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Happily

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 12Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is my first tab so please bare with me...
Capo: 2
Tuning: Standard
Difficulty: Novice
G: 320003
Am: xx2310
 Em022000
D: xx0232
C: x32010
e|--3----G3-----------Am------------Em0---0----0-------|
B|-------------------0----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---0----0-----------2-----------0---0----0------|
A|---0----0-----------1-----------0---0----0------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 G   Am   Em(Plucking Above)
(Plucking)
GYou don't understand, you don't AmundersEmtand
GWhat you do to me when you Amhold his hEmand
GWe were meant to be but a Amtwist of fEmate
GMade it so you had to Amwalk aEmway
(Strumming)
'cause Gwe're on fiAmre, wEme're onG-on fiAmreEm  
GWe're on fiAmre nEmow
Yeah, Gwe're on fiAmre, wEme're onG-on fiAmreEm  
GWe're on fiAmre nEmow
I don't Ccare what people say when we're toGgether
You Dknow I wanna be the one who Emholds you when you sleep
I just Cwant it to be you and I forGever
I Dknow you wanna leave, so come on
DBaby, be with me so happily
 G   Am   Em(Plucking)
(Plucking)
It's G4am and I know that Amyou're with hEmim
I Gwonder if he knows that I Amtouched your sEmkin
And Gif he feels my traces Amin your hEmair
Well, Gsorry, love, but I don't Amreally cEmare
(Strumming)
'cause Gwe're on fAmire, Emwe're on-Gon firAmeEm  
GWe're on firAme nowEm  
Yeah, Gwe're on fAmire, Emwe're Gon-on fiAmreEm  
GWe're on firAme nowEm  
I don't Ccare what people say when we're toGgether
You Dknow I wanna be the one who Emholds you when you sleep
I just Cwant it to be you and I forGever
I Dknow you wanna leave, so come on
DBaby, be with me so happily
G D Em C
So happily
1, 2, 3, 4
GOh, oh, oh
DOh, oh, oh
EmWe're on fire Cnow
GOh, oh, oh
DOh, oh, oh
EmWe're on fire Cnow
GOh, oh, oh
DOh, oh, oh
EmWe're on fire Cnow
I don't Ccare what people say when we're toGgether
You Dknow I wanna be the one who Emholds you when you sleep
I just Cwant it to be you and I forGever
I Dknow you wanna leave, so come on
DBaby, be with me so happily
I don't Ccare what people say when we're toGgether
You Dknow I wanna be the one who Emholds you when you sleep
I just Cwant it to be you and I forGever
I Dknow you wanna leave, so come on
DBaby, be with me so happily

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Happily

by One Direction

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is my first tab so please bare with me...

Capo: 2

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

: 320003

: xx2310

022000

: xx0232

: x32010

G Am Em

e|--3----3-----------------------0---0----0-------|

B|-------------------0----------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|---0----0-----------2-----------0---0----0------|

A|---0----0-----------1-----------0---0----0------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

G Am Em

(Plucking Above)

(Plucking)

G Am Em

You don't understand, you don't understand

G Am Em

What you do to me when you hold his hand

G Am Em

We were meant to be but a twist of fate

G Am Em

Made it so you had to walk away

(Strumming)

G Am Em G Am Em

'cause we're on fire, we're on-on fire

G Am Em

We're on fire now

G Am Em G Am Em

Yeah, we're on fire, we're on-on fire

G Am Em

We're on fire now

C G

I don't care what people say when we're together

D Em

You know I wanna be the one who holds you when you sleep

C G

I just want it to be you and I forever

I know you wanna leave, so come on

Baby, be with me so happily

G Am Em

(Plucking)

G Am Em

It's 4am and I know that you're with him

G Am Em

I wonder if he knows that I touched your skin

G Am Em

And if he feels my traces in your hair

G Am Em

Well, sorry, love, but I don't really care

(Strumming)

G Am Em G Am Em

'cause we're on fire, we're on-on fire

G Am Em

We're on fire now

G Am Em G Am Em

Yeah, we're on fire, we're on-on fire

G Am Em

We're on fire now

C G

I don't care what people say when we're together

D Em

You know I wanna be the one who holds you when you sleep

C G

I just want it to be you and I forever

I know you wanna leave, so come on

Baby, be with me so happily

G D Em C

So happily

1, 2, 3, 4

Oh, oh, oh

Em C

We're on fire now

Oh, oh, oh

Em C

We're on fire now

Oh, oh, oh

Em C

We're on fire now

C G

I don't care what people say when we're together

D Em

You know I wanna be the one who holds you when you sleep

C G

I just want it to be you and I forever

I know you wanna leave, so come on

Baby, be with me so happily

C G

I don't care what people say when we're together

D Em

You know I wanna be the one who holds you when you sleep

C G

I just want it to be you and I forever

I know you wanna leave, so come on

Baby, be with me so happily

About Happily Chords by One Direction

Learn how to play Happily by One Direction with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Happily chords”, “Happily guitar chords”, or “One Direction Happily chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Happily chords and for experienced players who want accurate Happily lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Am, Em, D, C, B.

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What key is "Happily" in?

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