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Happy Birthday To Me

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Bright Eyes
"Happy Birthday To Me (Feb. 15)"
Standard Tuning
  D- XX0323
Em - 022000
G  - 320033
  A- X02220
D Em G
D Em G
DAll eyes on the Emcalendar
GAnother year I claim of total indifference
DTo here the days Empile up
GWith decisions to be made, I'm sure all of them were wrong
InDto this song I Emsend myself
And Gwith these drinks I plan to collapse
And forDget this wasted year, Emthese wasted years
GDevoted friends, they disappear
And AI'm sorry about the Gphone call and Aneeding you
Some decisions you don't Gmake
  AI guess it's like Gbreathing and not Awanting to
There are some things you can't Gfake 
D Em G
D Em G
 DI guess that it's Emtypical
To Gcling to memories you'll never get back again
 DAnd to sort through old Emphotographs
Of a Gsummer long ago or a friend that you used to know
And Dthere below his Emfrozen face
You Gwrote the name and that ancient date, that ancient date
And you Dcan't believe that he's Emreally gone
When Gall that's left is a fucking song
And AI'm sorry about the Gphone call and Awaking you
I know that it's Glate
But Athank you for Gtalking because I needed Ato
Some things just can't Gwait
D Em G (Yeah, some things just can't wait) 
End on G

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The story behind the song

Bright Eyes is the indie rock project of singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, known for his distinctive vocal style and often introspective lyrics. This song comes from a band that frequently explores themes of melancholy, introspection, and the complexities of human emotion. Playing this song means stepping into a world often marked by raw honesty and a searching spirit.

AI-written from these sources:Bright Eyes (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Happy Birthday To Me

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Bright Eyes

"Happy Birthday To Me (Feb. 15)"

Standard Tuning

- XX0323

Em - 022000

G - 320033

- X02220

D Em G

D Em

All eyes on the calendar

Another year I claim of total indifference

D Em

To here the days pile up

With decisions to be made, I'm sure all of them were wrong

D Em

Into this song I send myself

And with these drinks I plan to collapse

D Em

And forget this wasted year, these wasted years

Devoted friends, they disappear

A G A

And I'm sorry about the phone call and needing you

Some decisions you don't make

A G A

I guess it's like breathing and not wanting to

There are some things you can't fake

D Em G

D Em

I guess that it's typical

To cling to memories you'll never get back again

D Em

And to sort through old photographs

Of a summer long ago or a friend that you used to know

D Em

And there below his frozen face

You wrote the name and that ancient date, that ancient date

D Em

And you can't believe that he's really gone

When all that's left is a fucking song

A G A

And I'm sorry about the phone call and waking you

I know that it's late

A G A

But thank you for talking because I needed to

Some things just can't wait

D Em G (Yeah, some things just can't wait)

End on G

About Happy Birthday To Me Chords by Bright Eyes

Learn how to play Happy Birthday To Me by Bright Eyes with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Happy Birthday To Me chords”, “Happy Birthday To Me guitar chords”, or “Bright Eyes Happy Birthday To Me chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Happy Birthday To Me chords and for experienced players who want accurate Happy Birthday To Me lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Em, G, A.

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What key is "Happy Birthday To Me" in?

The chords for "Happy Birthday To Me" show the original chord names (including D, Em, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.