MIA - CRUEL

VERSE 1:

Gm                           C

Didn’t think I had it in me to be so cruel

Eb                            Bb / Adim

Didn’t think I knew how to hurt you like that

Gm                           C

Didn’t think I had it in me to be so selfish 

Eb                            Bb / Adim

Didn’t think I could ever treat you like that

Gm                           C

What a sad realisation to come across 

Eb                            Bb / Adim

That I cause myself all of my own pain 

Gm                           C

What a pity that I’ve come not to recognise 

Eb                            Bb / Adim

The innocence of the girl I betrayed 


PRE-CHORUS:

       Eb           Gm         Cm                     

I’ve taken you along for the ride 

Gm

While I try to decide if you’re worth it

      Eb           Gm         Cm                          

I’ve taken you along for the ride 

Gm     

While I try to decide if you’re worth i

BRIDGE:
Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, we were one, what is happening 

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, I’ve become, my worst enemy

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, we were one, what is happening 

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, I’ve become, my worst enemy

CHORUS:

Eb      Ab

Cruel. So cruel

Cm                    G

I’m bad these days. So sad these days


Cm     Ab

Cruel. So cruel

Cm                         G

I’m bad these days. So sad these days

Cm

I’m cruel

BRIDGE:

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, we were one, what is happening 

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, I’ve become, my worst enemy

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, we were one, what is happening 

Ab                                Cm

What I’ve done, I’ve become, my worst enemy

CHORUS:

Eb      Ab

Cruel. So cruel

Cm                    G

I’m bad these days. So sad these days

Cm     Ab

Cruel. So cruel

Cm                         G

I’m bad these days. So sad these days

Cm

I’m cruel

MIA - Which way to go

VERSE:

Bb            F                      Gm

It’s not that I don’t like you I love you

Bb            F                      Gm

I just think I could use some space

Bb            F                      Gm

Somewhere I can call my own home

Bb            F                      Gm

Somewhere safe at the end of the end of the day

Bb            F                      Gm

Lately I’ve been going crazy

Bb            F                      Gm

I think I need a new escape

Bb            F                      Gm

I’ve been stuck up here in my head

Bb            F                      Gm

So clearly something’s gotta change


CHORUS:

Cm     Bb       F

Which way to go

Cm     Bb       F

I kinda thought I’d know

Cm     Bb       F

Which way to go

Cm     Bb       F

A choice I make on my own

VERSE:

Bb            F                      Gm

I hear the rain fall in the morning 
Bb            F                      Gm

Don’t wanna get up for another day
Bb            F                      Gm

When my mind feels like a painting

Bb            F                      Gm

Squiggled lines and empty frames

Bb            F                      Gm

I’ve been sitting here for so long

Bb            F                      Gm

That I don’t recognise my name

Bb            F                      Gm

Something’s going wrong up in my head

Bb            F                      Gm

I think I need to medicate 

CHORUS:
Cm     Bb       F

Which way to go

Cm     Bb       F

I kinda thought I’d know

Cm     Bb       F

Which way to go

Cm     Bb       F

A choice I make on my own

BRIDGE:

Dm                                         C

And I never thought I’d be, Sitting here at 25,

G                                       Am

 Trying to figure out why I, can’t move normally through life

Dm                                         C

And I never thought I’d be, Sitting here at 25,

G                                       Am

Trying to figure out why I, make life a rollercoaster ride

CHORUS (key change up one tone):

Dm       C       G

Which way to go

Dm       C       G

I kinda thought I’d know

Dm       C       G

Which way to go

Dm       C       G

A choice I make on my own

MIA - GHOST

VERSE 1:

Am              G               Dm                    Am

If you really liked me, then you wouldn’t leave 

Am              G               Dm                    Am

Guess you don’t really like me.I just wanted to believe 

Am              G               Dm                    Am

Don’t want you to go now. Wish that someone would stay 

Am              G               Dm                    Am

But I’m here alone now. And I don’t wanna be this way 

CHORUS:

Dm         C               G

     So don’t leave me alone

Dm         C               G

So don’t be a ghost

Dm         C               G

Is it something I did wrong?

Dm         C               G

Or did I come on too strong?

VERSE 2: 

Am              G               Dm                    Am

If you really liked me, you wouldn’t leave me on seen

Am              G               Dm                    Am

There’d be no need to wonder what all your mixed signals mean

Am              G               Dm                    Am

I feel you pulling away now. So I’ll hold on too tight 

Am              G               Dm                    Am

Then you’ll go and replace me, with a new girl over night  

CHORUS:

Dm         C               G

     So don’t leave me alone

Dm         C               G

So don’t be a ghost

Dm         C               G

Is it something I did wrong?

Dm         C               G

Or did I come on too strong?

BRIDGE:

F              Am         G        

   I don’t wanna ask you, out on every date 

F              Am         G        

I’m sick of chasing you So I guess this isn’t fate…

G_______

Guess this isn’t fate!!!

CHORUS:

Dm         C               G

     So don’t leave me alone

Dm         C               G

So don’t be a ghost

Dm         C               G

Is it something I did wrong?

