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Happy Ending

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Joe Jackson - Happy Ending
Intro:
F#m
Verse 1:
   F#mI'm in a mEovDie,        D/C#    D/B  
  Awhere boy meets gEirl.
   F#mWhat happens Eto Dme D/C#  D/B  
  Ain this brave new wEorld?
Chorus 1
  DDo I listen to my hAeart? Do I lEisten to my hDead?
  Do I look at what I sAee, or remEember what I rDead?
  When I tell you how I fAeel do I wEonder what I sDay?
Is there nothing we can Dmdo about it?
EAnAyone,  Danyone can be Dmso hardhearted;
but EeveAryone, still Deverybody
wDmants an happy EenAding.
DLa la la la la   D   Ala la la la F#mla
Verse 2: 
It's not so easy, 
it's eighty four now.
How tough must we be 
to ask for more, now?
Chorus 2:
Do I listen to my head? Do I listen to my heart?
Do I try to feel the same, as I do when we're apart?
Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?
Is there nothing we can do about it?
Anyone, anyone can be so hardhearted;
but everyone, still everybody
wants a happy ending.
La la la la la  la la la la la
Bridge:
  BmI get so F#mscared when I see
the C#mevidence against oF#mur case.
  BmEach movie F#mso far this year
ends C#mup with someone cDrying,
   Dmor even someone dying
saxophone solo:
| E   A|  A|  D|  Dm| E   A|  A|  D|  Dm|  E|  E|
| F#m| E   D|  D  D/C#  D/B    A| A   E|
| F#m| E   D|  D  D/C#  D/B    A| A   E|
Chorus 3:
Do I listen to my head? Do I listen to my heart?
Do I try to feel the same, as I do when we're apart?
Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?
Is there nothing we can do about it?
Anyone, anyone can be so hardhearted;
but everyone, still everybody
wants a happy ending.
La la la la la  D   Ala la la la laD  A  
La la la la la  F#m  

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Happy Ending

by Joe Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D/C#

D/B

C#m

Joe Jackson - Happy Ending

Intro:

F#m

Verse 1:

F#m E D D/C# D/B

I'm in a movie,

A E

where boy meets girl.

F#m E D D/C# D/B

What happens to me

A E

in this brave new world?

Chorus 1

D A E D

Do I listen to my heart? Do I listen to my head?

A E D

Do I look at what I see, or remember what I read?

A E D

When I tell you how I feel do I wonder what I say?

Is there nothing we can do about it?

E A D Dm

Anyone, anyone can be so hardhearted;

E A D

but everyone, still everybody

Dm E A

wants an happy ending.

D D A F#m

La la la la la la la la la la

Verse 2:

It's not so easy,

it's eighty four now.

How tough must we be

to ask for more, now?

Chorus 2:

Do I listen to my head? Do I listen to my heart?

Do I try to feel the same, as I do when we're apart?

Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?

Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone, anyone can be so hardhearted;

but everyone, still everybody

wants a happy ending.

La la la la la la la la la la

Bridge:

Bm F#m

I get so scared when I see

C#m F#m

the evidence against our case.

Bm F#m

Each movie so far this year

C#m D

ends up with someone crying,

or even someone dying

saxophone solo:

E A A D Dm E A A D Dm E E

| | | | | | | | | | |

F#m E D D D D/B A A E

| | | /C# | |

F#m E D D D D/B A A E

| | | /C# | |

Chorus 3:

Do I listen to my head? Do I listen to my heart?

Do I try to feel the same, as I do when we're apart?

Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?

Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone, anyone can be so hardhearted;

but everyone, still everybody

wants a happy ending.

D A D A

La la la la la la la la la la

F#m

La la la la la

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