...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)*
Intro:
C F/C, C
Bb Eb, Bb
Am Em Am,
G F/G
(x2)
Verse 1:
C (x32010@1) F/C, CYou (x32010@1)know it doesn't make much sense,
Bb (x1333x@1) Eb, BbThere (x1333x@1)ought to be a law against;
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)AmAny-one (x02210@1)who takes offense,
G (320003@1) F/GAt (303211@1)a, day in your celebration.
C (x32010@1) F/C, C'Cos (x32010@1)we all know in our minds,
Bb (x1333x@1) Eb, BbThat (x1333x@1)there ought to be a time,
Am (x02210@1) Em, AmThat (x02210@1)we can set aside;
G (320003@1) F/GTo (303211@1)show just how much we love you.
Bridge 1:
FAnd (133211@1)I'm sure you would agree,
GWhat (320003@1)could fit more perfectly,
FThan (133211@1)to have a world party,
F/GOn (303211@1)the day you came to be.
Chorus 1:
C (x32010@1) F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F (133211@1) CHappy (x32010@1)birth-day.
C (x32010@1) F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F (133211@1) CHappy (x32010@1)birth-day.
Verse 2:
C (x32010@1) F/C, CI (x32010@1)just never understood,
Bb (x1333x@1) Eb, BbHow (x1333x@1)a man who died for good,
Am (x02210@1) Em, AmCould (x02210@1)not have a day that would,
G (320003@1) F/GBe (303211@1)set aside for his recognition.
C (x32010@1) F/C, CBecause (x32010@1)it should never be,
Bb (x1333x@1) Eb, BbJust (x1333x@1)be-cause some cannot see,
Am (x02210@1) Em, AmThe (x02210@1)dream as clear as he.
GThat (320003@1)they should make it,
F/GBe-come (303211@1)an illusion.
Bridge 2:
FAnd (133211@1)we all know everything,
GThat (320003@1)he stood for, time will bring.
FFor (133211@1)in peace our hearts will sing;
F/GThanks (303211@1)to Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
C (x32010@1) F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F (133211@1) CHappy (x32010@1)birth-day.
C (x32010@1) F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F/C, CHappy (x32010@1)birthday to you,
F (133211@1) CHappy (x32010@1)birth-day.
Middle 8:
Dm7 Am7 (x02010@1)Why has there never been a holiday,
Dm7
Where peace is celebrated,
G# (xx1114@1) A# (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1)All through-out the wo-rld?
Verse 3:
C (x32010@1) F/C, CThe (x32010@1)time is overdue,
Bb (x1333x@1) Eb, BbFor (x1333x@1)pe-ople like me and you,
Am (x02210@1) Em, AmWho (x02210@1)know the way to truth;
G (320003@1) F/GIs (303211@1)love and unity to all God's children.
C (x32010@1) F/C, CIt (x32010@1)should be a great event,
Bb (x1333x@1) Eb, BbAnd (x1333x@1)the whole day should be spent,
Am (x02210@1) Em, AmIn (x02210@1)full remembrance,
GOf (320003@1)those who lived and died,
F/GFor (303211@1)the oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
FSo (133211@1)let us all begin,
GWe (320003@1)know that love can win.
FLet (133211@1)it out; don't hold it in,
F/G (303211@1) F#/G#
Sing it loud as you can...
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
C# (x43121@1) F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F# (244322@1) C#Happy (x43121@1)birth-day.
C# (x43121@1) F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F# (244322@1) C#Happy (x43121@1)birth-day.
Chorus 4:
C# (x43121@1) F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F# (244322@1) C#Happy (x43121@1)birth-day.
C# (x43121@1) F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#Happy (x43121@1)birthday to you,
F# (244322@1) C#Happy (x43121@1)birth-day.
Coda:
C# (x43121@1) B (x2444x@1)Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#mHappy (x13321@1)birth-day,
G# (xx1114@1) F#/G#
Happy birth-da...y. (Ooh yeah).
C# (x43121@1) B (x2444x@1)Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#mHappy (x13321@1)birth-day,
G# (xx1114@1) F#/G#
Happy birth-da...y. (Ooh yeah).
(Spoken):
C# (x43121@1)We know the key,
BTo (x2444x@1)unity of all people,
Is in the dream that,
A#mYou (x13321@1)had so long ago,
That lives in all,
G# (xx1114@1)F#/G#
Of the hearts of people,
C#That (x43121@1)believe in unity.
B (x2444x@1)We'll make the dream,
Become a reality;
A#m (x13321@1)I know we will,
G# (xx1114@1) F#/G#
Because our hearts tell us so.
Outro:
C# (x43121@1) B (x2444x@1)Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#mHappy (x13321@1)birth-day,
G# (xx1114@1) F#/G#
Happy birth-da...y.
C# (x43121@1) B (x2444x@1)Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#mHappy (x13321@1)birth-day,
G# (xx1114@1) F#/G#
Happy birth-da...y.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C (x32010@1) F/C (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Eb (x43121@3) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x33211 x13331 x68886 x02210 022000
G (320003@1) F/G (303211@1) F (133211@1) Dm7 Am7 (x02010@1) G# (xx1114@1) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 303210 133211 xx0211 x02013 466544
A# (x1333x@1) F#/G# C# (x43121@1) F#/C# B (x2444x@1) A#m (x13321@1) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13331 4443xx x46664 x44322 x24442 x13321
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
