• Song:

    Happy Ever After

  • Artist:

    Julia Fordham

  • Album:

    That'S Live

Corey Smith - Happy Ever After

Verse 1
C                                       G                         C
Lately I?ve been singing the blues for no apparent reason.
                                            G                         
             C
I lay around on the couch piss and moan dragging everyone down.
                                            G                                   
                        C
Maybe its always been in my blood stream, maybe daddy was right when he
                                                               G                
             C
told me, boy your just like you mom keep your head up your ass all the time
                 F                                           C
I feel like a fool, kicking my self black and blue for the choices I?ve made.
                F                                          C           
                      G
Down and out, stuck in the muck sinking fast getting, worse every day.

Chorus
C                                          G                           
              C
Good lord want you throw me a life line, a ray of hope in the sunshine.
                                            G              F      C
Want you help me to find my happy ever after amen.

Verse 2
C                                   G                                  
 C
Lately taking pills by the handful, doctor told me I?d need ?em.
                                              G                    F   
    C
Yeah he wrote me note said I hope you have a hell of time.
C                                                G
But they?re too good fill me up with a warm rush the news paper don?t? upset
      C                                                        G       
           F               C
me as much, they ain?t easy to swallow but its better than sleeping all day
                   F                                       C
I?m high as a kite, at least for time being killing the pain in my heart,
           F                                                      C    
               G
letting go of the guilt and the shame that are tearing my life apart.

Chorus
C                                                G
Good lord want you keep me from crashing in any way, shape, form or
C                                                     G              
        C
fashion, can?t you fill my prescription happy ever after amen

Bridge
Am     G           F     Am       G        F        Am     G      F
Have mercy on me, hear my pitiful prayer, I need your sympathy, cause it
                                                          Am           
          C
feels like nobody cares about me since I quit taking care of myself.


             F                                          C
Oh I am tired, tired of the struggle and tired of the that lies I?ve told
             F                                          C              
             G
But I am scared, scared that my story for give me will never unfold.


C                                        G                             
                   C
Good lord, I?m not much for confessions, but if you can cure my depression I swear Ill 
better,
G             F
Happy ever after
Happy ever after
G             F         C
Happy ever after amen


This is my first submission, sound right to me.
Just another great song by Corey!
Show more