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HAPPY - Leona Lewis
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Tabbed by: Bob Miller
Email: onefinebob at gmail dot com
Tuning: Normal
Here's a tabbed version of the song which follows the piano pretty closely.
It's a beautiful song, and I love the message.
Enjoy!
INTRO VERSE C/G C/G Am Em G Someone.. have to... win or... can't...e|----------------|------------|----------|----------|-------|B|------------1h3-|1-----------|1---------|0---------|3------|G|------------0---|0-----------|2---------|0---------|0------|D|2---------------|2-----------|2---------|2---------|0------|A|3---------------|3-----------|0---------|2---------|2------|E|3---------------|3-----------|----------|0---------|3------|
C Am Em G Don't you.. feel the... love in... love won't...e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|3---3---3---3---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|G|0-----0---0---0-|2-2---2---2---2-|0-0---0---0---0-|4---4---4---4---|D|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|5-5---5---5---5-|A|3---------------|0---------------|2---------------|5---------------|E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
PRE-CHORUS Dm C G Dm C G I could stand.. side.. and... life... by...e|1--0h1--0-----0|----------------|1--0h1---0----0---|-----------------|B|3-3-----1--1h3-|3---3---3---1---|3-3------1-1h3----|3---3---3---3-1p0|G|22------0------|4---4---4-----0-|22-----2-00-----0-|4---4---4--------|D|0-------2------|5-5---5---5-----|0--------2--------|5-5---5---5------|A|--------3------|5---------------|---------3--------|5----------------|E|---------------|3---------------|------------------|3----------------|
F Fm So unhappy but safe as could be So what if ite|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-------|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-------|----------------|G|2---2---2---2---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-------|----------------|D|3-3---3---3---3-|3-3---3---3---3-|3-3---3-3-------|----------------|A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|E|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|
CHORUS C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F G Hurts me.. break down.. world.. feet run...e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4---4---|D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|
C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F G my place.. my sound... all the.. I'm just..e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4-------|D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-------|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5-------|E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|
C Am Em G I just wanna be happy.. yeahe|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3-------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---1---|G|0-----0---0---0-|2-2---2---2---2-|0-0---0---0---0-|0---0---0-------|D|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|0-0---0---0-----|A|3---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------------|E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
VERSE C Amadd9 Em GHolding on.. let go.. play.. slowly...e|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|G|0---0---0---0---|4---4---4---4---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---3---|E|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|
C Amadd9 Em G But all.. they're.. different... get me out...e|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|G|0---0---0---0---|4---4---4---4---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---3---|E|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|
PRE-CHORUS Dm C G I can't stand by.. side...e|1--0h1p0--0----0----|-----------------|B|3-3-----3-1-1h3-3p1-|3----0--1--0-----|G|22--------00--------|0-0h2--0--0--0h2-|D|0---------2---------|0----------------|A|----------3---------|2----------------|E|--------------------|3----------------|
Dm C G And watch... by.. pass me bye|1--0h1p03-0---1p0--|------------|x---x--x--x-----|B|3-3-------1--3---31|0-----------|x---x--x--x-----|G|22--------0--------|0-----------|x---x--x--x-----|D|0---------2--------|0-----------|x---x--x--x-----|A|----------3--------|2-----------|x---x--x--x-----|E|-------------------|3-----------|x---x--x--x-----|
CHORUS C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F G Hurts me.. break down.. world.. feet run...e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4---4---|D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|
C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F G my place.. my sound... all the.. I'm just..e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|----------------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4-------|D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-------|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5-------|E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|
BRIDGE Dm Am C G D Am C Ghappy.. oh happy oh so when ite|1---0-----------|0---------------|1---0-----------|0-----------------|B|--------1----1h3|---3---0--------|--------1----1h3|----3---0---1p0---|G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------2p0|D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|------------------|A|--------0----0h2|3--3--2---------|--------0----0h2|3---3---3-2-0-----|E|----------------|-------3--------|----------------|---------------3--|
Dm Am C G F Fmturns.. stranger.. victim... anything..e|1---0-----------|0---------------|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-------|B|--------1----1h3|---3---0--------|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-------|G|----------------|----------------|2---2---2---2---|1---1---1-------|D|0---------------|----------------|--3---3---3---3-|--3---3-3-------|A|--------0----0h2|3--3--2---------|----------------|----------------|E|----------------|-------3--------|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS/OUTRO C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F GHurts me.. break down.. world.. feet run...e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|3---3---3-------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|G|0-0---0---0---0-|2-2---2---2---2-|2-2---2---2---2-|4---4---4-------|D|2---------------|2---------------|3---------------|5-5---5-5-------|A|3---------------|0---------------|3---------------|5---------------|E|----------------|----------------|1---------------|3---------------|
C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F G my place.. my sound... all the.. I just..e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|3---3---3---3---|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---|G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4---4---|D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---3---3---3---|
C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F GHappy Happy Happy I just wanan be...e|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|3---3---3-------|B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4---4---4-------|D|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|3---3---3---3---|5-5-5-5-5-------|A|3---3---3---3---|0---0---0---0---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5-------|E|----------------|----------------|1---1---1---1---|3---3---3-------|
C Am Em G Oh happye|0---0---0---1---|0---0---0---1---|3---3---3---3---|----------------||B|1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|3---3-----3-----||G|0-----0---0---0-|2-2---2---2---2-|0-0---0---0---0-|4---4-----4-----||D|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|5-5---5---5-----||A|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------||E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
INTRO
C
VERSE
C Am Em
Someone once told me that you have to choose what you win or lose
G
You can't have everything
C Am Em
Don't you take chances, you might feel the pain, don't you love in vain
G
Cause love won't set you free
PRE-CHORUS
Dm C G Dm C G
I could stand by the side and watch this life pass me by
F Fm
So unhappy but safe as could be
CHORUS
C Cadd11 Am
So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down?
Amb6 Fmaj7 F
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
G
My feet run out of ground
C Cadd11 Am
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Amb6 Fmaj7 F
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
G C Am Em G
Cause I'm just trying to be happy I just wanna be happy, yeah
VERSE
C Amadd9 Em
Holding on tightly, just can't let go, just trying to play my role
G
Slowly disappear
C Amadd9
But all these days, they feel like they're the same,
Em
Just different faces, different names
G
Get me out of here
PRE-CHORUS
Dm C G Dm C G
I can't stand by the side, ooh no, and watch this life pass me by,
Pass me by
CHORUS
C Cadd11 Am
So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down?
Amb6 Fmaj7 F
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
G
My feet run out of ground
C Cadd11 Am
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Amb6 Fmaj7 F
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
G Dm Am C G Dm Am C G
Cause I'm just trying to be happy Oh, happy, oh
BRIDGE
Dm Am C G
So when it turns that I can't see, like I'm a stranger on this road
F Fm
But don't say victim, don't say anything
CHORUS/OUTRO
C Cadd11 Am
So what if it hurts me? So what it I break down?
Amb6 Fmaj7 F
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
G
My feet run out of ground
C Cadd11 Am
I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound
Amb6 Fmaj7 F
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
G C Cadd11 Am Amb6 Fmaj7 F
I just wanna be happy happy, happy,
G C Am Em G
I just wanna be happy Oh Happy
Cadd11: x32011
Amb6: x02211
Fmaj7: 133210 (Use your thumb on the low E string to get the bass note F)
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