Violent Femmes - Sweet Misery Blues

      
 
 Song: Sweet Misery Blues
 Artist: Violent Femmes
 Album: Hallowed Ground
 
 Guitar transcribed by <X20kyle@aol.com>
 Bass transcribed by: <therapy@student.adelaide.edu.au>
 
 Main rythym part:
 G D 
   

 E:|--------3----------------------------|
 B:|-----------3-------------------------|
 G:|----0--------0-----3--3--2--0--2--0--|
 D:|-----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
 A:|-------------------------------------|
 E:|-3-----------------------------------|
 G:|-------------------------------------|
 D:|-----------5-5--3--2-----------------|
 A:|----2----------------3--2---3--2--0--|
 E:|-3------3----------------------------|
 

 
 G                         D            
 Yeah, I saw you coming down the street.
 G                                         D            
 I could tell by your look that you didn't want to meet.
 G                 D                 G    
 So this time, I went away, but next time,
 D                          
 I'm just gonna have to say,
 
 Pre-Chorus:
 G D 
   

 G:|--------|--------|
 D:|--------|5-3-2-0-|
 A:|-2---2-3|--------|
 E:|3---3---|--------|
 

 
 G                    D              
 "can I buy you a dress or something?
 G                               D         
 Could I buy you some jewelry or something?
 G                               D     
 Would you go out with me or something?
 G                              D      
 Would you sleep with me or something?"
 
 G C 
   

 G:|--------|--------|
 D:|-----5--|--------|
 A:|-2--2---|3-23-232|
 E:|3--3----|--------|
 

 
 G                                   C               
 Better watch out, if you're train is moving to fast.
 G                                      C         
 You better look out, if you're living in the past

 G:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 D:|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
 A:|3-----3-|3---023-|5------5|---53-20|--2-3-5-|
 E:|---3----|-3------|---5----|--------|3-------|
 

 
                           D                      C      G     
 because that's why you'll never lose these sweet misery blues.
 D                                      C              G 
 That's why you'll never lose these sweet misery blues.
 G                               D        
 Yeah, I'm gonna corner you in an elevator
 G                         D                         
 and then you won't be able to put me off till later.
 G                                 D             
 I'll put on my charm and I'll tingle your spine.
 G                                  D             
 I'll take off my charm and then you'll wanna die.
 G                        D            
 "Could I buy you a dress or something?
 G                               D         
 Could I buy you some jewelry or something?
 G                               D     
 Would you go out with me or something?
 G                              D      
 Would you sleep with me or something?"
 G                               D                   
 You better watch out, cause you can't get rid of me.
 G                                   D       
 You better look out, now babe don't you see?
 D                                  C            G          
 That's why you'll never lose these sweet misery blues. (2X)
 
 Clarinet solo: (arranged for guitar)

 E-|--15~~~---------------------------------------------------------------||
 B-|-------------17--15---------------------------------------------------||
 G-|------------------------15\16-----------------------------------------||
 D-|----------------------------------17~~--17--15------------------------||
 A-|-------------------------------------------------------15\16----------||
 E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------15~~-||