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


        BF#m A (x02220@1)        ESo (022100@1)are  you...   happy now?
     BF#m A (x02220@1)         EAre (022100@1) you.....   happy now?
      BF#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


        BF#m A (x02220@1)        ESo (022100@1)are  you...   happy now?
     BF#m A (x02220@1)         EAre (022100@1) you.....   happy now?
      BF#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


 BF#m A (x02220@1)              ESo (022100@1)are  you...   happy now?
     BF#m A (x02220@1)         EAre (022100@1) you.....   happy now?
      BF#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


BF#m A (x02220@1)              ESo (022100@1)are  you...   happy now?
     BF#m A (x02220@1)         EAre (022100@1) you.....   happy now?
      BF#m A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)  F#m (244222@1) EAre (022100@1)  you......... ?


comments, suggestions, etc. welcome