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Happy People

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[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
Happy people don't chGeat
Happy people don't lCie
They don't juDdge or hold a grudge
They don't criticGize
Happy people don't hGate
Happy people don't stCeal
All the hDurt sure ain't wDorth
The guilt they feGel
[Chorus]
So if you wanna know the sCecret
You can't buy it, gotta mGake it
You ain't ever gonna Cbe it
By takin' someone else's aGway
Never take it for Cgranted
You don't have to underGstand it
Just do wEmhatever puts a sDmile on your Cface
Whatever makes you happy Gpeople
[Verse 2]
Happy people don't fGail
Happy people just lCearn
They don't think they're aDbove, push or shove
They just wait their tGurn
And they always got a hGand
Or a dollar to sCpare
They know the Golden RDule and what you're goin' through
Even if they've never been tGhere
[Chorus]
So if you wanna know the sCecret
You can't buy it, gotta mGake it
You ain't ever gonna Cbe it
By takin' someone else's aGway
Never take it for Cgranted
You don't have to underGstand it
Just do wEmhatever puts a sDmile on your Cface
Whatever makes you happy Gpeople
[Bridge]
These daEmys they ain't so eDasy to fiCnd
But they're the oEmnes that you want staDndin' on your Cside
There's no time for Emgreed
So if they nDeed some give 'em a sClice
And we'll all be happy Gpeople, happy Cpeople
Yeah we'll all be happy pGeopleC  
Yeah we'll all be happy pGeopleC  
[Outro]
Life is Gshort and love is Crare
And we aDll deserve to be hDappy while we're Ghere

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Happy People

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

Happy people don't cheat

Happy people don't lie

They don't judge or hold a grudge

They don't criticize

Happy people don't hate

Happy people don't steal

D D

All the hurt sure ain't worth

The guilt they feel

[Chorus]

So if you wanna know the secret

You can't buy it, gotta make it

You ain't ever gonna be it

By takin' someone else's away

Never take it for granted

You don't have to understand it

Em D C

Just do whatever puts a smile on your face

Whatever makes you happy people

[Verse 2]

Happy people don't fail

Happy people just learn

They don't think they're above, push or shove

They just wait their turn

And they always got a hand

Or a dollar to spare

They know the Golden Rule and what you're goin' through

Even if they've never been there

[Chorus]

So if you wanna know the secret

You can't buy it, gotta make it

You ain't ever gonna be it

By takin' someone else's away

Never take it for granted

You don't have to understand it

Em D C

Just do whatever puts a smile on your face

Whatever makes you happy people

[Bridge]

Em D C

These days they ain't so easy to find

Em D C

But they're the ones that you want standin' on your side

There's no time for greed

D C

So if they need some give 'em a slice

G C

And we'll all be happy people, happy people

G C

Yeah we'll all be happy people

G C

Yeah we'll all be happy people

[Outro]

G C

Life is short and love is rare

D D G

And we all deserve to be happy while we're here

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