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Happy Man

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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
AmMany past chance
Very unsA4uspecA7ting
F#m7You caught my heart
B7Unprotecting Amme
Now I've A4fallen in A7love with F#myouB7  
[Verse 2]
AmJust when I thought
I was fA4ree and A7easy
F#m7You came along to me
B7Soft and Ambreezy
Now I've fA4allen in A7love with F#myouB7  
Woo hooG  
I've fA4allen in A7love with C9you
[Chorus]
And for the Gfirst time Amin my Dlife
I kGnow what it's D/F#like tEmo be a happy mFan
CHappy maGnAm7  C  D  
And for the fGirst time Amin my Dlife
You've gGiven me sD/F#omething I Emcan underFstand
CBeing a happy maGn
[Verse 3]
AmBe with me now
Love mA4e forA7ever
F#m7Leaving you lady
Is B7something that I'd never Amdo
I've A4fallen in A7love with F#myouB7  
[Verse 4]
AmAll of my life 
It sA4eems I A7have waited
F#mNow I can say 
All B7these words I have stated are Amtrue
I've A4fallen in A7love with F#myouB7  
Woo Ghoo
I've fA4allen in A7love with C9you
[Chorus]
And for the Gfirst time Amin my Dlife
I kGnow what it's D/F#like to Embe a happy Fman
CHappy mGanAm7  C  D  
And for the fGirst time Amin my Dlife
You've gGiven me sD/F#omething I Emcan underFstand
CBeing a happy maGn

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Happy Man

by Peter Cetera

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

F#m

D/F#

Am7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Many past chance

A4 A7

Very unsuspecting

F#m7

You caught my heart

B7 Am

Unprotecting me

A4 A7 F#m B7

Now I've fallen in love with you

[Verse 2]

Just when I thought

A4 A7

I was free and easy

F#m7

You came along to me

B7 Am

Soft and breezy

A4 A7 F#m B7

Now I've fallen in love with you

Woo hoo

A4 A7 C9

I've fallen in love with you

[Chorus]

G Am D

And for the first time in my life

G D/F# Em F

I know what it's like to be a happy man

C G Am7 C D

Happy man

G Am D

And for the first time in my life

G D/F# Em F

You've given me something I can understand

C G

Being a happy man

[Verse 3]

Be with me now

A4 A7

Love me forever

F#m7

Leaving you lady

B7 Am

Is something that I'd never do

A4 A7 F#m B7

I've fallen in love with you

[Verse 4]

All of my life

A4 A7

It seems I have waited

F#m

Now I can say

B7 Am

All these words I have stated are true

A4 A7 F#m B7

I've fallen in love with you

Woo hoo

A4 A7 C9

I've fallen in love with you

[Chorus]

G Am D

And for the first time in my life

G D/F# Em F

I know what it's like to be a happy man

C G Am7 C D

Happy man

G Am D

And for the first time in my life

G D/F# Em F

You've given me something I can understand

C G

Being a happy man

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