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[Intro]
G F G Dm
[Verse]
GI was a southern child
GMa, I apologise
GFor all of my wilfulness
[Bridge]
MisD#maj7takes, mine were A#masterful
DisD#maj7asters are eA#veryday
CaD#maj7tastrophes fA#ollowed like the G#plaCgue
[Chorus]
So I take Fmaj7a photogA#maj7raph for you
Fmaj7Mama I'm A#maj7happy to
Fmaj7All of our A#maj7bad times be forD#maj7gottenA#maj7  
I'll take a Fmaj7photogA#maj7raph and see
Fmaj7Our happiest A#maj7memory
Fmaj7Coz I've got a sA#maj7mile, that's all I nD#maj7eedA#maj7  
To be hGappy
Oh I wanna Gbe happy
Ooh, I'm gonna be Ghappy, oh yeah I do
[Verse]
GSo what of my loneliness
GAnd all this unhappiness?
GWell I've got a million friends
[Bridge]
To D#maj7call upon evA#maj7ery day
ThaD#maj7t matter, thA#at never say
"ID#maj7t's too muchA#, too late", I know I'll be fG#ineC  
[Chorus]
So I take Fmaj7a photogA#maj7raph for you
Fmaj7Mama I'm A#maj7happy to
Fmaj7All of our A#maj7bad times be forD#maj7gottenA#maj7  
I'll take a Fmaj7photogA#maj7raph and see
Fmaj7Our happiest A#maj7memory
Fmaj7Coz I've got youA#maj7r smile, that's all D#maj7I need, A#maj7to be
[Middle 8]
Da daG, do Fdo do
GDo do do do da, you do
[Instrumental]
D#maj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7
D#maj7 A#maj7 G# C
[Chorus]
So I take Fmaj7a photogA#maj7raph for you
Fmaj7Mama I'm A#maj7happy to
Fmaj7All of our A#maj7bad times be forD#maj7gottenA#maj7  
I'll take a Fmaj7photogA#maj7raph and see
Fmaj7Our happiest A#maj7memory
Fmaj7Coz I've got youA#maj7r smile, that's all D#maj7I need, A#maj7to be haGppy
[Outro]
GOh I wanna be happy, ooh I'm gonna be happy
GI'm gon' be happy, I will be happy, I'm gon' be happy, I will be happy

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Photograph

by Nerina Pallot

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Chords in this song · guitar

D#maj7

Fmaj7

A#maj7

[Intro]

G F G Dm

[Verse]

I was a southern child

Ma, I apologise

For all of my wilfulness

[Bridge]

D#maj7 A#

Mistakes, mine were masterful

D#maj7 A#

Disasters are everyday

D#maj7 A# G# C

Catastrophes followed like the plague

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 A#maj7

So I take a photograph for you

Fmaj7 A#maj7

Mama I'm happy to

Fmaj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7

All of our bad times be forgotten

Fmaj7 A#maj7

I'll take a photograph and see

Fmaj7 A#maj7

Our happiest memory

Fmaj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7

Coz I've got a smile, that's all I need

To be happy

Oh I wanna be happy

Ooh, I'm gonna be happy, oh yeah I do

[Verse]

So what of my loneliness

And all this unhappiness?

Well I've got a million friends

[Bridge]

D#maj7 A#maj7

To call upon every day

D#maj7 A#

That matter, that never say

D#maj7 A# G# C

"It's too much, too late", I know I'll be fine

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 A#maj7

So I take a photograph for you

Fmaj7 A#maj7

Mama I'm happy to

Fmaj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7

All of our bad times be forgotten

Fmaj7 A#maj7

I'll take a photograph and see

Fmaj7 A#maj7

Our happiest memory

Fmaj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7

Coz I've got your smile, that's all I need, to be

[Middle 8]

G F

Da da, do do do

Do do do do da, you do

[Instrumental]

D#maj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7

D#maj7 A#maj7 G# C

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 A#maj7

So I take a photograph for you

Fmaj7 A#maj7

Mama I'm happy to

Fmaj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7

All of our bad times be forgotten

Fmaj7 A#maj7

I'll take a photograph and see

Fmaj7 A#maj7

Our happiest memory

Fmaj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7 G

Coz I've got your smile, that's all I need, to be happy

[Outro]

Oh I wanna be happy, ooh I'm gonna be happy

I'm gon' be happy, I will be happy, I'm gon' be happy, I will be happy

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