Note: This is not my tab, but the happiness tabs up suck, or are
powertabs, which i know not everyone has.
So, without further ado:
Tab by Mathieu (mat_mischler@yahoo.com)
Tune guitar down one tone and a half
Chords used :
G : 3xxx03 Bm : x24432 Cadd9/B : x20010
Gmaj7 : 3xxx32 F : 13x215 F(II) : 133211
F/G : 3xxx65 C : x32013 D7/F# : 2x0212
Em/G : 3xxx53 Eb(b5) : x6x045 G(III) : 320033
Eb(b5)/G : 3xxx45 A : x02225 Em : 022000
G5 : 3xxx33 G/F# : 2x000x G/F#(II) : 2x0003
A/G : 3xxx25 Am : x02210 B7/F# : 22120x
C/G : 3xxx13 D : xx0232 C(II) : x32010
G(II) : 320003 C/G(II) : 332010 C#(b5) : x4x023
Intro
Riff 1
G Gmaj7 F/G Em/G
---3------------2------------5------------3----------|
-0------------3------------6------------5------------|
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---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--0---3--3--3--0---3--3--3--3-|
end Riff 1
Eb(b5)/G G5 A/G C/G
---5------------3------------5------------3----------|
-4------------3------------2------------1------------|
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---3--3--3--0---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--2-|
Riff 2
G(II) Bm F C
^ ^ ^
---3------------2------------5------------3-----------|
-0------------3------------1------------1-------------|
----------------------4-------------------------------|
----------------------4-------------------------2-----|
------------0---2--2--2--3---------3------3--3--3-3s6-|
---3--3--3-------------------1--1--1--1---------------|
end Riff 2
Eb(b5) G(II) A C G/F#
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^
---5-------------3------------5------------3--3--------|
-4---------0---0-------0----2------------1----1--1-0-0-|
---------0-0-----------0------------2---------0--0-0-0-|
---------x-0-----------0------------2---------2--2-0-0-|
---6--6--6s0-----------2------0--0--0--2---3-----------|
-------------3---3--3--3--4--------------------------2-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/happiness_tab.html ]
G(II) Am
activity's killing the actor
D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am
and a cop's standing out in the road
F(II) D7/F#
turning traffic away
G(III) Am
there was nothing she could do until after
D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am
when his body'd been buried below
F(II) D7/F#
way back in the day
Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F#
oh my, nothing else could've been done
G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C/G(II) B7/F#
he made his life a lie so
Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F#
he might never have to know anyone
G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C(II) C#(b5) Eb(b5)
made his life the lie you know
G(II) Am
i told him he shouldn't upset her
D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am
and that he'd only be making it worse
F(II) D7/F#
involving somebody else
G(III) Am
but I knew that he'd never forget her
D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am
while her memory worked in reverse
F(II) D7/F#
to keep her safe from herself
Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F#
oh my, nothing else could've been done
G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C/G(II) B7/F#
she made her life a lie so
Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F#
she might never have to know anyone
G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C(II) C#(b5) Eb(b5)
made her life the lie you know
Riff 2
Riff 2
G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C G/F#
what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see that
Riff 2
G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C G/F#
all I want now is ha- -ppiness for you and me
Riff 2
G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C G/F#
what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see that
Riff 2
G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C G/F#
all I want now is ha- -ppiness for you and me for
Riff 2 end Riff 2 Riff 3
G(II) Bm F(II) C(II) Eb(5) G(II) A C G(II)
you and me
end Riff 2 Riff 3
A C G(II)
^ ^ ^ ^
---5------------3-----------------|
-2------------1-------1--0----0---|
---------2------------0--0----0---|
---------2---------0--2--2s4--0---|
---0--0--0--2---3-----3-------2---|
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s : slide
^ : downstroke
v : upstroke
