Miss Halfway

Anya Marina

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Artist : Anya Marina Song title : Miss Halfway Email : Chords : G 355433 F# 244322 F 133211 B x24442 D x57775 E x79997 Intro e|-------5-----5---|-------7-----7---|----------11-------11----|-------5-----5---| B|-----5-----5---5-|-----7-----7---7-|-------11-------11----11-|-----5-----5---5-| G|-6---------------|-8---------------|-10----------------------|-6---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | INTRO : You oughta hear the mirror in my house You oughta fear her pretty pretty mouth Says I’m imperfect in every way: “Miss Almost Miss Maybe Miss Halfway” VERSE x2 All my friends in L.A. got jobs on Melrose Place I play Replacements songs and sigh-- a Waitress In The Sky CHORUS B D A You oughta hear the things I’ve been thinking B D A You oughta swim in a heart that is sinking B D A You try to break me with all the things you say: A B D A “Miss Almost Miss Maybe Miss Halfway” VERSE x2 Tony makes 60 K invests in IRA’s But I’m busy making paper airplanes out of resumes CHORUS B D A But I’m gonna burn I’m gonna shine and multiply B D A I’m gonna fill up the great divide B D A You’ll never break me with all the things you say A B D A “Miss Almost Miss Maybe Miss Halfway” VERSE/CHORUS D Dsus4 E (Play intro riff) A B D A I’m gonna burn a pie now and then A B D A And I’m gonna say the wrong things to your friends A B D A I’m gonna burn and shine and multiply A B D A And when I do you’re gonna see me in her eyes… CHORUS A B D A I’m gonna burn and shine and multiply A B D A I’m gonna fill up the great divide A B D A You’ll never break me with all the things you say A B D A Miss Almost Miss Maybe Miss Halfway A B D A Miss Almost Miss Maybe Miss Halfway Miss Halfway Miss Halfway Miss Halfway … (Finish with intro riff played once)

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Cette chanson aborde le sentiment d’insatisfaction et de recherche de soi. La narratrice exprime une prise de conscience de ses imperfections, se comparant à d'autres qui semblent réussir. Elle évoque le désespoir de naviguer entre ses ambitions et la réalité, tout en affirmant sa détermination à briller malgré les jugements et attentes des autres. Le propos s'inscrit dans un contexte où la pression sociale, notamment à Los Angeles, rend difficile le chemin vers l'épanouissement personnel. Les références à des vies apparemment réussies rappellent que chacun a son propre parcours, et que les échecs ou les doutes font également partie de la vie.

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