This is my own interpretation of the Style Council song, "Headstart for Happiness", (P. Weller).


This is a great song, which took me ages to get right. I've tried to use the easiest 
of playing it, so if anyone has an easier way, suggestions are always welcome. Thanks. Tim.

Standard Tuning: EADGBA

Intro/Verse

  Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)     Cmaj7 (x32000@1) ---5---9---7---3---5---7---|
 ---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
 ---6---6---6---4---4---4---|
 ---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 ---------------------------|
 ---------------------------|


 Ending with this chord before the chorus:

 ---5---|
 ---5---|
 ---4---|
 ---0---|
 -------|
 -------|

Chorus

   Emaj7 (021100@1)Amaj7 (x02120@1)                         C#m7 (x4242x@1)G#7 (xx1112@1) A7 (x02020@1) ---4-----5---7---              and then ---4----4-----5---|
 ---4-----5---5---                       ---5----4-----5---|
 ---4-----6---6--- x3                    ---4----5-----6---|  x1
 ---2-----6---6---                       ---6----4-----5---|
 ---2-----0---0---                       ---4----6-----7---|
 ---0-------------                       --------4-----5---|

Bridge

    F# (244322@1)           Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) ---2---3---2---0---2---0---0---0---0---|
 ---2---2---2---2---3---3---4---5---6---|
 ---3---3---3---3---4---0---0---0---0---|
 ---4---4---4---4---4---2---3---4---5---|
 -------------------2---2---3---4---5---|
 -----------------------0---0---0---0---|

    F# (244322@1)           Bm (x24432@1) D7add9   D#7add9   E7add9

 ---2---3---2---0---2-----5--------6--------7-----9---|
 ---2---2---2---2---3-----5--------6--------7-----7---|
 ---3---3---3---3---4-----5--------6--------7-----7---|
 ---4---4---4---4---4-----4--------5--------6-----6---|
 -------------------2-----5--------6--------7-----7---|
 -----------------------------------------------------|


   Gm/F  Gm/E   F#m/E  Bm7 (x20202@1) Em7

 ---13----12-----12-----7-----7---10---9---7---9---|
 ---11----11-----10-----7-----8---8----8---8---8---|
 ---10----10------9-----7-----7---7----7---7---7---|
 ---12----12-----11-----7-----9---9----9---9---9---|
 ---10----10------9-----9-----7---7----7---7---7---|
 -----------------------7--------------------------|


That is more or less the whole song. Hope you like it.

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