...THE HAPPENING... by The Supremes
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*Released 1967*


Intro:

Gm, G

Verse 1:

    G (320003@1)          CHey (x32010@1)life look at me,
      D (xx0232@1)           GI (320003@1)can see the reali-ty.
              G'Cos (320003@1)when you shook me,
        CTook (x32010@1)me out of my world;
  Bb (x1333x@1)     EbI (x43121@3)woke up,
                Ab (xx1114@1)    D7Suddenly (xx0212@1)I just woke up,
             (G)
To the happen-ing.

G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)When you find,
         DThat (xx0232@1)you left,
              GThe (320003@1)future be-hind.
              G'Cos (320003@1)when you got,
         CA (x32010@1)tender love you don't,
     Bb (x1333x@1)     EbTake (x43121@3)care of,
Then you better,
   Ab (xx1114@1)     D7Be-ware (xx0212@1)of;
           G (320003@1)   G7The (320001@1)happen-ing.

Bridge 1:

               DOne (xx0232@1)day you-re up,
               GThen (320003@1)you turn around.
              B7You (x21202@1)find your world,
            EmIs (022000@1)tumbling down.
            DIt (xx0232@1)happened to me,
           D7 (xx0212@1)      G (320003@1)  G7And (320001@1)it can happen to you.

Verse 2:

      GI (320003@1)was sure,
          CI (x32010@1)felt se-cure,
      DUntil (xx0232@1)love,
          GTook (320003@1)a de-tour.
      GYeah, (320003@1)riding high,
   COn (x32010@1)top of the world,
   Bb (x1333x@1)      EbIt (x43121@3)happened,
                 Ab (xx1114@1)      D7Suddenly (xx0212@1)it just happened.

         GI (320003@1)saw my dreams,
       CFall (x32010@1)a-part,
          DWhen (xx0232@1)love walked,
             GAway (320003@1)from my heart.
             GAnd (320003@1)when you lose that,
         CPrecious (x32010@1)love you need,
   Bb (x1333x@1)      EbTo (x43121@3)guide you,
Something happens,
   Ab (xx1114@1)      D7In-side (xx0212@1)you;
           G (320003@1)   G7The (320001@1)happen-ing.

Bridge 2:

          DNow (xx0232@1)I see life,
            GFor (320003@1)what it is.
             B7It's (x21202@1)not all dreams,
             EmIt's (022000@1)not all bliss.
            DIt (xx0232@1)happened to me,
           D7 (xx0212@1)      GAnd (320003@1)it can happen to you.

Break:

G (320003@1)Once!
Ooh, and then,
   G7It (320001@1)happened.
G (320003@1)Ooh, and then,
   G7It (320001@1)happened.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Abm   C#
 Ooh,
            Abm (133111@4)     C#And (x43121@1)then it happened.
Abm   C#
 Ooh,
            Abm (133111@4)     C#and (x43121@1)then it happened.

Verse 3:

      AbIs (xx1114@1)it real?
      C#Is (x43121@1)it fake?
        EbIs (x43121@3)this game of life,
      Aba (xx1114@1)mis-take?
            Ab'Cos (xx1114@1)when I lost,
The love,
  C#I (x43121@1)thought was mine,
    B (x2444x@1)      EFor (022100@1)certain,
Suddenly I,
        a (x02210@1)      EbStarted (x43121@3)hurting.

(Eb)       Ab (xx1114@1)I saw the light,
    C#Too (x43121@1)late,
          EbWhen (x43121@3)that fickle,
          AbFinger (xx1114@1)of fate,
     AbYeah (xx1114@1)came and broke,
   C#My (x43121@1)pretty balloon,
  B (x2444x@1)      EI (022100@1)woke up,
Suddenly I just,
a (x02210@1)        Eb (x43121@3)Walked up,
             (Ab)
To the happen-ing.

   AbSo (xx1114@1)sure,
          C#I (x43121@1)felt se-cure,
      EbUntil (x43121@3)love,
          AbTook (xx1114@1)a de-tour.
              Ab'Cos (xx1114@1)when you got,
         C#A (x43121@1)tender love you don't,
     B (x2444x@1)      ETake (022100@1)care of,
Then you better,
   a (x02210@1)      EbBe-ware (x43121@3)of;
           AbThe (xx1114@1)happen-ing.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Gm (355333@1)    G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)     Bb (x1333x@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 355333  320003  x32010  xx0232  688766

   Eb (x43121@3)    Ab (xx1114@1)    D7 (xx0212@1)    G7 (320001@1)    B7 (x21202@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x68886  466544  xx0212  323000  021200

   Em (022000@1)    Abm (133111@4)   C# (x43121@1)    B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  466444  x46664  x24442  022100

   a (x02210@1) EADGBE
 x02220


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)