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Happiness Writes White

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[Intro]
  D   A/C#   Bm7   A     G(x2) 
[Verse 1]
  DAA/C#riella, Bm7seven thAirty GI don't want to get up yet 
  DListen A/C#to the Bm7morning mAusic cGursing the alarm you set 
As you kDnow I've never A/C#been a Cpraying Gman  
I don't Bbneed a FGod to make me Gfeel alright 
But if yoDu wonder A/C#why I never wrCote you a sGong  
it's Bbbecause happinCess writes Dwhite 
[Chorus]
  DI tried to A/C#put it into woBm7rds, but the wAords just sound like mistDakes 
I tried to A/C#find a set of chBm7ords, but you know how lAong that takes me 
  DI can't truA/C#st my fingersBm7, I can't truAst my tongue 
  DThe work is A/C#too important and Bm7we're no longer yAoung after all  
When I consDider what you A/C#put up with I'm aBm7mazed you still have skAin 
When I consDider what you A/C#mean to me..Bm7. it's Aeverything 
           D              A/C#It's Bm7everything A  
[Verse 2]
  DArA/C#iella, elBm7even thAirty GI don't want to go to sleep 
  Dturn the A/C#TV ofBm7f alreAady cGurse the hours we have to keep 
as you Dknow I've never A/C#been a cConfident Gman  
I've been Bbin the Ftall grass aGll my life 
Until yoDu came A/C#along now there's Cone less thing wrGong 
even Bbthough happinCess writes whDite 
[Bridge]
   D    A/C#I know hBm7appineAss writes wGhite Gm  
   D    A/C#I know hBm7appineAss writes wGhite Gm  
   D    A/C#I know hBm7appineAss writes wGhite Gm  
   D    A/C#I know hBm7appineAss writes wGhite Gm  
   D    A/C#I know hBm7appineAss writes wGhite Gm  
[Outro]
D  A/C# Bm7 A G

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Happiness Writes White

by Harvey Danger

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A/C#

Bm7

[Intro]

D A/C# Bm7 A G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D A/C# Bm7 A G

Ariella, seven thirty I don't want to get up yet

D A/C# Bm7 A G

Listen to the morning music cursing the alarm you set

D A/C# C G

As you know I've never been a praying man

Bb F G

I don't need a God to make me feel alright

D A/C# C G

But if you wonder why I never wrote you a song

Bb C D

it's because happiness writes white

[Chorus]

D A/C# Bm7 A D

I tried to put it into words, but the words just sound like mistakes

A/C# Bm7 A

I tried to find a set of chords, but you know how long that takes me

D A/C# Bm7 A

I can't trust my fingers, I can't trust my tongue

D A/C# Bm7 A

The work is too important and we're no longer young after all

D A/C# Bm7 A

When I consider what you put up with I'm amazed you still have skin

D A/C# Bm7 A

When I consider what you mean to me... it's everything

D A/C# Bm7 A

It's everything

[Verse 2]

D A/C# Bm7 A G

Ariella, eleven thirty I don't want to go to sleep

D A/C# Bm7 A G

turn the TV off already curse the hours we have to keep

D A/C# C G

as you know I've never been a confident man

Bb F G

I've been in the tall grass all my life

D A/C# C G

Until you came along now there's one less thing wrong

Bb C D

even though happiness writes white

[Bridge]

D A/C# Bm7 A G Gm

I know happiness writes white

D A/C# Bm7 A G Gm

I know happiness writes white

D A/C# Bm7 A G Gm

I know happiness writes white

D A/C# Bm7 A G Gm

I know happiness writes white

D A/C# Bm7 A G Gm

I know happiness writes white

[Outro]

D A/C# Bm7 A G

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