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Headstart For Happiness

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The Style Council
Headstart For Happiness Chords
  D6sus2  Emaj7   Amaj7
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 ---4-------8------6------|
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[Intro]
(x4)
Dmaj7       Cmaj7
 ---5---9---7---3---5---7---|
 ---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
 ---6---6---6---4---4---4---|
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[Verse 1]
Dmaj7When I find you waiting hours; Cmaj7oh,
Dmaj7You're there to save my life for our obvious Cmaj7goal
D6sus2We've got a Emaj7head start for Amaj7happiness
For Emaj7our part, guess we Amaj7must be blessed
For this Emaj7feeling to be so Amaj7strong
C#m7Tell me is G#m7that so A7wrong?
Repeat Intro (Dmaj7 , Cmaj7 ) x 2
[Verse 2]
The Dmaj7space between us for days has been so Cmaj7far;
I've Dmaj7spent a lonely week Now I wanna be where Cmaj7you are
D6sus2We've got a Emaj7headstart for Amaj7happiness, 
For our Emaj7part, Guess we must be Amaj7kissed by 
This Emaj7force I feel iAmaj7nside
C#m7Now I'm not G#m7gonna hA7ide.
Repeat Intro (Dmaj7 , Cmaj7 ) x 2
[Bridge 1]
F#All the roads that lead to struggles
Bmbring you back to Emwhere you need
F#Some reassurance in your own depth,
only Bmyou can see, but let Emothers feel
Gm7Peace in my F#m7mind I'm so Bm7happy to find
As I Emget on my trek with a Dmaj7head start back to you.
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7You'll find Cmaj7it can happen
Dmaj7You'll find you've Cmaj7got the strength
Dmaj7You can Cmaj7move a mountain
Dmaj7You just need the Cmaj7confidence
Emaj7In yourself and Amaj7all you've got 
To Emaj7take this world and Amaj7shake it up
Let Emaj7no one say they're Amajbetter than you
C#m7You must believe G#m7you've got the A7power
[Spoken Bit] 
Dmaj7To rise above the Cmaj7lies
Cause wDmaj7hat we're dealing here with today is a lCmaj7ove thing
Dmaj7Right here, rCmaj7ight now
Dmaj7Now listen
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7When I find you Cmaj7waiting hours, oh
Dmaj7It's my heart, not my head that takes Cmaj7control
And you've got to Emaj7lead where your Amaj7heart says go
and this Emaj7hope that it Amaj7turns out so
And that's Emaj7all that you cAmaj7an hope for
C#m7Can you G#m7expect much A7more?
Ending
Gm7Naive and F#m7wise with Bmno sense of time
As I Emset my clock with a heart beat, tick tock
Gm7Violent anF#m7d mild, common sBmense says I'm wild
EmWith this mixed up fury, crazy beauty
Gm7It's healthy to F#m7find all these Bmfeelings inside
EmAs I get on my trek with a head start back to Dmaj7you.
Read more: The Style Council - Headstart For Happiness Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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Headstart For Happiness

by The Style Council

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D6sus2

Emaj7

Amaj7

Dmaj7

Cmaj7

C#m7

G#m7

Gm7

F#m7

Bm7

Amaj

The Style Council

Headstart For Happiness Chords

D6sus2 Emaj7 Amaj7

---5-------7------5------|

---5-------9------5------|

---4-------8------6------|

---0-------9------6------|

-----------7------5------|

[Intro]

(x4)

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

---5---9---7---3---5---7---|

---7---7---7---5---5---5---|

---6---6---6---4---4---4---|

---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

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[Verse 1]

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

When I find you waiting hours; oh,

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

You're there to save my life for our obvious goal

D6sus2 Emaj7 Amaj7

We've got a head start for happiness

Emaj7 Amaj7

For our part, guess we must be blessed

Emaj7 Amaj7

For this feeling to be so strong

C#m7 G#m7 A7

Tell me is that so wrong?

Repeat Intro (Dmaj7 , Cmaj7 ) x 2

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

The space between us for days has been so far;

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

I've spent a lonely week Now I wanna be where you are

D6sus2 Emaj7 Amaj7

We've got a headstart for happiness,

Emaj7 Amaj7

For our part, Guess we must be kissed by

Emaj7 Amaj7

This force I feel inside

C#m7 G#m7 A7

Now I'm not gonna hide.

Repeat Intro (Dmaj7 , Cmaj7 ) x 2

[Bridge 1]

All the roads that lead to struggles

Bm Em

bring you back to where you need

Some reassurance in your own depth,

Bm Em

only you can see, but let others feel

Gm7 F#m7 Bm7

Peace in my mind I'm so happy to find

Em Dmaj7

As I get on my trek with a head start back to you.

[Verse 3]

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

You'll find it can happen

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

You'll find you've got the strength

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

You can move a mountain

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

You just need the confidence

Emaj7 Amaj7

In yourself and all you've got

Emaj7 Amaj7

To take this world and shake it up

Emaj7 Amaj

Let no one say they're better than you

C#m7 G#m7 A7

You must believe you've got the power

[Spoken Bit]

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

To rise above the lies

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

Cause what we're dealing here with today is a love thing

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

Right here, right now

Dmaj7

Now listen

[Verse 4]

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

When I find you waiting hours, oh

Dmaj7 Cmaj7

It's my heart, not my head that takes control

Emaj7 Amaj7

And you've got to lead where your heart says go

Emaj7 Amaj7

and this hope that it turns out so

Emaj7 Amaj7

And that's all that you can hope for

C#m7 G#m7 A7

Can you expect much more?

Ending

Gm7 F#m7 Bm

Naive and wise with no sense of time

As I set my clock with a heart beat, tick tock

Gm7 F#m7 Bm

Violent and mild, common sense says I'm wild

With this mixed up fury, crazy beauty

Gm7 F#m7 Bm

It's healthy to find all these feelings inside

Em Dmaj7

As I get on my trek with a head start back to you.

Read more: The Style Council - Headstart For Happiness Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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