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Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder - Guitar Chords
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...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
Intro:
C F/C, C, A# D#, A#, Am Em Am, G F/G (x2)
Verse 1:
C F/C, C
You know it doesn't make much sense,
A# D#, A#
There ought to be a law against;
Am Em Am
Any-one who takes offense,
G F/G
At a, day in your celebration.
C F/C, C
'Cos we all know in our minds,
A# D#, A#
That there ought to be a time,
Am Em, Am
That we can set aside;
G F/G
To show just how much we love you.
Bridge 1:
F G
And I'm sure you would agree; what could fit more perfectly,
F F/G
Than to have a world party, on the day you came to be?
Chorus 1:
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
Verse 2:
C F/C, C
I just never understood,
A# D#, A#
How a man who died for good,
Am Em, Am
Could not have a day that would,
G F/G
Be set aside for his recognition.
C F/C, C
Because it should never be,
A# D#, A#
Just be-cause some cannot see,
Am Em, Am
The dream as clear as he.
G F/G
That they, should make it be-come an illusion.
Bridge 2:
F G
And we all know everything, that he stood for, time will bring.
F F/G
For in peace our hearts will sing; thanks to Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
Middle 8:
Dm7 Am7
Why has there never been a holiday,
Dm7 G# A# C
Where peace is celebrated, all through-out the wo-rld?
Verse 3:
C F/C, C
The time is overdue,
A# D#, A#
For peo-ple like me and you,
Am Em, Am
Who know the way to truth;
G F/G
Is love and unity to all God's children.
C F/C, C
It should be a great event,
A# D#, A#
And the whole day should be spent,
Am Em, Am
In full remembrance,
G F/G
Of those who lived and died, for the oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
F G
So let us all begin, we know that love can win.
F F/G F#/G#
Let it out; don't hold it in, sing it loud as you can...
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
Chorus 4:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
Coda:
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day... (Ooh, yeah).
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day... (Ooh, yeah).
(Spoken):
C# B
We know the key, to unity of all people,
A#m
Is in the dream that you had so long a-go,
G# F#/G#
That lives in all of the hearts of people,
C#
That believe in unity.
B
We'll make the dream become a reality;
A#m G# F#/G#
I know we will, because our hearts tell us so.
Outro:
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day...
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day...
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C F/C A# D# Am Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x33211 x13331 x68886 x02210 022000
G F/G F Dm7 Am7 G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 303211 133211 xx0211 x02013 466544
A# F#/G# C# F#/C# B A#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13331 4443xx x46664 x44322 x24442 x13321
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ()
We also have 54 songs by Stevie Wonder
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- All I Do
- All In Love Is Fair
- Another Star
- As
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- Blowin In The Wind
- Boogie On Reggae Woman
- Creepin
- Do I Do
- Dont You Worry Bout A Thing
- Ebony Eyes
- For Once In My Life
- Free
- Golden Lady
- Happy Birthday
- Heaven Help Us All
- Hes Misstra Know It All
- Higher Ground
- I Aint Gonna Stand For It
- I Just Called To Say I Love You
- I Was Made To Love Her
- I Wish
- If Its Magic
- Isnt She Lovely
- Joy Inside My Tears
- Knocks Me Off My Feet
- Lately
- Living For The City
- Loves In Need Of Love Today
- My Cherie Amour
- Never Dreamed Youd Leave In Summer
- Never Had A Dream Come True
- Ordinary Pain
- Overjoyed
- Part-Time Lover
- Pastime Paradise
- Ribbon In The Sky
- Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours
- Sir Duke
- Smile Please
- Someday At Christmas
- Summer Soft
- Superstition
- Superwoman Where Were You When I Needed You
- They Wont Go When I Go
- Too High
- Uptight Everythings Alright
- Visions
- What Christmas Means To Me
- Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday
- You And I
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- You Havent Done Nothing
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