Biography:
Boysetsfire is an American post-hardcore band from Newark, Delaware that formed in October 1994. The band is composed of guitarists Chad Istvan and Josh Latshaw, vocalist Nathan Gray, and bassists Chris Rakus and Robert Ehrenbrand. Lyrical themes are often of an anti-capitalist, radical left-wing political perspective.
Current members:
Nathan Gray - lead vocals (1994–present)
Josh Latshaw - guitar (1994–present)
Chad Istvan - guitar (1994–present)
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This is how I play the acoustic version of The Misery Index by Boysetsfire off of their 2006 record
The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years.
You can find several videos of Chad and Nathan performing the acoustic version of this song on youtube.
Here’s an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35-qtpoj4jg
[chord] @ = strum once, let ring
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)
Chords:
F#sus2
e|-4-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-7-|
G|---|---|-6-|---|
D|-4-|---|---|---|
A|-4-|---|---|---|
D|-4-|---|---|---|
Esus2
e|-2-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-5-|
G|---|---|-4-|---|
D|-2-|---|---|---|
A|-2-|---|---|---|
D|-2-|---|---|---|
F#sus2
e|-5-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-8-|
G|---|---|-7-|---|
D|-5-|---|---|---|
A|-5-|---|---|---|
D|-5-|---|---|---|
Dsus2
e|-0-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-3-|
G|---|---|-2-|---|
D|-0-|---|---|---|
A|-0-|---|---|---|
D|-0-|---|---|---|
C#
e|-4-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-6-|---|
G|---|---|-6-|---|
D|---|---|-6-|---|
A|-4-|---|---|---|
D|-X-|---|---|---|
Asus2
e|-7-|---|---|----|
B|---|---|---|-10-|
G|---|---|-9-|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
A|-7-|---|---|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
A
e|-7-|---|---|----|
B|-7-|---|---|----|
G|-7-|---|---|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
A|-7-|---|---|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
B
e|-9-|---|---|----|
B|-9-|---|---|----|
G|-9-|---|---|----|
D|-9-|---|---|----|
A|-9-|---|---|----|
D|-9-|---|---|----|
[Intro]
F#sus2 Esus2 Dsus2 C#
[Verse]
7x............then: 1x
e|-----------------|--
B|-----------------|--
G|-----------------|--6...
D|--4--6--7--2/4---|--4...
A|-----------------|--
D|-----------------|--
My life
charred remains of a flame that’s burned out
my lips move but they won’t make a sound
I stand motionless, eyes to the ground
F#sus2
back for more
Esus2
with reopened scars I remain
Dsus2
battered savagely, knees start to shake
C#
I just stand there, I take it, I wait
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2
I’m just waiting for time to erase
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2
and the world to change
Esus2 F#sus2
until then I will strive for nothing more
Dsus2 Esus2
I’ll just wait for my heart to break
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Esus2
and arise from ash, reborn,
F#sus2
reborn
[Instrumental]
Esus2 Dsus2 C#
[Verse]
7x............then: 1x
e|-----------------|--
B|-----------------|--
G|-----------------|--6...
D|--4--6--7--2/4---|--4...
A|-----------------|--
D|-----------------|--
look at me
cut my eye and allow me to see
what my life has become on my knees
I hear the screams, I watch myself bleed
but I can’t feel a thing
F#sus2
what am I
Esus2
but a victim unwilling to rise
Dsus2
wretched shell of a man and his pride
C#
why stop living, I’m just waiting to die
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2
I’m just waiting for time to erase
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2
and the world to change
Esus2 F#sus2
until then I will strive for nothing more
Dsus2 Esus2
I’ll just wait for my heart to break
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Esus2
and arise from ash, reborn,
F#sus2
reborn
[Bridge]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----9-----9p7---|
A|---7-----7-------|
D|-7-----0---------|
.. back to strumming then
Asus2 * Dsus2
my life, it’s so familiar
Asus2 * Dsus2
why lie when everything’s the same
B D **
but who am I, and what am I
Gsus2 F#sus2 Esus2
waiting foooooooooor anyway
* experiment with adding the 9th fret on the 3rd string (D) 779777
** play it this time as power chord on the 12th fret
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2
I’m just waiting for time to erase
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2
and the world to change
Esus2 F#sus2
until then I will strive for nothing more
Dsus2 Esus2
I’ll just wait for my heart to break
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Esus2
and arise from ash, reborn,
F#sus2
reborn
Esus2 C#
and I will die waiting to be reborn
F#sus2 @
reborn
The Misery Index: Notes from the Plague Years.
