If It Makes You Happy (acoustic)
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Note II:
G* = G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G/C G
Intro:
G* x4
Verse:
G* G*
I've been long, a long way from here
G*
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
G C
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
Pre-Chorus
G* G*
We went searching through thrift store jungles
G*
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
G C
And Benny Goodman's corset and fan
(Am) Dadd9
Well, o.k. I made this up,
C Dadd9
I promised you I'd never give up
[Refrão] Am C G D
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G* G*
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, then why the hell are you so sad?
Verse:
You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well who hasn't been there before?
Pre-Chorus
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed; scr*pe the mold off the bread,
And serve you French toast again
Well, o.k. I still get stoned, I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Refrão] Am C G D
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, then why the hell are you so sad?
Am C G D
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C Em Am
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, then why the hell are you so sad?
Em Am C G* G*
Pre-Chorus
We've been far, far away from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
And everywhere in between
Well, o.k. we get along, so what if right now everything's wrong?
[Refrão]If it makes you haaaaaaappy, it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, then why the hell are you so sad?
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad
If it makes you haaaaaaappy, then why the hell are you so sad?
End:
Am C G D D/C D/B
Am C G*
Note III:
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How to play If It Makes You Happy (acoustic)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.