{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":937787,"song":"If It Makes You Happy","artist":"Sheryl Crow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11614190-if-it-makes-you-happy-chords-by-sheryl-crow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/937787?type=chord","rating":4.8966,"votes":1033,"content":"The key to getting this song to sound just like the original is to play a\r\nstandard G chord with fingers 3, 2 & 4 and then use fingers 1 & 2 (index, middle)\r\nto tap on and off fret 1 on the B and fret 2 on the G string to finger a D7sus4,\r\nthen hammer fret 2 on the D string (verses only, not the chorus).\r\nListen to the song to get the feel for the strum and the tap on/off timing.\r\n\r\nG       32000(3)\r\nD7sus4  xx021(3)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've been long, a long way from here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPut on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]*\r\nAnd drank 'til I was thirsty again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe went searching through thrift store jungles[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFound Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]*\r\nAnd Benny Goodman's corset and pen[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, okay, I made this up…  I promised you I'd never give up[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C.             [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   then why the hell are you so sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou get down, real low down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou listen to Coltrane, derail your own train[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, who hasn't been there before?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI come round, around the hard way[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBring you comics in bed; scrape the mold off the bread,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd serve you French toast again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, okay, I still get stoned…  I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C.             [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   then why the hell are you so sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   then why the hell are you so sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n|([ch]Em[/ch]) | [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]Am[/ch]  | [ch]Am[/ch]  |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]Em[/ch]  | [ch]Am[/ch]  | [ch]Am[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe've been far, far away from here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPut on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]*\r\nAnd everywhere in between[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, okay, we get along…  so what if right now everything's wrong?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C.             [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   then why the hell are you so sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf it makes you happy   then why the hell are you so sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]Am[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]Am[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nC* - this particular C chord is played similarly to the preceding G chord with\r\nyour pinky on the string 1; G note (fret 3). When changing from the preceding G\r\nchord merely drop fingers 2 and 3 one string down.","plain_text":"The key to getting this song to sound just like the original is to play a\nstandard G chord with fingers 3, 2 & 4 and then use fingers 1 & 2 (index, middle)\nto tap on and off fret 1 on the B and fret 2 on the G string to finger a D7sus4,\nthen hammer fret 2 on the D string (verses only, not the chorus).\nListen to the song to get the feel for the strum and the tap on/off timing.\n\nG       32000(3)\nD7sus4  xx021(3)\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n| G   | G   | G   | G   |\n| G   | G   | G   | G\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n|(Em) | Em  | Am  | Am  |\n| Em  | Em  | Am  | Am  |\n\n| G   | G   | G   | G\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n| Am  | C   | G   | D   |\n| Am  | C   |\n\n| G   | G   | G   | G   |\n| G   | G   | G\n\n\n\nC* - this particular C chord is played similarly to the preceding G chord with\nyour pinky on the string 1; G note (fret 3). When changing from the preceding G\nchord merely drop fingers 2 and 3 one string down.","chords":["G","B","D","C","Am","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}