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The Incredible String Band - How Happy I Am Lyrics
[Chorus]
G9Oh, LoC9rd how hG9appy I amC9  
GOh, LoC9rd how haG9ppy I amC9  
C9I won't feel sad 'till the G9whiskeyF#'s goEmne
G9Oh, Lord how Dhappy I amG9  C9  G9  
[Verse 1]
G9Oh, whC9en I G9met my fiC9rst woman
you kG9now, she was niA9ce and kiDnd as can G9be
GNow shC9e go walkG9ing out C9all over town
and she A7do just what she plDease
G9Well, if she tC9hinks I'm G9sitting C9her
An' I'm wG9aiting for hC9er to come hG9ome
She wanna C9come a little closer to G9me riF#ght Emnow
and I'll teC9ll you how hDappy I aG9m
[Chorus]
G9Oh, LoC9rd how hG9appy I amC9  
GOh, LoC9rd how haG9ppy I amC9  
C9I won't feel sad 'till the G9whiskeyF#'s goEmne
G9Oh, Lord how Dhappy I amG9  C9  G9  
[Verse 2]
G9Now, a C9whole G9lot of wC9omen in this world
They G9making A9trouble Dfor all you G9men
GThey'rC9e strutG9ting around C9all over town
And then A7walking back home aDgain
G9Well, if you tC9hink that sG9he's got you C9down
And she's sG9tarted to C9count to G9ten
Just look C9at her with G9one eF#ye clEmosed
And C9sing to Dher agaiG9n
[Chorus]
G9Oh, LoC9rd how hG9appy I amC9  
GOh, LoC9rd how haG9ppy I amC9  
C9I won't feel sad 'till the G9whiskeyF#'s goEmne
G9Oh, Lord how Dhappy I amG9  C9  G9  

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How Happy I Am Lyrics

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The Incredible String Band - How Happy I Am Lyrics

[Chorus]

G9 C9 G9 C9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

G C9 G9 C9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

C9 G9 F# Em

I won't feel sad 'till the whiskey's gone

G9 D G9 C9 G9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

[Verse 1]

G9 C9 G9 C9

Oh, when I met my first woman

G9 A9 D G9

you know, she was nice and kind as can be

G C9 G9 C9

Now she go walking out all over town

A7 D

and she do just what she please

G9 C9 G9 C9

Well, if she thinks I'm sitting her

G9 C9 G9

An' I'm waiting for her to come home

C9 G9 F# Em

She wanna come a little closer to me right now

C9 D G9

and I'll tell you how happy I am

[Chorus]

G9 C9 G9 C9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

G C9 G9 C9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

C9 G9 F# Em

I won't feel sad 'till the whiskey's gone

G9 D G9 C9 G9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

[Verse 2]

G9 C9 G9 C9

Now, a whole lot of women in this world

G9 A9 D G9

They making trouble for all you men

G C9 G9 C9

They're strutting around all over town

A7 D

And then walking back home again

G9 C9 G9 C9

Well, if you think that she's got you down

G9 C9 G9

And she's started to count to ten

C9 G9 F# Em

Just look at her with one eye closed

C9 D G9

And sing to her again

[Chorus]

G9 C9 G9 C9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

G C9 G9 C9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

C9 G9 F# Em

I won't feel sad 'till the whiskey's gone

G9 D G9 C9 G9

Oh, Lord how happy I am

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