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Happiness Alone

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(Black - Buffett)
Capo 2nd FRET
[Intro]
D A7sus D A
I Dthink I'll go Aback down to Em7New Orleans
Try to Dbury my Atravelin' Gbone
Unpre Ddictable Ame, like I Em7swore I would be
No Athing's ever Asuswritten in Astone
There's a Dknock on her door, is she Em7here anymore
I guess Dme and the Aneighbors will Gsee
If Dthe one thing that AI couldn't Em7do without her
She couldn't Ado without Dme
Could I Gleave her be D/F#hind, go on Em7losin' my mind
While the Dgood times continue to roll
With this Gtime on my hands, I can Cchange all my plans
C/BAnd it Areally wouldn't Asusbother a Asoul
I can Dmake all the rounds, Cpaint Dall the towns
Do Gall that and more on my Gmown
But a Bm7man can't sur Avive on Emhappi Aness a DloneA7sus  D  A  
Take a Dgood look ar Aound, this is Em7New Orleans
A free Dwheeler's got to Afeel right at Ghome
But it's a Dhell of a Aleap, whether Em7shallow or deep
That old Ariver's gonna Asuskeep movin' Aon
Like that Dmuddy Mississippi, she keeps Em7pullin' me under
When you're Din it, nothin' Aever seems Gclear
I could Dstand on the Abank just Em7toss in my line
But there's way too many Afish around Dhere
Could I Gleave 'em be D/F#hind for the Em7one on the line
Are the Dgood times still gonna roll
And with this Gtime on my hands, I can Cchange all my plans
C/BAnd it Areally wouldn't Asusbother a Asoul
I can Dmake all the rounds, Cpaint Dall the towns
Do Gall that and more on my Gmown
But a Bm7man can't sur Avive on Emhappi Aness a DloneA  

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Happiness Alone

by Clint Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus

Em7

Asus

D/F#

C/B

Bm7

(Black - Buffett)

Capo 2nd FRET

[Intro]

D A7sus D A

D A Em7

I think I'll go back down to New Orleans

D A G

Try to bury my travelin' bone

D A Em7

Unpre dictable me, like I swore I would be

A Asus A

No thing's ever written in stone

D Em7

There's a knock on her door, is she here anymore

D A G

I guess me and the neighbors will see

D A Em7

If the one thing that I couldn't do without her

A D

She couldn't do without me

G D/F# Em7

Could I leave her be hind, go on losin' my mind

While the good times continue to roll

G C

With this time on my hands, I can change all my plans

C/B A Asus A

And it really wouldn't bother a soul

D C D

I can make all the rounds, paint all the towns

G Gm

Do all that and more on my own

Bm7 A Em A D A7sus D A

But a man can't sur vive on happi ness a lone

D A Em7

Take a good look ar ound, this is New Orleans

D A G

A free wheeler's got to feel right at home

D A Em7

But it's a hell of a leap, whether shallow or deep

A Asus A

That old river's gonna keep movin' on

D Em7

Like that muddy Mississippi, she keeps pullin' me under

D A G

When you're in it, nothin' ever seems clear

D A Em7

I could stand on the bank just toss in my line

A D

But there's way too many fish around here

G D/F# Em7

Could I leave 'em be hind for the one on the line

Are the good times still gonna roll

G C

And with this time on my hands, I can change all my plans

C/B A Asus A

And it really wouldn't bother a soul

D C D

I can make all the rounds, paint all the towns

G Gm

Do all that and more on my own

Bm7 A Em A D A

But a man can't sur vive on happi ness a lone

About Happiness Alone Chords by Clint Black

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What key is "Happiness Alone" in?

The chords for "Happiness Alone" show the original chord names (including D, A7sus, A, Em7, G, Asus). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.