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This is the version with the long intro of John and Yoko walking through the park.
 Eadd9= 024100
Intro: 
Eadd9
E   B   A    E    E    B    A    E
E  G#7  A    E    E   G#7   A    E
E  G#7  A    Am   E   G#7   A    Eadd9
It hEappened 
at a tBime of my life 
Awhen I least expEected,
It hEappened 
at a tBime of my life 
Awhen I least expEected,
I dEon't even remG#7ember 
Ahow it hEappened,
EI don't even reG#7member
the dAay it hEappened.
But it hEappened,
Yes it haG#7ppened,
Oh it haAppened,Am  
And I kEnow there's G#7no retAurn, no Eadd9way.
E9
E   B   A    E    E    B    A    E
E  G#7  A    E    E   G#7   A    E
E  G#7  A    Am
And I kEnow there's G#7no retAurn, no Eadd9way.

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It Happened

by Yoko Ono

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eadd9

G#7

This is the version with the long intro of John and Yoko walking through the park.

Eadd9

= 024100

Intro:

Eadd9

E B A E E B A E

E G#7 A E E G#7 A E

E G#7 A Am E G#7 A Eadd9

It happened

at a time of my life

A E

when I least expected,

It happened

at a time of my life

A E

when I least expected,

E G#7

I don't even remember

A E

how it happened,

E G#7

I don't even remember

A E

the day it happened.

But it happened,

G#7

Yes it happened,

A Am

Oh it happened,

E G#7 A Eadd9

And I know there's no return, no way.

E B A E E B A E

E G#7 A E E G#7 A E

E G#7 A Am

E G#7 A Eadd9

And I know there's no return, no way.

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