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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 it
e|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.. yeah
e|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 G
Holding 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 by
e|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-------|
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BRIDGE
Dm Am C G D Am C G
happy.. oh happy oh so when it
e|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 Fm
turns.. 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 G
Hurts 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 G
Happy 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 happy
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-----||
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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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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