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Happy Town
Francis Rossi
King of The Doghouse 1996
|E7|
|A| |D| |A| |F#m| |E|
E7I wanna live in a Ahappy townD  
I wanna stay where there's sAomeone aroundF#m  
someone around who really cEares for meE7  
I wanna see your sAmiling faceD  
I wanna say "hey, come oAver and stay"F#m  
come on and stay right here in hEappy townE7  
Well I Dtook so long to fEind this place
I wF#morked so hard, I cEouldn't wait
to cDall you up, say EI've arrived
and wF#mhen I'm there here's wEhat you'll find
I wanna live in a happy town
I wanna stay where there's someone around
someone around who really cares for me           
I wanna see your smiling face
I wanna say "hey, come over and stay"
come on and stay right here in happy town
Don't let the gDrass grow under your fAeet
if you fiDnd yourself in neAed, 
you're in need of a hEappy town
come up and see me when the sun goes down
I wanna stay right here in happy town
|A| |D| |A| |F#m| |E| |E7|
I wanna see your smiling face
I wanna say "hey, come over and stay"
come on and stay right here in happy town
Don't let the grass grow under your feet
if you find yourself in need, 
you're in need of a happy town
come up and see me when the sun goes down
I wanna stay right here in happy town
G7I wanna live in a Chappy townF  
I wanna stay where there's sComeone aroun Am  
someone around who really cGares for me           G7  
I wanna see your sCmiling faceF  
I wanna say "hey, come oCver and stay"Am  
come on and stay right here in hGappy townG7  
In hCappy townF  
in hCappy townAm  G  G7  
in hCappy townF  
in hCappy townAm  G  G7  C/G  

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Happy Town

by Francis Rossi

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F#m

C/G

Happy Town

Francis Rossi

King of The Doghouse 1996

A D A F#m E

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E7 A D

I wanna live in a happy town

A F#m

I wanna stay where there's someone around

E E7

someone around who really cares for me

A D

I wanna see your smiling face

A F#m

I wanna say "hey, come over and stay"

E E7

come on and stay right here in happy town

D E

Well I took so long to find this place

F#m E

I worked so hard, I couldn't wait

D E

to call you up, say I've arrived

F#m E

and when I'm there here's what you'll find

I wanna live in a happy town

I wanna stay where there's someone around

someone around who really cares for me

I wanna see your smiling face

I wanna say "hey, come over and stay"

come on and stay right here in happy town

D A

Don't let the grass grow under your feet

D A

if you find yourself in need,

you're in need of a happy town

come up and see me when the sun goes down

I wanna stay right here in happy town

A D A F#m E E7

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I wanna see your smiling face

I wanna say "hey, come over and stay"

come on and stay right here in happy town

Don't let the grass grow under your feet

if you find yourself in need,

you're in need of a happy town

come up and see me when the sun goes down

I wanna stay right here in happy town

G7 C F

I wanna live in a happy town

C Am

I wanna stay where there's someone aroun

G G7

someone around who really cares for me

C F

I wanna see your smiling face

C Am

I wanna say "hey, come over and stay"

G G7

come on and stay right here in happy town

C F

In happy town

C Am G G7

in happy town

C F

in happy town

C Am G G7 C/G

in happy town

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