You can find several videos of Chad and Nathan performing the acoustic version of this song on youtube.
Here’s an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35-qtpoj4jg
[chord] @ = strum once, let ring
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)
Chords:
F#sus2
e|-4-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-7-|
G|---|---|-6-|---|
D|-4-|---|---|---|
A|-4-|---|---|---|
D|-4-|---|---|---|
Esus2
e|-2-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-5-|
G|---|---|-4-|---|
D|-2-|---|---|---|
A|-2-|---|---|---|
D|-2-|---|---|---|
F#sus2
e|-5-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-8-|
G|---|---|-7-|---|
D|-5-|---|---|---|
A|-5-|---|---|---|
D|-5-|---|---|---|
Dsus2
e|-0-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|-3-|
G|---|---|-2-|---|
D|-0-|---|---|---|
A|-0-|---|---|---|
D|-0-|---|---|---|
C#
e|-4-|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-6-|---|
G|---|---|-6-|---|
D|---|---|-6-|---|
A|-4-|---|---|---|
D|-X-|---|---|---|
Asus2
e|-7-|---|---|----|
B|---|---|---|-10-|
G|---|---|-9-|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
A|-7-|---|---|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
A
e|-7-|---|---|----|
B|-7-|---|---|----|
G|-7-|---|---|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
A|-7-|---|---|----|
D|-7-|---|---|----|
B
e|-9-|---|---|----|
B|-9-|---|---|----|
G|-9-|---|---|----|
D|-9-|---|---|----|
A|-9-|---|---|----|
D|-9-|---|---|----|
[Intro]
F#sus2 Esus2 Dsus2 C#
[Verse]
7x............then: 1x
e|-----------------|--
B|-----------------|--
G|-----------------|--6...
D|--4--6--7--2/4---|--4...
A|-----------------|--
D|-----------------|--
My life
charred remains of a flame that’s burned out
my lips move but they won’t make a sound
I stand motionless, eyes to the ground
F#sus2
back for more
Esus2
with reopened scars I remain
Dsus2
battered savagely, knees start to shake
C#
I just stand there, I take it, I wait
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2
I’m just waiting for time to erase
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2
and the world to change
Esus2 F#sus2
until then I will strive for nothing more
Dsus2 Esus2
I’ll just wait for my heart to break
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Esus2
and arise from ash, reborn,
F#sus2
reborn
[Instrumental]
Esus2 Dsus2 C#
[Verse]
7x............then: 1x
e|-----------------|--
B|-----------------|--
G|-----------------|--6...
D|--4--6--7--2/4---|--4...
A|-----------------|--
D|-----------------|--
look at me
cut my eye and allow me to see
what my life has become on my knees
I hear the screams, I watch myself bleed
but I can’t feel a thing
F#sus2
what am I
Esus2
but a victim unwilling to rise
Dsus2
wretched shell of a man and his pride
C#
why stop living, I’m just waiting to die
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2
I’m just waiting for time to erase
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2
and the world to change
Esus2 F#sus2
until then I will strive for nothing more
Dsus2 Esus2
I’ll just wait for my heart to break
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Esus2
and arise from ash, reborn,
F#sus2
reborn
[Bridge]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----9-----9p7---|
A|---7-----7-------|
D|-7-----0---------|
.. back to strumming then
Asus2 * Dsus2
my life, it’s so familiar
Asus2 * Dsus2
why lie when everything’s the same
B D **
but who am I, and what am I
Gsus2 F#sus2 Esus2
waiting foooooooooor anyway
* experiment with adding the 9th fret on the 3rd string (D) 779777
** play it this time as power chord on the 12th fret
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2
I’m just waiting for time to erase
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2
and the world to change
Esus2 F#sus2
until then I will strive for nothing more
Dsus2 Esus2
I’ll just wait for my heart to break
F#sus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Esus2
and arise from ash, reborn,
F#sus2
reborn
Esus2 C#
and I will die waiting to be reborn
F#sus2 @
reborn
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