Dm         C               G

Or did I come on too strong?

MIA - Disposable Society

VERSE:

F                                     G      

Don’t mean much to you I’m just another notch on your belt

Am                                 C

Just another girl on your shelf, next to the souvenirs 

F                                     G      

From the places you’ve been. And the people you’ve seen

Am                                 C

And the lips that you’ve kissed, and the friends that you’ve ditched that have led you straight to this.

PRE-CHORUS:

F                                       G      

Where nothing means much, No physical touch

Am                                  C

No connection too strong. No spark that burns on, no seeing someone twice.

F                                     G      

Cause that could mean something 

Am                                  C

And we don’t want nothing. At all.

CHORUS:

F                                     G      

You’re just another boy. I’m just another girl

Am                                  C

In a disposable society. Where nothing means anything 

F                                     G      

You’re just another boy. I’m just another girl

Am                                  C

In a disposable society. Where we don’t want any strings.

VERSE: 

F                                     G      

Don’t mean much to you I’m just another pretty face

Am                                 C

Just another easy escape On a Friday at the bar

F                                     G      

And we’ll take it too farYou’ll lose interest for sure 

Am                                 C

But I thought we had something Thought we were connecting I thought I felt a spark 

PRE-CHORUS:

F                                       G      

Where nothing means much, No physical touch

Am                                  C

No connection too strong. No spark that burns on, no seeing someone twice.

F                                     G      

Cause that could mean something 

Am                                  C

And we don’t want nothing. At all.

CHORUS: 

F                                     G      

You’re just another boy. I’m just another girl

Am                                  C

In a disposable society. Where nothing means anything 

F                                     G      

You’re just another boy. I’m just another girl

Am                                  C

In a disposable society. Where we don’t want any strings 


BRIDGE:

Dm                                  G 

And so I will follow you home, cause I’ll think that you’re different for sure 

C                                        F

I’ll hope you’re not leading me on 

Dm                                  G 

And so I will follow you home. Cause I’m sick of being alone 

C                                        F

I’m sick of sleeping alone 


CHORUS: 

F                                     G      

You’re just another boy. I’m just another girl

Am                                  C

In a disposable society. Where nothing means anything 

F                                     G      

You’re just another boy. I’m just another girl

Am                                  C

In a disposable society. Where we don’t want any strings.

MIA - Merry go round

Verses:

(Chords / notes descending)

Am | Ab+ | C/G | Cb5/F#

Am | Ab+ | C/G | Cb5/F#

Am | Ab+ | C/G | Cb5/F#

F     |   %  |   E   |    %

Chorus:

Dm |  C |  G/B |  G/B

Dm |  C |  G/B |  G/B

Dm |  C |  G/B |  G/B

Dm |  C | G/B  | B B-6 B %

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

Round and around like a merry go round 

Faces of people that don’t stick around 

All that I hear is the same song loop round 

Wish I could get off this horse and come down

Verse 2:

Now I’m stuck in a room

As the curtains come down

There is no door, not a single way out

People they cheer as they stand in the crowd 

Hope I don’t do something to let them down

Chorus:

As the thoughts spin round

And I scream out loud 

They don’t hear a sound 

How can I be found?

Verse 3:

Now I’m out in a boat 

In the dark of the night 

A storm is raging 

There’s no land in sight 

I look to the stars as they laugh and they cry 

Not sure if I’ll make it out here alive

Verse 4:

Scat/improvisation

Double chorus:

As the thoughts spin round

And I scream out loud 

They don’t hear a sound 

How can I be found?

As the thoughts spin round

And I scream out loud 

They don’t hear a sound 

How can I be found?

MIA - I’m jealous

Chords (throughout song):

C/F | C/G | C/A | C/C C/E 


Lyrics:

The pretty face, and the bleached blond hair

Eyes like diamonds Honey that ain’t fair

I’m jealous, Oh I’m jealous

Oversized jacket, while you lace up your shoes 

Painted nails. Cause you’ve got nothing to lose

Smile so straight. Without a single flaw

Dangled earring, above that chiselled jaw

I’m jealous. Oh I’m jealous 

I’m jealous. Oh I’m jealous

CHORUS:

How did you get so far?

You’re just singing and playing that damn guitar

I’m jealous Oh I’m jealous 

And I kinda hate you. But I kinda like you

Wanna ignore you. But I kind of adore you 

I’m jealous. Oh I’m jealous 

Do I wanna be you? Or I wanna defeat you?

Do I wanna be with you? Or I wanna delete you?

I’ve lost my bearings  I’m not thinking clear 

The way you affect me. And you’re not aware 

I’m jealous. Oh I’m jealous 

I’m jealous. Oh I’m jealous


CHORUS:

How did you get so far?

You’re just singing and playing that damn guitar

I’m jealous. Oh I’m jealous 

Forget you and your pretty face

The way you got up and took that plane 

I’m so jealous of what you became 

Do you even remember my name?

(I’m jealous Oh I’m jealous)