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Happy Loving Couples

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
{title: Happy Loving Couples}
{subtitle: Joe Jackson}
# Format is for the CHORD PostScript chord formatting utility.
# Chord is a public domain utility developped by
#   define: chord_name base-fret high-E-str B-str G-str D-str A-str low-E-str
#
# Chord definitions
{define C base-fret 3 frets x 0 2 2 2 0}
{define D base-fret 5 frets x 0 2 2 2 0}
{define Dm7 base-fret 5 frets x 0 2 0 1 0}
{define G base-fret 3 frets 0 2 2 1 0 0}
[G][Dm7][G][Dm7][G][Dm7][G][Dm7]
GI've just been to see my Dm7best friend
Ghe's got another Dm7girl
Gsays she's just about the Dm7best thing
Gin the whole damn Dm7world
And he Csays can't you see what the Glittle lady's done for me
Csays it like he thinks I'm Bmblind
but the Cthings that you see ain't neceGssarily the things you can Dfind
{soc}
CHappy loving Dcouples make it look so Geasy
CHappy loving Dcouples make always talk so Gkind
Cuntil the time that DI can do my dancing with a Gpartner
Cthose happy Dcouples ain't no friends of Gmine
[G][C][D]
{eoc}
GPeople say I'm too damn Dm7fussy
Gwhen it comes to Dm7girls
Ghappy couples say I Dm7must live
[G]in  Alonely [Dm7]world
Wanna Cbe, wanna really be Gwhat my friends pretend to be
Cbe it in my own good Bmtime
being Ckind to myself till I beGcome one of two of a Dkind
{C:Chorus}
DYou ain't no friends of mine
[G][C][D]
[G][C][D]
[G][C][D]
GYou ain't no Cfriends Dof mine
[G][C][D]
You know what I mean
Happy loving couples
In matching lamb turtle-neck sweaters (?)
Reading Ideal Homes magazine
Yea!
Wanna Cbe, wanna really be Gwhat my friends pretend to be
Cbe it in my own good Bmtime
being Ckind to myself till I beGcome one of two of a Dkind
{C:Chorus}
DYou ain't no friends of mine
[G][C][D]
[G][C][D]
[G][C][D]
GYou ain't no Cfriends Dof mine
[G][C][D]
[G][C][D]
[G][C][D]
GYou ain't no Cfriends Dof mine
[G][C][D]
GYou ain't no Cfriends Dof mine
[G][C][D]
GYou ain't no Cfriends Dof mine
[G]
{c:Abrupt stop, Joe saying "Right, that's enough"}

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Happy Loving Couples

by Joe Jackson

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Dm7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

{title: Happy Loving Couples}

{subtitle: Joe Jackson}

# Format is for the CHORD PostScript chord formatting utility.

# Chord is a public domain utility developped by

E B G D A E

# define: chord_name base-fret high--str -str -str -str -str low--str

# Chord definitions

{define C base-fret 3 frets x 0 2 2 2 0}

{define D base-fret 5 frets x 0 2 2 2 0}

{define Dm7 base-fret 5 frets x 0 2 0 1 0}

{define G base-fret 3 frets 0 2 2 1 0 0}

G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7

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G Dm7

I've just been to see my best friend

G Dm7

he's got another girl

G Dm7

says she's just about the best thing

G Dm7

in the whole damn world

C G

And he says can't you see what the little lady's done for me

C Bm

says it like he thinks I'm blind

C G D

but the things that you see ain't necessarily the things you can find

{soc}

C D G

Happy loving couples make it look so easy

C D G

Happy loving couples make always talk so kind

C D G

until the time that I can do my dancing with a partner

C D G

those happy couples ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

{eoc}

G Dm7

People say I'm too damn fussy

G Dm7

when it comes to girls

G Dm7

happy couples say I must live

G A Dm7

[]in lonely []world

C G

Wanna be, wanna really be what my friends pretend to be

C Bm

be it in my own good time

C G D

being kind to myself till I become one of two of a kind

{:Chorus}

You ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

G C D

[][][]

G C D

[][][]

G C D

You ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

You know what I mean

Happy loving couples

In matching lamb turtle-neck sweaters (?)

Reading Ideal Homes magazine

Yea!

C G

Wanna be, wanna really be what my friends pretend to be

C Bm

be it in my own good time

C G D

being kind to myself till I become one of two of a kind

{:Chorus}

You ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

G C D

[][][]

G C D

[][][]

G C D

You ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

G C D

[][][]

G C D

[][][]

G C D

You ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

G C D

You ain't no friends of mine

G C D

[][][]

G C D

You ain't no friends of mine

[]

{c:Abrupt stop, Joe saying "Right, that's enough"}

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