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Sha-La-La Make Me Happy

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[Intro]
C  Em  F  F
C  Em  F  A#maj7
[Verse 1]
 CSha la la laEm, la la la,
Oh Fbaby,
 CSha la la laEm, la la la,
FOh baby,F  Em  Dm  
 DmI've been gone so G7long I know what tCo do,
OFh baby,F  Em  Dm  
 DmThat I know you dG7on't know what I've been going Cthrough,
OFh baby,F  Em  Dm  
 Dm'cause you make me happy G7baby, so I Ccan say,
[Verse 2]
 CSha la la laEm, la la la,
 FI love you,
 CSha la la lEma, la la la,
  TFhinkin' of you,F  Em  Dm  
 DmI know you can G7tell what's on my Cmind,
Oh Fbaby,F  Em  Dm  
 DmAnd I've been feeling this G7way for such a long Ctime,
 YaF, baby,F  Em  Dm  
 DmAw, make me happy baby, G7aw, make me happy, CI wanna say,
[Instrumental]
C  Em  F  F
C  Em  F  A#maj7
[Bridge]
 CI'm trying, this Emfeeling just won't dFie, oh,
[Verse 3]
 CSha la la laEm, la la la,
Make you Fcry,F  Em  Dm  
 DmIt's something that G7just gets down in your Cbones,
 FBaby,F  Em  Dm  
 DmAnd once I see you G7I can't leave your love Calone,
Ya, hehF, baby,F  Em  Dm  
 DmAw, make me happy baby, awG7, make me happy baby, let me sing,C  
 CSha la la laEm, la la la,
FOh baby,
 CSha la la laEm, la la la,
FOh baby

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Sha-La-La Make Me Happy

by Al Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#maj7

[Intro]

C Em F F

C Em F A#maj7

[Verse 1]

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

Oh baby,

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

F F Em Dm

Oh baby,

Dm G7 C

I've been gone so long I know what to do,

F F Em Dm

Oh baby,

Dm G7 C

That I know you don't know what I've been going through,

F F Em Dm

Oh baby,

Dm G7 C

'cause you make me happy baby, so I can say,

[Verse 2]

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

I love you,

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

F F Em Dm

Thinkin' of you,

Dm G7 C

I know you can tell what's on my mind,

F F Em Dm

Oh baby,

Dm G7 C

And I've been feeling this way for such a long time,

F F Em Dm

Ya, baby,

Dm G7 C

Aw, make me happy baby, aw, make me happy, I wanna say,

[Instrumental]

C Em F F

C Em F A#maj7

[Bridge]

C Em F

I'm trying, this feeling just won't die, oh,

[Verse 3]

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

F F Em Dm

Make you cry,

Dm G7 C

It's something that just gets down in your bones,

F F Em Dm

Baby,

Dm G7 C

And once I see you I can't leave your love alone,

F F Em Dm

Ya, heh, baby,

Dm G7 C

Aw, make me happy baby, aw, make me happy baby, let me sing,

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

Oh baby,

C Em

Sha la la la, la la la,

Oh baby

About Sha-La-La Make Me Happy Chords by Al Green

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What key is "Sha-La-La Make Me Happy" in?

The chords for "Sha-La-La Make Me Happy" show the original chord names (including C, Em, F, A#maj7, Dm, G7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.