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You Can Be Happy

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Tuning:  E   A   D   G   B  E  
     A      C#m  Ab5(#5)/   E     F#m      C  D#m  
e---5--9-----x------------2----8-----6---|
B---5--9-----x------------2----8-----7---|
G---6--9-----x------------2----9-----8---|
D---7--11----6------------4----10----8---|
A---7--11----7------------4----10----6---|
E---5--9-----x------------2----8-----6---|
AYou walked into the C#mworld
                A  Ab5(#5)/E  
 As a super human boy and girl, oh
 AAnd the blinking of your C#meyes
                  A  Ab5(#5)/ E  F#m  
 I was born and sold by your manifesto
    C#mICt's a cruel world for small things
   D#mBut with the lF#mies aD#mnd luxuries
  C#mAnd Cthe in-between yD#mou can bF#me haD#mppy
 You put me in a cage 
 In the daily maze of flesh and rage 
 I will follow every truth 
 I won’t let you go 
 I want every tomorrow
 It's a cruel world for small things
 But with the lies and luxuries
 And the in-between you can be happy
 And now I am afraid
 You will blossom soon and grow and change
 There is so much I can't take
 But I will understand, I will open my hand
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 (It's a cruel world for small things)
 You can be happy
 (But with the lies and luxuries)
 You can be happy
 (And the in-between you can be happy)
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 You can be happy
 There's an open window
 And I can go through
 To the life of others
 There's nothing I can't do
 (Fight, fight)
 There's an open window
 (Fight, fight)
 And I can go through
 (Fight, fight)
 To the life of others
 (Fight, fight)
 There's nothing I can't do
 (Fight, fight)
 You can be happy
 (Fight, fight)
 You can be happy
 (Fight, fight)
 You can be happy
 You can be happy

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You Can Be Happy

by IAMX

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Ab5

F#m

D#m

E A D G B E

Tuning:

A C#m Ab5 E F#m C D#m

(#5)/

e---5--9-----x------------2----8-----6---|

B---5--9-----x------------2----8-----7---|

G---6--9-----x------------2----9-----8---|

D---7--11----6------------4----10----8---|

A---7--11----7------------4----10----6---|

E---5--9-----x------------2----8-----6---|

A C#m

You walked into the world

A Ab5 E

(#5)/

As a super human boy and girl, oh

A C#m

And the blinking of your eyes

A Ab5 E F#m

(#5)/

I was born and sold by your manifesto

C#m C

It's a cruel world for small things

D#m F#m D#m

But with the lies and luxuries

C#m C D#m F#m D#m

And the in-between you can be happy

You put me in a cage

In the daily maze of flesh and rage

I will follow every truth

I won’t let you go

I want every tomorrow

It's a cruel world for small things

But with the lies and luxuries

And the in-between you can be happy

And now I am afraid

You will blossom soon and grow and change

There is so much I can't take

But I will understand, I will open my hand

You can be happy

(It's a cruel world for small things)

You can be happy

(But with the lies and luxuries)

You can be happy

(And the in-between you can be happy)

You can be happy

There's an open window

And I can go through

To the life of others

There's nothing I can't do

(Fight, fight)

There's an open window

(Fight, fight)

And I can go through

(Fight, fight)

To the life of others

(Fight, fight)

There's nothing I can't do

(Fight, fight)

You can be happy

(Fight, fight)

You can be happy

(Fight, fight)

You can be happy

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