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A Happy Place

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Song Title: Happy Place
Artist: Katie Melua
Chord analysis by: Mats Fagergren 2015-01-09
(capo 3rd fret)
CHORDS USED.
           E,A,D,G,B,e
C-5        x,x,x,5,5,2
C5         x,x,x,5,5,0 
C          x,x,x,5,5,3 after Am7 play C as: x,3,2,0,1,0
Em9        0,2,2,0,0,1
Em         0,2,2,0,0,0
Em*        0,2,2,0,0,3
D          x,x,0,2,3,2
D(add9)    x,x,0,2,3,0
Am7        x,0,3,0,2,3
G5         3,x,0,0,3,3
G7         3,x,3,0,3,3
G6         3,x,2,0,3,3
G+5        3,x,1,0,3,3
Gm         3,5,5,3,3,3
Dm         x,x,0,2,3,1
F          1,3,3,2,1,1
Standard tuning
Capo 3
[chorus]
C-5I'm gC5oing tCo finC-5d a hCappy, 
  Em9        Em  Em*
I'm going to find a happy,
DI'm D(add9)going to finAm7d a happy placG5e.
[verse]
G5Seven thousand eyes are watching,
G7marching home and no one's touching,
G6army of the city workers, sG+5ecretaries, lawyers, brokers,
Emheading for a London station, heading for a quick salvation,
G5oblivious to cherry cola, tG7rying to sell to every stranger,
DStuck here, it's cold, I'm standing, Cmhoping for some understanding,
G5only way to go is inside.
[chorus]
C-5I'm gC5oing tCo finC-5d a hCappy, 
  Em9        Em  Em*
I'm going to find a happy,
DI'm D(add9)going to finAm7d a happy placG5e.
[verse2]
G5Seven thousand light years travel,
G7let my sense of time unravel,
G6trapped feelings are never ending,
G+5send those weaknesses descending
Emtowards the earth's red centre, let the fire rise and enter,
G5tap into the primal power, rG7ising like a giant tower,
Dthe energy receiving, cut a hole right Cmthrough the ceiling,
G5people getting smaller as you fly.
[chorus]
C-5I'm gC5oing Cto find C-5a hCappy, 
  Em9        Em  Em*
I'm going to find a happy,
DI'm D(add9)going to find Am7a happy place,C  
a happy Emplace, a happy Dplace,     Ama happy...
[bridge]
 GmFind a star, Dmsend down a Gmbeam to where you are,
 an Gmelevator of light taking you Fsomewhere,
 wherD7e you'll always be Gmloved.
[verse3]
G5I have found that stress and nonsense
G7puts me in a zone of avoidance.
G6Could my mind be moving faster, G+5pulling like a super cluster?
EmCan be hard to trust a feeling, not believing ends in G5seeing.
[outro]
C-5We're C5going Cto find C-5a hCappy, 
    Em9          Em  Em*
we're going to find a happy,
Dwe're D(add9)going to find a hAm7appy place,C  
a happy Emplace, a happy Dplace,    Ama happy G5place.

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A Happy Place

by Katie Melua

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C-5

Em9

D(add9)

Am7

G+5

Song Title: Happy Place

Artist: Katie Melua

Chord analysis by: Mats Fagergren 2015-01-09

(capo 3rd fret)

CHORDS USED.

E,A,D,G,B,e

C-5 x,x,x,5,5,2

C5 x,x,x,5,5,0

C x,x,x,5,5,3 after Am7 play C as: x,3,2,0,1,0

Em9 0,2,2,0,0,1

Em 0,2,2,0,0,0

Em* 0,2,2,0,0,3

D x,x,0,2,3,2

D(add9) x,x,0,2,3,0

Am7 x,0,3,0,2,3

G5 3,x,0,0,3,3

G7 3,x,3,0,3,3

G6 3,x,2,0,3,3

G+5 3,x,1,0,3,3

Gm 3,5,5,3,3,3

Dm x,x,0,2,3,1

F 1,3,3,2,1,1

Standard tuning

Capo 3

[chorus]

C-5 C5 C C-5 C

I'm going to find a happy,

Em9 Em Em

I'm going to find a happy,

D D(add9) Am7 G5

I'm going to find a happy place.

[verse]

Seven thousand eyes are watching,

marching home and no one's touching,

G6 G+5

army of the city workers, secretaries, lawyers, brokers,

heading for a London station, heading for a quick salvation,

G5 G7

oblivious to cherry cola, trying to sell to every stranger,

D Cm

Stuck here, it's cold, I'm standing, hoping for some understanding,

only way to go is inside.

[chorus]

C-5 C5 C C-5 C

I'm going to find a happy,

Em9 Em Em

I'm going to find a happy,

D D(add9) Am7 G5

I'm going to find a happy place.

[verse2]

Seven thousand light years travel,

let my sense of time unravel,

trapped feelings are never ending,

G+5

send those weaknesses descending

towards the earth's red centre, let the fire rise and enter,

G5 G7

tap into the primal power, rising like a giant tower,

D Cm

the energy receiving, cut a hole right through the ceiling,

people getting smaller as you fly.

[chorus]

C-5 C5 C C-5 C

I'm going to find a happy,

Em9 Em Em

I'm going to find a happy,

D D(add9) Am7 C

I'm going to find a happy place,

Em D Am

a happy place, a happy place, a happy...

[bridge]

Gm Dm Gm

Find a star, send down a beam to where you are,

Gm F

an elevator of light taking you somewhere,

D7 Gm

where you'll always be loved.

[verse3]

I have found that stress and nonsense

puts me in a zone of avoidance.

G6 G+5

Could my mind be moving faster, pulling like a super cluster?

Em G5

Can be hard to trust a feeling, not believing ends in seeing.

[outro]

C-5 C5 C C-5 C

We're going to find a happy,

Em9 Em Em

we're going to find a happy,

D D(add9) Am7 C

we're going to find a happy place,

Em D Am G5

a happy place, a happy place, a happy place.

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