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Happy Not Knowing

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[Verse 1]
      GI Dfight, I Afight
All Bmmy feelings for you Gall night, Dall nightA  Bm  G  
Don't Dstare, don't Astare
I've gBmot feelings for you GI hide, DI hideA  Bm  
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'll only go so Gfar
AI don't have the Bmenergy
To risk a broken Gheart
AWhen you're already Bmkilling meD  
[Chorus]
But Gif there's Dsomething between Bmyou and Ame
Baby, I Ghave no Dtime for it
I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
And Gplease don't Dstir it up
I'm Bmsure it's Anothing but some Gheartburn, Dbaby
And I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
[Verse 2]
GAll our Dfriends that I Bmknow
They've Abeen trying to set us Gup togDether (AUp toBmgether)G  
I Dlie, I Alie
I say Bmsomebody else would Gsuit you Dbetter (ASuit you Bmbetter)
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'll only go so Gfar
AI don't have the Bmenergy
To risk a broken Gheart
AWhen you're already Bmkilling meD  
[Chorus]
But Gif there's Dsomething between Bmyou and Ame
Baby, I Ghave no Dtime for it
I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
And Gplease don't Dstir it up
I'm Bmsure it's Anothing but some Gheartburn, Dbaby
And I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
[Bridge]
GI turn your Dlove away 'cause AI want to Bmsleep at night
It's Gjust like my Dbroken Aheart is my Bmalibi
I'm Gafraid, afraid, Dafraid, afraid of Aknowing
What I'm Bmknowing, what I'm Gknowing
I'm happy not Aknowing
[Chorus]
But Gif there's Dsomething between Bmyou and Ame
Baby, I Ghave no Dtime for it
I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
And Gplease don't Dstir it up
I'm Bmsure it's Anothing but some Gheartburn, Dbaby
And I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
[Outro]
GWhere this Dgoes
BmHow this Agoes (Happy not)
GIf this Dgoes (I'm happy not)
Well, I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing
[Outro]
GWhere this Dgoes
BmHow this Agoes (Happy not)
GIf this Dgoes (I'm happy not)
Well, I'm Bmhappy not Aknowing

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Happy Not Knowing

by Carly Rae Jepsen

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[Verse 1]

G D A

I fight, I fight

Bm G D A Bm G

All my feelings for you all night, all night

D A

Don't stare, don't stare

Bm G D A Bm

I've got feelings for you I hide, I hide

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'll only go so far

A Bm

I don't have the energy

To risk a broken heart

A Bm D

When you're already killing me

[Chorus]

G D Bm A

But if there's something between you and me

G D

Baby, I have no time for it

Bm A

I'm happy not knowing

G D

And please don't stir it up

Bm A G D

I'm sure it's nothing but some heartburn, baby

Bm A

And I'm happy not knowing

[Verse 2]

G D Bm

All our friends that I know

A G D A Bm G

They've been trying to set us up together (Up together)

D A

I lie, I lie

Bm G D A Bm

I say somebody else would suit you better (Suit you better)

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'll only go so far

A Bm

I don't have the energy

To risk a broken heart

A Bm D

When you're already killing me

[Chorus]

G D Bm A

But if there's something between you and me

G D

Baby, I have no time for it

Bm A

I'm happy not knowing

G D

And please don't stir it up

Bm A G D

I'm sure it's nothing but some heartburn, baby

Bm A

And I'm happy not knowing

[Bridge]

G D A Bm

I turn your love away 'cause I want to sleep at night

G D A Bm

It's just like my broken heart is my alibi

G D A

I'm afraid, afraid, afraid, afraid of knowing

Bm G

What I'm knowing, what I'm knowing

I'm happy not knowing

[Chorus]

G D Bm A

But if there's something between you and me

G D

Baby, I have no time for it

Bm A

I'm happy not knowing

G D

And please don't stir it up

Bm A G D

I'm sure it's nothing but some heartburn, baby

Bm A

And I'm happy not knowing

[Outro]

G D

Where this goes

Bm A

How this goes (Happy not)

G D

If this goes (I'm happy not)

Bm A

Well, I'm happy not knowing

[Outro]

G D

Where this goes

Bm A

How this goes (Happy not)

G D

If this goes (I'm happy not)

Bm A

Well, I'm happy not knowing

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