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Happiness

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[Chords progression]
 G/F#= 220003
[Intro]
G Bm F C Am G Am C
GOoBmhF  C  Am  G  Am  C  
[Verse]
GActivity’s killing the Amactor
And a Dcop’s standing out in the Croad, Amturning traffic aFwayD  
GThere was nothin’ she could do until aAmfter
When his Dbody’d been buried belCow, Amway back in the FdayD  
[Chorus]
EmOh Ammy, Emnothing else could have been Cdone
GMade his G/F#life a Emlie CsoFmaj7  
EmHe mAmight Emnever have to know anyCone
GMade his G/F#life the Emlie you CknowFmaj7  
[Verse]
GI told him that he shouldn’t upAmset her (ooh)
And that he’d Donly be making it Cworse Aminvolving somebody Felse (oDoh)
GBut I knew that he’d never forAmget her (ooh)
While her Dmemory worked in revCerse to Amkeep her safe from herFself (oDoh)
[Chorus]
And Eoh Ammy, Emnothin’ else could have been Cdone
GShe G/F#made her Emlife a Clie so Fmaj7(ooh)
EmShe Ammight Emnever have to know anCyone
GMade her G/F#life the lEmie you CknowFmaj7  
[Instrumental]
G Bm F C Am G Am C
[Outro]
GWhat BmI   Fused to be Cwill Ampass aGway and tAmhen you’ll Csee
That Gall BmI   wFant Cnow is AmhappiGness for Amyou and Cme
GWhat BmI  uFsed to Cbe will Ampass awGay and Amthen you’ll sCee
That Gall BmI  Fwant Cnow is AmhappinGess for Amyou and Cme
GWhat BmI  Fused to Cbe will Ampass Gaway and Amthen you’ll Csee
That Gall BmI wFant Cnow is AmhappiGness for Amyou and Cme
GAll BmI  Fwant Cnow is AmhappinGess for Amyou and Cme
G Bm F C Am G Am C
G Bm F C Am G Am C

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Happiness

by Elliott Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Fmaj7

[Chords progression]

G/F#

= 220003

[Intro]

G Bm F C Am G Am C

Ooh

[Verse]

G Am

Activity’s killing the actor

D C Am F D

And a cop’s standing out in the road, turning traffic away

G Am

There was nothin’ she could do until after

D C Am F D

When his body’d been buried below, way back in the day

[Chorus]

Em Am Em C

Oh my, nothing else could have been done

G G/F# Em C Fmaj7

Made his life a lie so

Em Am Em C

He might never have to know anyone

G G/F# Em C Fmaj7

Made his life the lie you know

[Verse]

G Am

I told him that he shouldn’t upset her (ooh)

D C Am F D

And that he’d only be making it worse involving somebody else (ooh)

G Am

But I knew that he’d never forget her (ooh)

D C Am F D

While her memory worked in reverse to keep her safe from herself (ooh)

[Chorus]

E Am Em C

And oh my, nothin’ else could have been done

G G/F# Em C Fmaj7

She made her life a lie so (ooh)

Em Am Em C

She might never have to know anyone

G G/F# Em C Fmaj7

Made her life the lie you know

[Instrumental]

G Bm F C Am G Am C

[Outro]

G Bm F C Am G Am C

What I used to be will pass away and then you’ll see

G Bm F C Am G Am C

That all I want now is happiness for you and me

G Bm F C Am G Am C

What I used to be will pass away and then you’ll see

G Bm F C Am G Am C

That all I want now is happiness for you and me

G Bm F C Am G Am C

What I used to be will pass away and then you’ll see

G Bm F C Am G Am C

That all I want now is happiness for you and me

G Bm F C Am G Am C

All I want now is happiness for you and me

G Bm F C Am G Am C

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