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Id Rather Die Happy

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I'd Rather Die Happy (Chords/Lyrics)
Intro: E, B, A,  Ex2
Verse:
E..................B.........A.............E  
I sat myself down Tuesday, wrote myself a song
E...................B......A...............E  
Just things I want to say, about what is wrong
....A..............E................A..........E  
But all of my complainin’, well it comes to no avail
......A.............E.................A............B  
The things I really need to say I’ve yet to learn myself
Chorus:
A...........E.....A.............E  
...I won’t cry, no. And I won’t wail, no
A..........E..........A...........E  
...I tell myself that you can never fail
...........E....A  
Until it’s over
...............E.........A.... E   A   E  B  
And when it’s over, it’s over
Verse:
So I wrote myself a letter, and I sent it off to you
To make myself feel better, I tried to tell the truth
I wrote a song for Jesus Christ, and one for Noah’s Ark
I sang a song for mornin’ light and I still sat in the dark
Chorus:
I won’t cry, no. And I won’t wail, no
I tell myself that you can never fail
Until it’s over
And when it’s over, it’s over
Verse:
So I accept I can do nothing, do nothing at all
I see myself, a big, long road and I build myself a wall
I dig myself a tunnel, so I could get on under
And join the rest of the human race, just ask ‘why?’ and wonder
Chorus:
I won’t cry, no. And I won’t wail, no
I tell myself that you can never fail
Until it’s over
And when it’s over, it’s over
E:         B:         A:
e|-7---------7----------5
A|-9---------7----------5
G|-9---------8----------6
D|-9---------9----------7
B|-7---------9----------7
E|-7---------7----------5

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Id Rather Die Happy

by The Slackers

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I'd Rather Die Happy (Chords/Lyrics)

E B A E

Intro: , , , x2

Verse:

E B A E

........................................

I sat myself down Tuesday, wrote myself a song

E B A E

........................................

Just things I want to say, about what is wrong

A E A E

............................................

But all of my complainin’, well it comes to no avail

A E A B

................................................

The things I really need to say I’ve yet to learn myself

Chorus:

A E A E

.............................

...I won’t cry, no. And I won’t wail, no

A E A E

...............................

...I tell myself that you can never fail

E A

...............

Until it’s over

E A E A E B

............................

And when it’s over, it’s over

Verse:

So I wrote myself a letter, and I sent it off to you

To make myself feel better, I tried to tell the truth

I wrote a song for Jesus Christ, and one for Noah’s Ark

I sang a song for mornin’ light and I still sat in the dark

Chorus:

I won’t cry, no. And I won’t wail, no

I tell myself that you can never fail

Until it’s over

And when it’s over, it’s over

Verse:

So I accept I can do nothing, do nothing at all

I see myself, a big, long road and I build myself a wall

I dig myself a tunnel, so I could get on under

And join the rest of the human race, just ask ‘why?’ and wonder

Chorus:

I won’t cry, no. And I won’t wail, no

I tell myself that you can never fail

Until it’s over

And when it’s over, it’s over

E B A

: : :

e|-7---------7----------5

A|-9---------7----------5

G|-9---------8----------6

D|-9---------9----------7

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

E|-7---------7----------5

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