj7] [C#m] [F#m] [A] [B]
[Emaj7] [Cmaj7] [Bm7] [A]
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