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Happiness Runs Chords

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...HAPPINESS RUNS... by Donovan
--------------------...........

*from 'Barabajagal' (1969)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: C#)


Intro:

C                 C/B
 Little pebble up-on the sand,
Am                     G
 Now you're lying here in my hand.
F         C                   G
 How many years have you been here?

C                C/B
 Little human up-on the sand,
Am                          G
 From where I'm lying here, in your hand,
F       C                    G
 You to me are but a passing breeze.

Interlude:

    F               C
The sun will always shine where you stand,
F          C              Em
 Depending in which land, you may find yourself.
F                C                 G
 Now you have my blessing, go your way.

Verse 1:

F          C         G        C
 Happiness runs in a circular motion,
F                  C              G       C
 Thought is like a little boat, u-pon the sea.
F          C            G          C
 Everybody is a part of everything anyway,
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.

Chorus 1:

F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.

Verse 2:

F          C         G        C
 Happiness runs in a circular motion,
F                  C              G       C
 Thought is like a little boat, u-pon the sea.
F          C            G          C
 Everybody is a part of everything anyway,
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.

Chorus 2:

F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.

Verse 3:

F          C         G        C
 Happiness runs in a circular motion,
F                  C              G       C
 Thought is like a little boat, u-pon the sea.
F          C            G          C
 Everybody is a part of everything anyway,
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.

Chorus 3:

F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.
F          C           G    C
 Happiness runs, happi-ness runs.

Break:

F    C   G  C
 Why-oh? Be-cause.
F    C   G  C
 Why-oh? Be-cause.
F    C   G  C
 Why-oh? Be-cause.
F    C   G  C
 Why-oh? Be-cause.

Verse 3:

F          C         G        C
 Happiness runs in a circular motion,
F                  C              G       C
 Thought is like a little boat, u-pon the sea.
F          C            G          C
 Everybody is a part of everything anyway,
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.

Coda:

F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.
F                 C              G            C
 You can have eve-rything if you let yourself be.

(Repeat in Round to fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

   C       C/B     Am      G       F       Em

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  x20010  x02210  320003  133211  022000


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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ResidentRocker wrote on February 19 2007, 04:58 pm

excellent song and a good tab mate.

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phorgan1 wrote on January 11 2010, 12:52 am 


        Happiness Runs
           Donovan

To play in same key as on Barabajagal,
        Capo at the first fret

C               C/B 
Little pebble upon the sand,
Am                       Am/G 
  Now you're lying here, in my hand,
Am/F#      Am/F                G
  How many years have you been here?
C                 C/B
Little human upon the sand,
Am                           Am/G
  From where I'm lying, here in your hand,
Am/F#    Am/F                 G
  You to me are but a passing breeze.

    C                Am
The sun will always, shine where you stand,
C         Am             Em
Depending in which land, you may find yourself.
C               Am                G
Now you have my blessing, go your way.

Verse 1:

F         C     G        C
Happiness runs, in a circular motion,
F                  C              G       C
Thought is, like a little boat, upon the sea,
F         C             G          C
Everybody is a part, of everything anyway,
F                C               G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself be.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C

Verse 2: Starting here begin singing in round (canon).

F         C     G        C
Happiness runs, in a circular motion,
F                  C              G      C
Thought is, like a little boat, upon the sea,
F         C             G          C
Everybody is a part, of everything anyway,
F                C               G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself see.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.

Verse 3:

F         C     G        C
Happiness runs, in a circular motion,
F                  C              G      C
Thought is, like a little boat, upon the sea,
F         C             G          C
Everybody is a part, of everything anyway,
F                C               G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself see.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.
F         C          G         C
Happiness runs, happiness runs.

Break:

F   C    G C
Why Oh?  Because.
F   C    G C
Why Oh?  Because.
F   C    G C
Why Oh?  Because.
F   C    G C
Why Oh?  Because.

Verse 3:

F         C     G        C
Happiness runs, in a circular motion,
F                  C              G      C
Thought is, like a little boat, upon the sea,
F         C             G          C
Everybody is a part, of everything anyway,
F                C              G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself be.
F                C              G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself be.
F                C              G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself be.
F                C              G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself be.
F                C              G            C
You can have everything, if you let yourself be.

As they repeat this final canon, some of the people switch to singing:
Thought is, like a little boat, upon the sea
After a short while all fade.

   C       C/B     Am     Am/G    Am/F#   Am/F     G       Em      F

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  x20010  x02210  3xx210  2xx210  1xx210  320003  022000  xx3211

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