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Happy Birthday

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Happy birthday - Altered Images
Composers: Altered Images
Label: Epic
Original key: D
Reached #2 in UK chart
Intro riff organ tabbed for guitar:
  D.                            A.
e|---|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
B|---|3-3---------|3-3---------|-------------|--------------|
G|---|----2-4-2---|----2-4-2---|-2-2---------|-2-2----------|
D|-0-|----------0-|------------|-----2-4-2---|-----2-4-2--0-|
A|---|------------|---------- 0|-----------0-|--------------|
E|---|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Intro (4 bars of organ riff -then same riff-with voice):
 D/  D/  A/ A  
DHappy birthday, Happy birthdayA  
DHappy birthday Happy birthdayA  
DHappy birthday Happy birthday.A  
(Drums - then guitars and bass join )
D  G D A A7
D  G D A A7
DHappy, GHappDy Abirthday iA7n a hot bath
DTo those Gnice Dnice Anights.A7  
DI remGembDer aAlways A7always
DI got Gsuch Da fArightA7  
DSeeing them Gin mDy dAa-ark A7cupboard
Dwith my Ggreat Dbig Acake.A7  
DIf they were me, if they were me
AAnd I was you, and I was you 
DIf they were me, if they were me
AAnd I was you, and I was you 
DIf they were me and D7I  was you
AWould you have liked a present too.
D  G D A A7
D  G D A A7
DHappy, GHappDy Abirthday iA7n a hot bath
DTo those Gnice Dnice Anights.A7  
DI remGembDer aAlways A7Always
DI got Gsuch Da fArightA7  
DSeeing them Gin mDy dAa-ark A7cupboard
Dwith my Ggreat Dbig Acake.A7  
DIf they were me, if they were me
AAnd I was you, and I was you 
DIf they were me, if they were me
AAnd I was you, and I was you 
DIf they were me and D7I  was you
AWould you have liked a present too.
Instrumental:
D  G D A A7
D  G D A A7
D  G D A A7
D  G D A A7
Outro (organ and bass for first two lines then guitar joins):
DHappy birthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHappy birthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHappy birthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHappy birthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHapD6py Dbirthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHapD6py Dbirthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHapD6py Dbirthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHapD6py Dbirthday,Happy birthdayA  
DHapD6py Dbirthday,Happy birthday  A(fade)

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Happy Birthday

by Altered Images

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Happy birthday - Altered Images

Composers: Altered Images

Label: Epic

Original key: D

Reached #2 in UK chart

Intro riff organ tabbed for guitar:

D. A.

e|---|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|

B|---|3-3---------|3-3---------|-------------|--------------|

G|---|----2-4-2---|----2-4-2---|-2-2---------|-2-2----------|

D|-0-|----------0-|------------|-----2-4-2---|-----2-4-2--0-|

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

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

Intro (4 bars of organ riff -then same riff-with voice):

D D A A

/ / /

D A

Happy birthday, Happy birthday

D A

Happy birthday Happy birthday

D A

Happy birthday Happy birthday.

(Drums - then guitars and bass join )

D G D A A7

Happy, Happy birthday in a hot bath

D G D A A7

To those nice nice nights.

D G D A A7

I remember always always

D G D A A7

I got such a fright

D G D A A7

Seeing them in my da-ark cupboard

D G D A A7

with my great big cake.

If they were me, if they were me

And I was you, and I was you

If they were me, if they were me

And I was you, and I was you

D D7

If they were me and I was you

Would you have liked a present too.

D G D A A7

Happy, Happy birthday in a hot bath

D G D A A7

To those nice nice nights.

D G D A A7

I remember always Always

D G D A A7

I got such a fright

D G D A A7

Seeing them in my da-ark cupboard

D G D A A7

with my great big cake.

If they were me, if they were me

And I was you, and I was you

If they were me, if they were me

And I was you, and I was you

D D7

If they were me and I was you

Would you have liked a present too.

Instrumental:

D G D A A7

Outro (organ and bass for first two lines then guitar joins):

D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D D6 D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D D6 D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D D6 D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D D6 D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday

D D6 D A

Happy birthday,Happy birthday (fade)

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