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For Me This Is Happy:Gene Pitney.
-Album - The Country Side Of Gene
Pitney - on MUSICOR Records in 1966.
INTRO:   Bb   F   Eb  F  
#1.
People Bbthink I'm a sight to see, the way 
that I look toFday.
FBut they should have seen the way I looked
when Ebyou first walked Bbaway.
BbI may still cry, it's true, but then Ebwhat's 
a tear or two?
Compared to Fwhat I used to be, for me, this 
is Bbhappy.
#2.
BbI've forgotten as much of you as I can forFget.
FAnd I've gotten over you as much as EbI can ever 
Bbget.
BbAnd if I still look sad, well, for Ebme that's not 
bad.
It's the Fbest I'll ever be, so, for me, this is 
Bbhappy.
#3.
GmYou're Fgone and I accept it and there's Bbnothing I 
can do.
I've Cgotta learn to live with pain if I can't Flive 
my life with you.
Yes, to Bbme happiness means I Ebhurt a little less, to 
you it Fmay seem like misery but, for me, this is 
Bbhappy.
OUTRO:
To you it Fmay seem like misery, but, for me, this 
is Ebhappy. Bb  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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For Me This Is Happy

by Gene Pitney

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For Me This Is Happy:Gene Pitney.

-Album - The Country Side Of Gene

Pitney - on MUSICOR Records in 1966.

Bb F Eb F

INTRO:

#1.

People think I'm a sight to see, the way

that I look today.

But they should have seen the way I looked

Eb Bb

when you first walked away.

Bb Eb

I may still cry, it's true, but then what's

a tear or two?

Compared to what I used to be, for me, this

is happy.

#2.

Bb F

I've forgotten as much of you as I can forget.

F Eb

And I've gotten over you as much as I can ever

get.

Bb Eb

And if I still look sad, well, for me that's not

bad.

It's the best I'll ever be, so, for me, this is

happy.

#3.

Gm F Bb

You're gone and I accept it and there's nothing I

can do.

C F

I've gotta learn to live with pain if I can't live

my life with you.

Bb Eb

Yes, to me happiness means I hurt a little less, to

you it may seem like misery but, for me, this is

happy.

OUTRO:

To you it may seem like misery, but, for me, this

Eb Bb

is happy.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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