intro: Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
and if i die today i'll be the happy phantom
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
and i'll go chasin the nuns out in the yard
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
and i'll run naked through the streets without my mask on
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
and i will never need umbrellas in the rain
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
i'll wake up in strawberry fields every day
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
and the atrocities of school i can forgive
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
the happy phantom has no right to bitch
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo the time is getting closer
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo time to be a ghost
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo every day we're getting closer
Eb5 Bb5 C5
sun is getting dim
F5 Eb5 F5
will we pay for who we been?
F5
yeah
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
so if i die today i'll be the happy phantom
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
and i'll go wearing my naughties like a jewel
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F5
they'll be my ticket to the universal opera
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
there's judy garland taking buddha by the hand
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
and then these seven little men get up to dance
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
they say confucius does his crossword with a pen
F#5 Ab5 Eb5
i'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo the time is getting closer
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo time to be a ghost
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo every day we're getting closer
Eb5 Bb5 C5
sun is getting dim
F5 Eb5 F5
will i pay for who i been?
F5
yeah
solo: G5 E5 F5 C5
G5 E5 F5 D5
G5 E5 F5 C5
Eb5 F5 C5
or will i see you dear and wish i could come back?
Eb5 F5 C5
you found a girl that you could truly love again;
Eb5 F5 C5
will you still call for me when she falls asleep?
Eb5 Ab5 Eb5
or do we soon forget the things we cannot see?
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo the time is getting closer
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo time to be a ghost
Bb5 Eb5
oo hoo every day we're getting closer
Eb5 Bb5 C5
sun is getting dim
F5 Eb5 F5
will i pay for who i been?
F5
yeah
outro solo: Bb5 G5 Ab5 F94
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F94
Bb5 G5 Ab5 F94
and if i die today
Bb: x 1 3 3 3 1
Gm7: 3 5 3 3 3 3
Ab: 4 6 6 5 4 4
F94: 1 3 1 3 1 3
Bb/D: x 5 3 3 6 x
F: 1 3 3 2 1 1
F7: 1 3 1 2 1 1
Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0
D: x x 0 2 3 2
C: x 3 2 0 1 0
Eb: x 6 8 8 8 x
Em: x x 2 4 5 3
G: 3 2 0 0 0 3
of note: of course, this is a piano song, so this is, at best,
a bad hack transcription. the F7 isn't the usual F-flatted 7th that
you might see ( 0 3 3 2 1 0 ) so be careful with that.
i play the intro Bb by hitting the three higher strings first, then the
root, like this:
E5 1
b | 3 3 3 /4 1
G | 3 3 4 /5 2
D | 3 3 5 /6 3
A | 1 5 /6 3
E | 1 3 /4 1
(altho the song doesn't have that low F (E string, first fret,) i play it
in unison with the Bb to make it sound thicker.)
- D.