Happy Leona Lewis
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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] Someone.. [Am]have to... [Em]win or... [G]can't...
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[C] Don't you.. [Am]feel the... [Em]love in... [G]love won't...
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PRE-CHORUS
[Dm]I could [C]stand.. [G]side.. [Dm]and... [C]life... [G]by...
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[F] So unhappy [Fm] but safe as could be So what if it
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CHORUS
H[C]urts me.. [Cadd11] [Am]break down.[Amb6]. [Fmaj7]world.. [F] [G]feet run...
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[C]my place..[Cadd11] [Am]my sound...[Amb6] [Fmaj7]all the.. [F] [G]I'm just..
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[C] I [Am] just wanna be [Em] happy.. [G]yeah
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VERSE
Ho[C]lding on.. [Amadd9]let go.. [Em]play.. [G]slowly...
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[C] But all.. [Amadd9]they're.. [Em]different... [G]get me out...
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PRE-CHORUS
[Dm] I can't [C]stand by.. [G]side...
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[Dm]And watch.[C].. [G]by.. pass me by
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CHORUS
H[C]urts me.. [Cadd11] [Am]break down.[Amb6]. [Fmaj7]world.. [F] [G]feet run...
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[C]my place..[Cadd11] [Am]my sound...[Amb6] [Fmaj7]all the.. [F] [G]I'm just..
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BRIDGE
ha[Dm]ppy.. [Am] [C] [G] oh [D]happy [Am] [C] oh [G] so when it
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tu[Dm]rns.. [Am] s[C]tranger[G].. [F]victim... [Fm]anything..
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CHORUS/OUTRO
Hu[C]rts me.. [Cadd11] b[Am]reak down..[Amb6] w[Fmaj7]orld.. [F] f[G]eet run...
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[C]my place..[Cadd11] [Am]my sound...[Amb6] [Fmaj7]all the.. [F] [G]I just..
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Ha[C]ppy [Cadd11] Happ[Am]y [Amb6] Hap[Fmaj7]py [F] [G]I just wanan be...
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[C] [Am]Oh happ[Em]y[G]
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INTRO
[C]VERSE
[C]Someone once told me that you [Am]have to choose what you [Em]win or lose
You [G]can't have everything
[C]Don't you take chances, you might [Am]feel the pain, don't you [Em]love in vain
Cause [G]love won't set you free
PRE-CHORUS
[Dm] I could [C]stand by the [G]side [Dm] and watch this [C]life pass me [G]by
[F] So unhappy[Fm] but safe as could be
CHORUS
So what if it [C]hurts me? So[Cadd11] what it I [Am]break down?
So [Amb6]what if this [Fmaj7]world just throws me off the [F]edge
My [G]feet run out of ground
I gotta find [C]my place, I [Cadd11]wanna hear [Am]my sound
Don't [Amb6]care about [Fmaj7]all the pain in front of [F]me
Cause [G]I'm just trying to be happy [C] I[Am] just wanna b[Em]e happy[G], yeah
VERSE
[C]Holding on tightly, just can't [Amadd9]let go, just trying to [Em]play my role
[G]Slowly disappear
[C] But all these days, they feel like [Amadd9]they're the same,
Just [Em]different faces, different names
[G]Get me out of here
PRE-CHORUS
[Dm] I can't [C]stand by the [G]side, ooh no,[Dm] and watch this [C]life pass me [G]by,
Pass me by
CHORUS
So what if it [C]hurts me? So[Cadd11] what it I [Am]break down?
So [Amb6]what if this [Fmaj7]world just throws me off the [F]edge
My [G]feet run out of ground
I gotta find [C]my place, I [Cadd11]wanna hear [Am]my sound
Don't [Amb6]care about [Fmaj7]all the pain in front of [F]me
Cause [G]I'm just trying to be hap[Dm]py [Am] [C] [G] Oh,[Dm] happy[Am], [C] oh[G]
BRIDGE
So when it [Dm]turns that I can't [Am]see, like I'm a [C]stranger on this [G]road
But don't say [F]victim, don't [Fm]say anything
CHORUS/OUTRO
So what if it [C]hurts me? So[Cadd11] what it I [Am]break down?
So [Amb6]what if this [Fmaj7]world just throws me off the [F]edge
My [G]feet run out of ground
I gotta find[C] my place, I [Cadd11]wanna hea[Am]r my sound
Don't [Amb6]care about [Fmaj7]all the pain in front of [F]me
[G]I just wanna be ha[C]ppy [Cadd11] happ[Am]y, [Amb6] hap[Fmaj7]py,[F]
[G]I just wanna be happy [C] [Am]Oh Ha[Em]ppy[G]
Cadd11: x32011
Amb6: x02211
Fmaj7: 133210 (Use your thumb on the low E string to get the bass note F)
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