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It Happens

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capo on first fret
*muted strums*
*alternate between muted strums and D*
 Dsus2   D(X8)
Dmissed my alarm clock ringing, woke up telephone screaming
Gboss man singing his same old Dsong
Drolled in late 'bout an hour, no cup of coffee, no shower
Gwalk of shame with two different shoes Don.
now its Bmpoor me, why me, oh me
boring the Gsame old worn out blah blah story
there's Dno good explanation for it at Aall.
Daint no rhyme or reason, Ano complicated meaning
Bmaint no need to overthink it, Glet go lAaughing
Dlife dont go quite like you plan it
Awe try so hard to understand it
               Bm              A          G   Gsus(stop) D  
the irrefutable, indisputable fact is,    pshh it  happens.
my Dtrusty rusty had a flat, i bor'wed my neighbor's cadillac
i'll Gbe right back, going down to wally Dworld
that Dyellow light turned red too quickly
knew that truck the moment it hit me
Gout stepped my ex and his new Dgirl
(spoken: sorry 'bout your neck, baby.)
now its Bmpoor me, why me, oh me
boring the Gsame old worn out blah blah story
there's Dno good explanation for it at Aall.
Daint no rhyme or reason, Ano complicated meaning
Bmaint no need to overthink it, Glet go laughing
Dlife dont go quite like you plan it
Awe try so hard to understand it
the Bmirrefutable, Aindisputable Gfact is, it Bmhappens.
Bm G D A
Daint no rhyme or reason, Ano complicated meaning
                            Bm   G(stop)
aint no need to overthink it, let go laughing
Dlife don't go quite like you plan it
Awe try so hard to understand it
the Bmirrefutable, Aindisputable Gfact is
yeah, the Bmirrefutable, Aindisputable, Bmabsoluteable Atotally beautiful Gfact is
 G(stop)           D   C   G   D   C   G  D  
   pshh, it happens.
NOTE: any time there's just a D in a verse (not in a pre-chorus or chorus, only in 
a verse) you can continue the intro "Dsus2 D" pattern for authencity. listen to 
the track to hear how it sounds. :)

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It Happens

by Sugarland

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Gsus

capo on first fret

*muted strums*

*alternate between muted strums and D*

Dsus2 D

(X8)

missed my alarm clock ringing, woke up telephone screaming

G D

boss man singing his same old song

rolled in late 'bout an hour, no cup of coffee, no shower

G D

walk of shame with two different shoes on.

now its poor me, why me, oh me

boring the same old worn out blah blah story

D A

there's no good explanation for it at all.

D A

aint no rhyme or reason, no complicated meaning

Bm G A

aint no need to overthink it, let go laughing

life dont go quite like you plan it

we try so hard to understand it

Bm A G Gsus D

(stop)

the irrefutable, indisputable fact is, pshh it happens.

my trusty rusty had a flat, i bor'wed my neighbor's cadillac

G D

i'll be right back, going down to wally world

that yellow light turned red too quickly

knew that truck the moment it hit me

G D

out stepped my ex and his new girl

(spoken: sorry 'bout your neck, baby.)

now its poor me, why me, oh me

boring the same old worn out blah blah story

D A

there's no good explanation for it at all.

D A

aint no rhyme or reason, no complicated meaning

Bm G

aint no need to overthink it, let go laughing

life dont go quite like you plan it

we try so hard to understand it

Bm A G Bm

the irrefutable, indisputable fact is, it happens.

Bm G D A

D A

aint no rhyme or reason, no complicated meaning

Bm G

(stop)

aint no need to overthink it, let go laughing

life don't go quite like you plan it

we try so hard to understand it

Bm A G

the irrefutable, indisputable fact is

Bm A Bm A G

yeah, the irrefutable, indisputable, absoluteable totally beautiful fact is

G D C G D C G D

(stop)

pshh, it happens.

NOTE: any time there's just a D in a verse (not in a pre-chorus or chorus, only in

a verse) you can continue the intro "Dsus2 D" pattern for authencity. listen to

the track to hear how it sounds. :)

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