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Mar 7, 2023

Happiness by The Blue Nile

Tab: in word document format video: The Blue Nile - Happiness (Official Audio)

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Happiness
By:   The Blue Nile

[intro:]  |G    Em  |G    Em  |           {G  Em pattern throughout the song}       
 
[verse: 1]
|G                         |G 
 Now that I found peace at last
         |Am7           |        |   
Tell me, Jesus, will it last
|G                         |
 Now that I found peace at last
         |Am7           |        |
Tell me, Jesus, will it last
 
[pre-chorus:]
|C               D                  |
The birds are laughing in the trees
|Em                       |
  It's only make believe
  /  /       /          {beat accent}
|D           C     |
  It's only love
 /  /        /
|D           C     |
  It's only love
 /  /        /
|D           C           |
  It's only love, I swear
 
[chorus:]
|Am7       D        |Am7                 |
  I wanna hold you,   and treat you right
|Am7       D      |Am7                   |
  The cigarettes,   and the morning light
|Am7        D     |Am7                  |
  I can do wrong,   but I will do right
|Am7            D   |
  I'll see you later
|Am7                      |G  Em  |G  Em  |
   It'll be alright, yeah yeah


[verse: 2]
|G                         |
 Now that I found peace of mind
        |Am7            |           |
Tell me, Jesus,    is it mine
|G                        |            
 Now that I found peace of mind
         |Am7          |         |
Tell me, Jesus,   is it mine
 
[pre-chorus:]
|C                D                 |
 The birds are laughing in the trees
|Em                      | 
  It's only make believe  
|D           C     |
  It's only love
|D           C     |
  It's only love
|D           C           |
  It's only love, I swear
 
[chorus:]
|Am7       D        |Am7                 |
  I wanna hold you,   and treat you right
|Am7       D      |Am7                   |
  The cigarettes,   and the morning light
|Am7        D     |Am7                   |
  I can do wrong,   but I will do right
|Am7            D   |
  I'll see you later
|Am7                      |G  Em7 |G  Em7 
   It'll be alright, yeah yeah
 
[bridge:]
         |G   Em           |G   Em            {G E bass pattern}  
Happiness___      happiness_____
        |C   (Am7)         |C   (Am7)         {Am7  is implied   C A bass pattern}
Happiness___      happiness_____

         |G   Em           |G   Em            {G E bass pattern}  
          I wanted more, but live with less
Happiness___      happiness_____
        |C   (Am7)         |C   (Am7)          {Am7  is implied   C A bass pattern}
         Live again         I can be blessed
Happiness___      happiness_____
         |G   Em           |G   Em      |
Happiness___ 

[verse: 3]
|G                         |             
 Now that I found peace at last
         |Am7              |         |
Tell me, Jesus,    will it last
|G                        |
 Now that I found peace at last
         |Am7              |      
Tell me, Jesus,    will it last
         |G    Em   |G    Em  |G    Em  |G  {finish}
Happiness_____



chords:

Am7     002010  or 575555
C       032010  or 335553
D       000232  or 557775
Em      022000  or 779987
G       320003  or 355433