Capo 2, chords relative (transpose +2 for true chords)
[Intro]
Am C F Am C F
[Verse 1]
Am
Pretty, but he don't tell you about it.
F
Winter scarves and skirts of velvet.
C G
We still drink just like we did in school.
[Verse 2]
Am
I passed your old house down by the cemetery.
F
Club nights and university.
C G
When your friends sing 'Born To Run' baby resist, 'cause we were 'Born To Drift'.
[Chorus]
C F
If you could see the wreck I am these days,
Am
You'd have new reasons to stay away.
Just hold my hand for a little while.
F G
Misery never goes out of style.
[Re-Intro]
Am C F Am C F
[Verse 3]
Am
I see you sometimes in dreams I have,
F
In your bra in the room you used to rent.
C G
Do you ever wish you could wake someone else?
[Verse 4]
Am
So I wrote down a list of coroners,
F
Their names, their office phone numbers.
C G
To pronounce dead the thing we had.
G
In tombs, ex-boyfriends bedrooms.
[Chorus]
C F
If you could see the wreck I am these days,
Am
You'd have new reasons to stay away.
Just hold my hand for a little while.
F G
Misery never goes out of style.
C F
If you could see the wreck I am these days,
Am
You'd have new reasons to stay away.
Just hold my hand for a little while.
F G
Misery never goes out of style.
[Bridge]
Em Am
I'm your chipped nail paint.
C G
I'm the fabric of your coat.
Em E Am
You are all I fear.
C Em G
You are words I never wrote.
Em Am
I'm your chipped nail paint.
C G
I'm the fabric of your coat.
Em Am
You are all I fear.
C Em G
You are words I never wrote.
C
You are years ago.
[Chorus]
C F
If you could see the wreck I am these days,
Am
You'd have new reasons to stay away.
Just hold my hand for a little while.
F G
Misery never goes out of style.
C
If you could see the wreck I am these days,
Am
You'd have new reasons to stay away.
Just hold my hand for a little while.
F G
Misery never goes out of style.
[Outro]
Am C F
