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