Unhappy Anniversary Chords

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Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	3rd fret

Author Mainer [pro] 1,389.

1 contributor total, last edit on Mar 4, 2021

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Beautiful and simple song by an outstanding folk singer :)  "Unhappy Anniversary"
by Loudon Wainwright III.  Capo the 3rd fret!
 
G
 
  G
Unhappy annivesary
      C                 G
It's one year since we split
  G
I walk and talk and get around
     C                   G
Lie down, stand up, and sit
  D                   C
I eat and drink and smoke and sleep and
D             Em
Live a little bit
  G
Unhappy anniversary
     C         D        G
It's one year since we split
 
G
 
  G
Unhappy anniversary
     C                  G
It's ten years since we met
      G
There is no need to remind me
    C             G
No way I could forget
    D                 C
We fell in love, and we fell out 
      D                 Em
Both times there was no net
  G
Unhappy anniversary
     C          D        G
It's ten years since we met
 
(Break with no lyrics, play verse chords again)
 
  G
Unhappy anniversary
   C                G
I cannot count the days
     G
And nights that I have thought of you
      C                G
Since we went separate ways
   D               C
I tell my mind to forget you
    D          Em
But my heart disobeys
  G
Unhappy anniversary
   C      D        Em
I cannot count the days...
 
G
 
  G
Unhappy annivesary
      C                 G
It's one year since we split
   G
I walk and talk and get around
     C                   G
Lie down, stand up, and sit
  D                   C
I eat and drink and smoke and sleep and
D             Em
Live a little bit
  G
Unhappy anniversary
     C         D        G
It's one year since we split...
 
(Outro, no lyrics, play verse chords again)
 
End on G.
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You could also put the capo on the 6th fret and play an E, A and B.
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Unhappy Anniversary – Loudon Wainwright III

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I play Em on the phrases "little bit" and "no net" as well as the word "disobeys", substituting for the C chord. I also play Em on "little bit". It sounds good to me and I'm pretty sure that's what Loudon plays. I also play D7 instead of D everywhere that you have a D chord. Again, that sounds correct to me. Other than those changes the rest of this is correct. Thank you for taking the time to do it.

I play an em only when it says “I cannot count the days”, just after the c is nice