Intro: G
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
Happy Happy oh my friend, blow out candles once again
Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Leave the presents all inside, take my hand
G (320003@1) D*
And lets take a ride backwards down the number line
Em (022000@1) You were eight and I was nine,
D* (A string 0-2-3) C (x32010@1) Do you know what happened then?
C (x32010@1) Do you know why were still friends?
G (320003@1) Laughing all these many years
D (xx0232@1) We pushed through hardships, tasted tears
Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D C (x32010@1) Made a promise, one to keep.
G (320003@1) I can still recite it in my sleep
D*
everytime a birthday comes
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) call your friend and sing a song or whisper it into his ears or
G (320003@1) write it down, just don't miss a year
CHORUS :
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) You decide what it contains, how long it goes but this remains,
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) the only rule is it begins, happy happy oh my friend (repeat x4)
SOLO : Em C x2 (during first solo)
BRIDGE :
Bm (x24432@1) C (x32010@1) And when I see you coming down the line with eyes wide open
Bm (x24432@1) C (x32010@1) somewhere between the past and future where you drift in time
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) and you can see a different point of view
SOLO : G F C (during second solo)
CHORUS
(NOTE: the D* has a little hammer/pull off)
