Intro:  G5 

     C5                 G5                       D5      
   Happy Happy oh my friend, blow out candles once again
                      E5           E5  D5   C5
   Leave the presents all inside, take my hand
             G5                               D5 *
   And lets take a ride backwards down the number line
                             E5
   You were eight and I was nine,
                              D5 *     ( A5 string 0-2-3) C5
   Do you know what happened then?
    C5
   Do you know why were still friends?
                             G5
   Laughing all these many years
                                  D5
   We pushed through hardships, tasted tears
                   E5            E5 D5 C5
   Made a promise, one to keep.
                         G5
   I can still recite it in my sleep
                  D5 *
   everytime a birthday comes
                                E5                 C5
   call your friend and sing a song or whisper it into his ears or 
                                    G5
   write it down, just don't miss a year

CHORUS :
    G5    F5              C5                                   G5
   You decide what it contains, how long it goes but this remains,
             F5           C5                         G5
   the only rule is it begins, happy happy oh my friend (repeat x4)

SOLO : Em C x2 (during first solo)

BRIDGE :
   B5                         C5
   And when I see you coming down the line with eyes wide open
     B5                            C5
   somewhere between the past and future where you drift in time
                                 D5       G5
   and you can see a different point of view

SOLO : G5 F5 C5 (during second solo)

CHORUS

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