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Piano Intro:
D, C, G, F,  G(with runs on the 3rd, 4th & 5th notes)
DI can turn the gray more  blue
Amgive me a chance & I'll show you
GHow to go froFm Ggood bad to worse
DAnd then you'll see my greatest gift
DIs falling down and taking it
G'cause everFything is better when it hurts
My Gbiggest thirst is
DHappCiness in all kinds of weather
foGr worse or for better
FI'll haGve it anyway
DBut Chappiness, it can't last forever
You kGnow there's never
Fpleasure withGout the pain
FHere it comes again
DHere it comes again (sing up, then down)
	      D  A/	Dsus4Dsus4#5
Happiness, happiness, happiness
DI used to dream of oceans wide
AmSomewhere in another life
GWhere I am flFoaGting far from everything,  yeah
DAnd I need someone to pull me back
AmFrom the edge of where I'm at
GCause if I hit the bottom
One more tFimGe     I'll never find
DHappCiness in all kinds of weather
Gfor worse or for better
FI'll hGave it anyway
DBut happCiness, it can't last forever
GYou know there's never, never
Fpleasure witGhout the pain
FHere it comes again
DHere it comes again (vocal up)
	      D  A/	Dsus4Dsus4#5
Happiness, happiness, happiness
	      D  A/	Dsus4Dsus4#5	Gm  
All you have to do, is put a smile on you hey!
	      D  A/	Dsus4Dsus4#5	Gm  
All you have to do, is put a smile on yooooou
repeat last chord progression
All you have to do, is put a smile on you
All you have to do, is PUT a smile on you
Din all kinds of weather
Cworse or for better
GI have it - HAVE IT ANYWAY!
DHappiness, Ccan't last forever
Gyou know theres never, never
Fpleasure withGout the pain
Dhere it comes again
Dhere it comes again
ad lib chorus with same chord progression
DHere it comes again
Repeat Intro chord progression (as outro) a bit slower
       Dxx0232
      Am002210
       G320003
       F133211
       Cx32010
A/ Dsus4xxx230
Dsus4#5 xx0333
      Gm355333

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Happiness

by Kara DioGuardi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Piano Intro:

D C G F G

, , , , (with runs on the 3rd, 4th & 5th notes)

I can turn the gray more blue

give me a chance & I'll show you

G F G

How to go from good bad to worse

And then you'll see my greatest gift

Is falling down and taking it

G F

'cause everything is better when it hurts

My biggest thirst is

D C

Happiness in all kinds of weather

for worse or for better

F G

I'll have it anyway

D C

But happiness, it can't last forever

You know there's never

F G

pleasure without the pain

Here it comes again

Here it comes again (sing up, then down)

D A Dsus4

/ Dsus4#5

Happiness, happiness, happiness

I used to dream of oceans wide

Somewhere in another life

G F G

Where I am floating far from everything, yeah

And I need someone to pull me back

From the edge of where I'm at

Cause if I hit the bottom

F G

One more time I'll never find

D C

Happiness in all kinds of weather

for worse or for better

F G

I'll have it anyway

D C

But happiness, it can't last forever

You know there's never, never

F G

pleasure without the pain

Here it comes again

Here it comes again (vocal up)

D A Dsus4

/ Dsus4#5

Happiness, happiness, happiness

D A Dsus4 Gm

/ Dsus4#5

All you have to do, is put a smile on you hey!

D A Dsus4 Gm

/ Dsus4#5

All you have to do, is put a smile on yooooou

repeat last chord progression

All you have to do, is put a smile on you

All you have to do, is PUT a smile on you

in all kinds of weather

worse or for better

I have it - HAVE IT ANYWAY!

D C

Happiness, can't last forever

you know theres never, never

F G

pleasure without the pain

here it comes again

ad lib chorus with same chord progression

Here it comes again

Repeat Intro chord progression (as outro) a bit slower

xx0232

002210

320003

133211

x32010

A Dsus4

/ xxx230

Dsus4#5 xx0333

355333

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