Happy Birthday Chords

HAPPY BIRTHDAY       - by Concrete Blonde
--------------         off the album 'Free'
 
From: ericb@arkaroo1.ecr.mu.oz.au (Enrico_Giuseppe BETTIO)
 
Note:  Very likely that the guitar is tuned down to DGCFAD
and this is played starting on a G chord.
I use 6th string roots for some of the verses to get that muting.
 
 
[Verse 1]
         F                          Am
Well, outside in the hall there's a catfight
                 Bb                     C
It's just after midnight, I guess I'll be alright
       F                 Am
Laying out on the floor, drunk and poor.
Bb                 C
How much longer, how much more.
 
    F                 Am
Oh, rock me to sleep, strong and deep.
Bb                   C
Screaming cats they give me the creeps
     F                    Am
But aside from all that I feel no pain,
Bb                 C
Staring up at the ceiling stains.
 
[Chorus]
Bb           F
Neon in the window,
Bb           F
Sirens far away,
Bb          F
News on the radio
      G               Bb              F
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday
 
[Verse 2]
               F               Am
They're at it again next door, this whole floor,
                Bb               C
I swear they're out to drive me crazy.
    F                   Am
But not right now, I'm high as a cloud,
    Bb                 C
I'm soft and grey and lazy.
 
[Chorus]
Bb               F
Smoking out the window,
Bb            F
Feeling far away,
Bb           F
News on the radio
      G               Bb              F
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday
 
[Solo]
F     Am    Bb   C  x2
 
Bb    F    x3
 
G   Gadd11  G    Bb  Bbsus4  Bb
 
[Chorus]
Bb  N.C.        F
Fly me out the window
Bb             F
Somewhere far away
Bb           F
News on the radio
      G               Bb              F
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday
      G               Bb              F
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday
 
[Outro]
G   Bb    F
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