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Ok, first tab ever. Great song. Enjoy
Intro lead
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Intro Chords -   C    Am    F    Am           G2x
Verse
(For all the F's start with an Fsus2 and hammer on to an F on the G string)
FI'm never gonna Csmile
FI'm never gonna Cstay for a Gwhile
FI'm never gonna Claugh
FMight as well Cjust cut me in Ghalf
Pre Chorus
AmJust Cwanna Frun
AmJust Cwanna Flive till I'm done
AmJust Cwanna Fbe... ya....
Chorus
As Chappy as I'm gonna be
And there's Amnothing on the inside
I'm not Fhigh on life, I'm not drunk on love
I'm Gbroken down not feeling right
I'm Chappy as I'm gonna be
When there's Amnothing on the inside
I'm not Fhigh on life, I'm not drunk on love
Not Gfeeling right
(Intro 1x)
Verse 2
I’m never gonna fight,
I think I need to make up my mind
I’m never gonna stand,
Next to you I’ll do what I can
Pre Chorus 2
Just wanna run,
Just wanna lie in the sun,
Just wanna feel... ya...
Chorus
Bridge
   Dm      C     G    C     G(3x)
Part after bridge (same chords as verse)
I’m never gonna write
Lay with you or whisper goodnight
I’m never gonna call
That way I’ll have nothing at all
Pre Chorus 1 again
Chorus (and repeat)
Outro (same chords as pre chorus)
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Happy

by The Clarks

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Ok, first tab ever. Great song. Enjoy

Intro lead

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C Am F Am G

Intro Chords - 2x

Verse

(For all the F's start with an Fsus2 and hammer on to an F on the G string)

F C

I'm never gonna smile

F C G

I'm never gonna stay for a while

F C

I'm never gonna laugh

F C G

Might as well just cut me in half

Pre Chorus

Am C F

Just wanna run

Am C F

Just wanna live till I'm done

Am C F

Just wanna be... ya....

Chorus

As happy as I'm gonna be

And there's nothing on the inside

I'm not high on life, I'm not drunk on love

I'm broken down not feeling right

I'm happy as I'm gonna be

When there's nothing on the inside

I'm not high on life, I'm not drunk on love

Not feeling right

(Intro 1x)

Verse 2

I’m never gonna fight,

I think I need to make up my mind

I’m never gonna stand,

Next to you I’ll do what I can

Pre Chorus 2

Just wanna run,

Just wanna lie in the sun,

Just wanna feel... ya...

Chorus

Bridge

Dm C G C G

(3x)

Part after bridge (same chords as verse)

I’m never gonna write

Lay with you or whisper goodnight

I’m never gonna call

That way I’ll have nothing at all

Pre Chorus 1 again

Chorus (and repeat)

Outro (same chords as pre chorus)

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