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[Intro]
Em  D  G  C
    Em     D     G    Chappy birthday
Em  D  G  C
    Em   Dso make a wishG  C  
[Verse 1]
Please accept my apEmologies, I wonder what wDould have been
Would you have beGen a little angel or an Cangel of sin
Tom-bEmoy running around, Dhanging with all the guys
Or a lGittle tough boy with Cbeautiful brown eyes
I paid for the murdEmer before they deterDmined the sex
Choosing Gour life over your Clife meant your death
And Emyou never got a chance to even Dopen your eyes
Sometimes I Gwonder as a fetus if you fCought for your life
Would you have bEmeen a little genius, in Dlove with math?
Would you have plGayed in your school clothes and mCade me mad
Would you have Embeen a little rapper like your Dpoppa the piper
Would you have maGde me quit smoking by fiCnding one of my lighters
I wEmonder about your skin tone and shDape of your nose
And the wGay you would've laughed and talked Cfast or slow
I think aEmbout it every year, so I pDicked up a pen
Happy Gbirthday, I love you whoCever you would've been
[Chorus]
Happy Embirthday    (What I tDhought was a dream)    G     Cmake a wish
    Em(Was as Dreal as it seemed)     G    CHappy birthday
 Em(What I thoDught was a dream)      G    Cmake a wish
    Em(Was as Dreal as it seemed    GI mCade a mistake)
[Verse 2]
I got a mEmillion excuses, as to Dwhy you died
And other pGeople got their own reasons Cfor homicide
Who's to Emsay it would've worked and who's to sDay it wouldn't have
I was youGng and struggling, but old Cenough to be a dad
The fEmear of being my father has nDever disappeared
I Gponder it frequently while I'm sCippin' on my beer
My vEmision of a family was artiDficial and fake
So when it cGame time to create, I Cmade a mistake
Now you gEmot a little brother, Dmaybe it's really you
MGaybe you really forgave us Cknowing we were confused
EmMaybe, every time that he Dsmiles it's you proudly
Gknowing that your father's doin' the rCight thing now
I'll Emnever tell a woman what to Ddo with her body
But if she dGon't love children, then Cwe can't party
I think abEmout it every year, so I Dpicked up a pen
Happy birGthday, I love you whoCever you would've been
[Chorus]
Happy Embirthday    (What I tDhought was a dream)    G     Cmake a wish
    Em(Was as Dreal as it seemed)     G    CHappy birthday
 Em(What I thoDught was a dream)      G    Cmake a wish
    Em(Was as Dreal as it seemed    GI mCade a mistake)
[Verse 3]
And from the Emheavens to the womb to the Dheavens again
From the Gending to the ending, never gCot to begin
Maybe Emone day we can meet Dface to face
In a Gplace without time and spCace happy birthday
From the hEmeavens to the womb to the hDeavens again
From the Gending to the ending, never gCot to begin
Maybe Emone day we can meet fDace to face
In a Gplace without time and spCace, happy birthday
[Chorus]
Happy Embirthday    (What I tDhought was a dream)    G     Cmake a wish
    Em(Was as Dreal as it seemed)     G    CHappy birthday
 Em(What I thoDught was a dream)      G    Cmake a wish
    Em(Was as Dreal as it seemed    GI mCade a mistake)
[Outro]
Em  D  G  C
Em  D  G  C

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Happy Birthday

by Flipsyde

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em D G C

happy birthday

Em D G C

so make a wish

[Verse 1]

Em D

Please accept my apologies, I wonder what would have been

G C

Would you have been a little angel or an angel of sin

Em D

Tom-boy running around, hanging with all the guys

G C

Or a little tough boy with beautiful brown eyes

Em D

I paid for the murder before they determined the sex

G C

Choosing our life over your life meant your death

Em D

And you never got a chance to even open your eyes

G C

Sometimes I wonder as a fetus if you fought for your life

Em D

Would you have been a little genius, in love with math?

G C

Would you have played in your school clothes and made me mad

Em D

Would you have been a little rapper like your poppa the piper

G C

Would you have made me quit smoking by finding one of my lighters

Em D

I wonder about your skin tone and shape of your nose

G C

And the way you would've laughed and talked fast or slow

Em D

I think about it every year, so I picked up a pen

G C

Happy birthday, I love you whoever you would've been

[Chorus]

Em D G C

Happy birthday (What I thought was a dream) make a wish

Em D G C

(Was as real as it seemed) Happy birthday

Em D G C

(What I thought was a dream) make a wish

Em D G C

(Was as real as it seemed I made a mistake)

[Verse 2]

Em D

I got a million excuses, as to why you died

G C

And other people got their own reasons for homicide

Em D

Who's to say it would've worked and who's to say it wouldn't have

G C

I was young and struggling, but old enough to be a dad

Em D

The fear of being my father has never disappeared

G C

I ponder it frequently while I'm sippin' on my beer

Em D

My vision of a family was artificial and fake

G C

So when it came time to create, I made a mistake

Em D

Now you got a little brother, maybe it's really you

G C

Maybe you really forgave us knowing we were confused

Em D

Maybe, every time that he smiles it's you proudly

G C

knowing that your father's doin' the right thing now

Em D

I'll never tell a woman what to do with her body

G C

But if she don't love children, then we can't party

Em D

I think about it every year, so I picked up a pen

G C

Happy birthday, I love you whoever you would've been

[Chorus]

Em D G C

Happy birthday (What I thought was a dream) make a wish

Em D G C

(Was as real as it seemed) Happy birthday

Em D G C

(What I thought was a dream) make a wish

Em D G C

(Was as real as it seemed I made a mistake)

[Verse 3]

Em D

And from the heavens to the womb to the heavens again

G C

From the ending to the ending, never got to begin

Em D

Maybe one day we can meet face to face

G C

In a place without time and space happy birthday

Em D

From the heavens to the womb to the heavens again

G C

From the ending to the ending, never got to begin

Em D

Maybe one day we can meet face to face

G C

In a place without time and space, happy birthday

[Chorus]

Em D G C

Happy birthday (What I thought was a dream) make a wish

Em D G C

(Was as real as it seemed) Happy birthday

Em D G C

(What I thought was a dream) make a wish

Em D G C

(Was as real as it seemed I made a mistake)

[Outro]

Em D G C

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