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Take Up A Course In Happiness

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TAKE UP A COURSE IN HAPPINESS by STEVIE WONDER
from "Where I'm coming from"(1971)
intro :  G  D+  G   G7   Cm7   FGdim7
Cm7b5  Dm7   Ebmaj7  D  
verses 
    G  D+                    G  G7  
When life reaches out and takes you
   Cm7            FGdim7
On an unpleasent ride
Cm7b5              Dm7  
And your bridge of dreams comes
Tumblin' Ebmaj7downD  
     G  D+             G  G7  
Don't let your bed of sorrow
  Cm7              FGdim7
Ever conquer your pride
Cm7b5                      Dm7     Ebmaj7  D  
Remember there's always a way out
chorus
              G  D(or  Gagain)
Just take up a course in happiness
GTake up a G7course to clear out your Cm7mind
You will Ebmaj7show yourself how to Dsmile
         G  D(or  Gagain)
Take up a course in happiness
GTake up a G7free instruction in Cm7life
You will Ebmaj7learn how to Dsmile
verses
And when your optimism
Has a set back or two
And you feel all your tryin's in vain
(Your heart's in the rain)
Don't give up the hope that's due you
Just to study your doubt
Remember there's always a way out
chorus
Just take up a course in happiness
Take up a course to clear out your mind
You will show yourself how to smile
Take up a course in happiness
Take up a free instruction in life
You will learn how to smile
[Repeat three times]
Chords
          G  D+             G7         Cm7         FGdim7
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
355433   xx0776   320001   x35343   133211   xx5656
Cm7b5          Dm7       Ebmaj7  D  
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
x3434x   xx0211   xx1333   xx0232
Tab by Julien Rouiller, Paris 2007

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Take Up A Course In Happiness

by Stevie Wonder

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Dm7

Ebmaj7

TAKE UP A COURSE IN HAPPINESS by STEVIE WONDER

from "Where I'm coming from"(1971)

G D G G7 Cm7 F

intro : + Gdim7

Dm7 Ebmaj7 D

Cm7b5

verses

G D G G7

When life reaches out and takes you

Cm7 F

Gdim7

On an unpleasent ride

Dm7

Cm7b5

And your bridge of dreams comes

Ebmaj7 D

Tumblin' down

G D G G7

Don't let your bed of sorrow

Cm7 F

Gdim7

Ever conquer your pride

Dm7 Ebmaj7 D

Cm7b5

Remember there's always a way out

chorus

G D G

(or again)

Just take up a course in happiness

G G7 Cm7

Take up a course to clear out your mind

Ebmaj7 D

You will show yourself how to smile

G D G

(or again)

Take up a course in happiness

G G7 Cm7

Take up a free instruction in life

Ebmaj7 D

You will learn how to smile

verses

And when your optimism

Has a set back or two

And you feel all your tryin's in vain

(Your heart's in the rain)

Don't give up the hope that's due you

Just to study your doubt

Remember there's always a way out

chorus

Just take up a course in happiness

Take up a course to clear out your mind

You will show yourself how to smile

Take up a course in happiness

Take up a free instruction in life

You will learn how to smile

[Repeat three times]

Chords

G D G7 Cm7 F

+ Gdim7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

355433 xx0776 320001 x35343 133211 xx5656

Dm7 Ebmaj7 D

Cm7b5

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x3434x xx0211 xx1333 xx0232

Tab by Julien Rouiller, Paris 2007

About Take Up A Course In Happiness Chords by Stevie Wonder

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