...HAPPIER THAN THE MORNING SUN... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Music Of My Mind' (1972)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)


Intro:

D, D7  C#7  C7, Gm  D

D                          D7  C#7 C7
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom, bom bom bom,
Gm                D
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom.

Verse 1:

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
D                 B7                  E7    A7
 If I should ever bring you inside my life.

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
D                 A7                  G    D
 If I should ever bring you inside my life.

Chorus 1:

A              D7                G                 Gm
 All my life I was alone; didn't think I'd find my part.
D                  E7              Em7   A7
 Now I see there's joy inside your arms.

A            D7                          G                Gm
 Every day I searched for the star, that never was in the sky.
    D              E7             Em7   A7
And now I see this star is on the earth.

Verse 2:

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
(That's what you told me, yeah),
D                          B7             E7    A7
 If I gave you a chance to come inside my life.

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                           Gm
 And that's the way it will always be.
(That's the way it will always be).
D                       A7                G    D
 Ever since the day you came inside of my life.

Interlude:

D                          D7  C#7 C7
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom, bom bom bom,
Gm              D
 Bom bom bom, I love you.

D                          D7  C#7 C7
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom, bom bom bom,
Gm              D
 Bom bom bom, I love you.

Chorus 2: (Instrumental)

(with Vocal Ad-libs)

A  D7  G  Gm, D  E7  Em7  A7,
A  D7  G  Gm, D  E7  Em7  A7

Verse 3:

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
(Baby, that's what you told me, yeah).
D                 B7                     E7
 If I should ever bring you inside of my life.
A7
 (Bring you inside my life).

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
(Woah, that's what you said it would be).
D                 A7                  G    D
 If I should ever bring you inside my life.

Interlude:

D                          D7  C#7 C7
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom, bom bom bom,
Gm                D
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom.

D                          D7  C#7 C7
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom, bom bom bom,
Gm              D
 Bom bom bom, I love you.

D                          D7  C#7 C7
 Bom bom bom, bom bom bom, bom bom bom,
Gm              D
 Bom bom bom, I love you.

Verse 4:

        D                        D7
And I'm happier than the stars a-bove,
(The morning stars above).
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
(Baby, that's what you told me, yeah).
D                 B7                     E7
 If I should ever bring you inside of my life.
A7
 (Bring you inside my life).

    D                        D7
I'm happier than the morning sun,
G                                 Gm
 And that's the way you said that it would be.
(Woah, that's what you said it would be).
D                 A7                  G    D
 If I should ever bring you inside my life.

Coda:

D                         D7
 Happier than the morning sun,
D                         D7
 Happier than the morning sun.
D                         D7
 Happier than the morning sun,
D                         D7
 Happier than the morning sun.
D                         D7
 Happier than the morning sun...happy...


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D       D7      C#7     C7      Gm      G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  xx0212  x46464  x35353  355333  320003

   B7      E7      A7      A       Em7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 021200  020100  x02223  x02220  022030


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)