Are You Happy Now? - Richard Shindell (Sparrow's Point)
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transcribed by laura
mrspremise77@aol.com
i think this song is actually in the key of F, but i've seen him live
and i believe he uses a capo on the 3rd fret, which would use the chords
D G A Em, but i find it easier to put the capo on the first fret and play it
this way:
(of course if you have a better idea feel free to express it)
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ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
~Richard Shindell
(happy jangly strumming)
capo I
(barre chords where appropriate)
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) AYou (x02220@1)took the toaster when you went
EYou (022100@1)never paid your half the rent
AYou (x02220@1)took the spices from the rack
EBut (022100@1)you don't have to put 'em back
B'Cause (x2444x@1)in your haste on Halloween
F#mYou (244222@1)left your camera on the bed
AWhere (x02220@1)we played roles in black and white
F#mYou (244222@1)left a roll of black and white
BI (x2444x@1)set the timer, thought of you
F#mPut (244222@1)the lens up to my head
AI (x02220@1)took a photograph for you
EWhat (022100@1)comes out gray is really red
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) ESo (022100@1)are you... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) EAre (022100@1) you..... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mAre (244222@1) you.... happy now?
E (022100@1) AI (x02220@1)smashed your pumpkin on the floor
EThe (022100@1)candle flickered at my feet
AAs (x02220@1)goblins flew across the moon
EThe (022100@1)children peered into the room
BA (x2444x@1)cowboy shivered on the porch
F#mAnd (244222@1)Cinderella checked her watch
AA (x02220@1)hobo waited in the street
F#mAn (244222@1)angel whispered trick or treat
BWhat (x2444x@1)was I supposed to do
F#mBut (244222@1)to sit there in the dark
AI (x02220@1)was amazed to think that you
EWould (022100@1)take the candy with you too
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) ESo (022100@1)are you... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) EAre (022100@1) you..... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) F#mAre (244222@1) you.... happy now?
E (022100@1) AI've (x02220@1)sat all night, and now it's dawn
EAnd (022100@1)I cannot believe my eyes
AThere's (x02220@1)garbage strewn across the lawn
EWhere (022100@1)we once stared up at the sky
BAnd (x2444x@1)streams of paper fill the tree
F#mThat (244222@1)hovered over you and me
AAnd (x02220@1)shaving cream covers the car
F#mThat (244222@1)we picked up in Baltimore
BAnd (x2444x@1)though I know it's hard to tell
F#mI (244222@1)hope that what's-his-name treats you )well
AI (x02220@1)still maintain that he's a bum
EBut (022100@1)it's your money, have some fun
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) ESo (022100@1)are you... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) EAre (022100@1) you..... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) BAre (x2444x@1) you.... happy now?
F#m (244222@1) BYou (x2444x@1)always asked why I had not
F#mWritten (244222@1)you a verse or two
ASince (x02220@1)that's the one thing I regret
EI (022100@1)dedicate this one to you
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) ESo (022100@1)are you... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) EAre (022100@1) you..... happy now?
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) F#m (244222@1) EAre (022100@1) you......... ?
comments, suggestions, etc. welcome
