Intro:  G

     C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)    
   Happy Happy oh my friend, blow out candles once again
                      Em (022000@1)         Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)  Leave the presents all inside, take my hand
             G (320003@1)                             D*
   And lets take a ride backwards down the number line
                             Em (022000@1)  You were eight and I was nine,
                              D*     (A string 0-2-3) C (x32010@1)  Do you know what happened then?
    C (x32010@1)  Do you know why were still friends?
                             G (320003@1)  Laughing all these many years
                                  D (xx0232@1)  We pushed through hardships, tasted tears
                   Em (022000@1)          Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D C (x32010@1)  Made a promise, one to keep.
                         G (320003@1)  I can still recite it in my sleep
                  D*
   everytime a birthday comes
                                Em (022000@1)               C (x32010@1)  call your friend and sing a song or whisper it into his ears or 
                                    G (320003@1)  write it down, just don't miss a year

CHORUS :
    G (320003@1)  F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)                                 G (320003@1)  You decide what it contains, how long it goes but this remains,
             F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)                       G (320003@1)  the only rule is it begins, happy happy oh my friend (repeat x4)

SOLO : Em C x2 (during first solo)

BRIDGE :
   Bm (x24432@1)                       C (x32010@1)  And when I see you coming down the line with eyes wide open
     Bm (x24432@1)                          C (x32010@1)  somewhere between the past and future where you drift in time
                                 D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)  and you can see a different point of view

SOLO : G F C (during second solo)

CHORUS

   (NOTE: the D* has a little hammer/pull off)