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The other version is definitely simpler to play but this one is based on what Ben David actually plays(note
the Open E tuning and the capo on 4th fret, based on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZREdRhuRzgw)
Chord guide (I have no idea what the correct chord names are but these are just simplified names to
give you a rough idea of what to play):
Intro lick:
 e|---------|
 B|---------|
G#|---------|
 E|-2/4\2p0-|
 B|---------|
 E|---------|
Verse:
 e|-0-------0-------0-|
 B|-0-------0-------0-|
G#|-0-------0-------0-|
 E|-0-------0-------0-|
 B|-0-------2-------5-|
 E|-0-------2-------5-|
   Em11     F#      A
Chorus:
 e|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-9------7------5------5--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-9------7------5------6--------------------------------------------------------|
    C#     B      A     A#m
[Verse 1]
Em11You've seen my attempts to F#leave
And poor excuses for a Apersonality, in a personality crisis, Em11I swear I'm not always F#like this
Sometimes I just get Aselfish and win
And it's hard to pretend that I'm here
Em11I heard you're leaving next F#week
Bet you'll be back home by the Aspring
I've heard a million different things
Hey what's really going Em11on?F#  
Hey what's really going Aon?
[Chorus]
Cause I've been C#hoping like Bhell we can C#find our way Bout of this Amess
[Verse 2]
Em11You've seen my attempts to F#speak on busted mornings like Athese
And we both know that they keep happening far too often Em11lately
I'm rarely on F#time cause I have nowhere else to Abe
It's like I'm stuck to this seat, seven days of the Em11week
I've never felt this F#strong, I've never felt this Abroken
I never thought I would find, find what I was hoping Em11to
F#And if you're choking I can Astay
[Chorus]
C#Cause I've been hoping like Bhell
C#We can find our way Bout of this Amess
C#Yeah I'm hoping like Bhell we can C#find our way Bout
[Verse 3]
Em11I've been a manic deprF#essive
These days I'm always Aobsessing about how would I look in a mirror
Em11I haven't slept in a week
Too much F#thinking to get done
I haven't Aseen you all week
Well I've been stoned and you've been working
EIt's hard for me
F#To watch you be
ASo unhappy when you're around me
EIt's hard for me
F#To watch you be
ASo unhappy when you're around me
[Chorus]
C#And I'm hoping like Bhell we can C#find our way Bout of this Amess
C#Yeah I'm hoping like Bhell we can C#find our way oA#mut
AOf this mess
A#mOf this Amess
[Outro]
Em11It's hard for me to F#watch you be so Aunhappy when you're around me
Em11It's hard for me to F#watch you be so Aunhappy when you're around me
Em11It's hard for me to F#watch you be so Aunhappy when you're around me
Em11It's hard for me to F#watch you be so Aunhappy when you're around me
Em11It's hard for me to F#watch us be unhaAppy

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Happy

by The Hard Aches

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em11

A#m

The other version is definitely simpler to play but this one is based on what Ben David actually plays(note

the Open E tuning and the capo on 4th fret, based on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZREdRhuRzgw)

Chord guide (I have no idea what the correct chord names are but these are just simplified names to

give you a rough idea of what to play):

Intro lick:

e|---------|

B|---------|

G#|---------|

E|-2/4\2p0-|

B|---------|

E|---------|

Verse:

e|-0-------0-------0-|

B|-0-------0-------0-|

G#|-0-------0-------0-|

E|-0-------0-------0-|

B|-0-------2-------5-|

E|-0-------2-------5-|

Em11 F# A

Chorus:

e|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|

B|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|

G#|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|

E|-0------0------0------0--------------------------------------------------------|

B|-9------7------5------5--------------------------------------------------------|

E|-9------7------5------6--------------------------------------------------------|

C# B A A#m

[Verse 1]

Em11 F#

You've seen my attempts to leave

A Em11 F#

And poor excuses for a personality, in a personality crisis, I swear I'm not always like this

Sometimes I just get selfish and win

And it's hard to pretend that I'm here

Em11 F#

I heard you're leaving next week

Bet you'll be back home by the spring

I've heard a million different things

Em11 F#

Hey what's really going on?

[Chorus]

C# B C# B A

Cause I've been hoping like hell we can find our way out of this mess

[Verse 2]

Em11 F# A

You've seen my attempts to speak on busted mornings like these

Em11

And we both know that they keep happening far too often lately

F# A

I'm rarely on time cause I have nowhere else to be

Em11

It's like I'm stuck to this seat, seven days of the week

F# A

I've never felt this strong, I've never felt this broken

Em11

I never thought I would find, find what I was hoping to

F# A

And if you're choking I can stay

[Chorus]

C# B

Cause I've been hoping like hell

C# B A

We can find our way out of this mess

C# B C# B

Yeah I'm hoping like hell we can find our way out

[Verse 3]

Em11 F#

I've been a manic depressive

These days I'm always obsessing about how would I look in a mirror

Em11

I haven't slept in a week

Too much thinking to get done

I haven't seen you all week

Well I've been stoned and you've been working

It's hard for me

To watch you be

So unhappy when you're around me

It's hard for me

To watch you be

So unhappy when you're around me

[Chorus]

C# B C# B A

And I'm hoping like hell we can find our way out of this mess

C# B C# A#m

Yeah I'm hoping like hell we can find our way out

Of this mess

A#m A

Of this mess

[Outro]

Em11 F# A

It's hard for me to watch you be so unhappy when you're around me

Em11 F# A

It's hard for me to watch you be so unhappy when you're around me

Em11 F# A

It's hard for me to watch you be so unhappy when you're around me

Em11 F# A

It's hard for me to watch you be so unhappy when you're around me

Em11 F# A

It's hard for me to watch us be unhappy

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