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TUNE YOUR GUITAR FULL STEP DOWN
I play it with six (DDUUDU)
EmSpoken: A Buddhist on the subway tells me that
What you want is rarely, if ever, what you need.
And of course, I argue the point like a completely self-righteous idiot.
Sung: EmI was looking for perfection
And it found Amme, right between the Emeyes
EmAll this time we spent in bliss,
You know, like all Amthings, it has to fade Emaway
CThe devil says beware
Cus when you B7ask, you might get what you Emwant
CThe devil, he may care
When you B7ask, you might get what you Emwant
EmSpoken: So now I spend most of my time waiting for things to happen,
Letting the wind take me where it will.
Sung: EmOnly when it's done do you lose the veil
You get so bAmlind you never see the lEmight coming down the tracks
It keeps me hanging from a thread
Devil drives the tAmrain,
Devil pass me Emby
CThis is the happy song I wrote for Emyou
CThis is the happy song I never wrote for B7you
GAnd after all this time,
CAnd after all the lies
GNever dreamed you would seem to me B7little more than an earthly waste of tGime
After all these precious Copportunities that I Ghad to set things right
Dissolve like regB7rets in heaven, they do
And she said
EmAnata no namae Amo yuki ni Emkaku
Keredomo nani Ammo iwanEmai.
[Japanese translation: You write your name in the snow
Yet say nothing.]
CThis is the happy song EmI wrote for you
CThis is the happy song B7I never wrote for you
GAnd after all this time,
CAnd after all the lies
GNever dreamed you would seem to me B7little more than an earthly waste of tGime
After all these precious Copportunities that I Ghad to set things right
Dissolve like B7regret in heaven,
               (tab for this is below)
Zen Buddhist heaven.
Tab for the end (is played on B7, but you van actually end the song with just Em, if the tab 
is difficult for ya:))
------------------
-------------2----
------1--1--1-----
--2--2--2--2------
-0--0--0----------
2-----------------
I'm actually bad at this, so here you go: 
You can just do these strings, holding B7: 1,2,3, 2,3,4, 2,3,4, 3,4,5

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The Happy Song

by Voltaire

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TUNE YOUR GUITAR FULL STEP DOWN

I play it with six (DDUUDU)

Spoken: A Buddhist on the subway tells me that

What you want is rarely, if ever, what you need.

And of course, I argue the point like a completely self-righteous idiot.

Sung: I was looking for perfection

Am Em

And it found me, right between the eyes

All this time we spent in bliss,

Am Em

You know, like all things, it has to fade away

The devil says beware

B7 Em

Cus when you ask, you might get what you want

The devil, he may care

B7 Em

When you ask, you might get what you want

Spoken: So now I spend most of my time waiting for things to happen,

Letting the wind take me where it will.

Sung: Only when it's done do you lose the veil

Am Em

You get so blind you never see the light coming down the tracks

It keeps me hanging from a thread

Devil drives the train,

Devil pass me by

C Em

This is the happy song I wrote for you

C B7

This is the happy song I never wrote for you

And after all this time,

And after all the lies

G B7 G

Never dreamed you would seem to me little more than an earthly waste of time

C G

After all these precious opportunities that I had to set things right

Dissolve like regrets in heaven, they do

And she said

Em Am Em

Anata no namae o yuki ni kaku

Am Em

Keredomo nani mo iwanai.

[Japanese translation: You write your name in the snow

Yet say nothing.]

C Em

This is the happy song I wrote for you

C B7

This is the happy song I never wrote for you

And after all this time,

And after all the lies

G B7 G

Never dreamed you would seem to me little more than an earthly waste of time

C G

After all these precious opportunities that I had to set things right

Dissolve like regret in heaven,

(tab for this is below)

Zen Buddhist heaven.

Tab for the end (is played on B7, but you van actually end the song with just Em, if the tab

is difficult for ya:))

------------------

-------------2----

------1--1--1-----

--2--2--2--2------

-0--0--0----------

2-----------------

I'm actually bad at this, so here you go:

You can just do these strings, holding B7: 1,2,3, 2,3,4, 2,3,4, 3,4,5

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