Ed Sheeran – Happier (Ukulele)

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Chords

This is what I use for the picking parts (intro, verses and pre-chorus). I know it is not exactly how it's played on guitar but it sounds right for me, and hopefully for you guys too. For the chorus I play the chords with only downstrokes as seen in the strumming pattern.
Main picking pattern
   Am             F      C
A|-0---0----2--1--0----|-3------3----3--2--0-----|  This pattern over the intro, verses and pre-chorus.
E|-0-----0--0-----1----|-0---0--0-------0--0-----|  Every line of singing is 1 time the picking pattern,
C|----0-------------0--|---0-------0-------------|  over and over.
G|-2--------2-----2----|-0------0----------------|

Picking pattern outro
   Am        F         C
A|-0---------0-------|-3---------3--2--0-----|  The outro is nice and simple, the timing might be hard
E|-0---------1-------|-0------------0--0-----|  to explain but if you listen to the music first it
C|-------------------|-----------------------|  should be easy to figure out.
G|-2---------2-------|-0---------------------|
[Intro] Am F C Am F C [Verse]
Am           F        C
Walking down 29th and Park

Am         F            C
 I saw you in another’s arms

Am       F               C
 Only a month we’ve been apart

         Am        F     C
You look happier

Am       F             C
 Saw you walk inside a bar

Am            F                C
 He said something to make you laugh

Am          F                      C
 I saw that both your smiles were twice as wide as ours

               Am     F         C
Yeah, you look happier, you do
[Pre-Chorus]
Am           F               C
Ain’t nobody hurt you like I hurt you

     Am          F               C
But ain’t nobody love you like I do

Am             F                C
Promise that I will not take it personal baby

Am                F               C
 If you’re moving on with someone new
[Chorus]
                    Am      F    C
Cause baby you look happier, you do

                       Am       F       C
My friends told me one day I’ll feel it too

                    Am       F        C
and until then I'll smile to hide the truth

                 Am     F     C
But I know I was happier with you
[Verse]
Am          F             C
 Sat on the corner of the room

Am              F             C
 Everything’s reminding me of you

Am          F     C                                Am
 Nursing an empty bottle and telling myself you’re happier

F       C
 Aren’t you?
[Pre-Chorus]
Am             F              C
 Ain’t nobody hurt you like I hurt you

     Am          F               C
But ain’t nobody need you like I do

Am                  F             C
I know that there’s others that deserve you

        Am           F                  C
But my darling, I am still in love with you
[Chorus]
                     Am     F     C
But I guess you look happier, you do

                       Am       F       C
My friends told me one day I’ll feel it too

               Am       F        C
I could try to smile to hide the truth

                 Am     F     C
But I know I was happier with you

C                       Am     F
Hey-ya hey-yeah hey-yeah   x4
[Outro]
               Am      F    C
Baby, you look happier, you do

                     Am       F       C
I knew one day you’d fall for someone new

                      Am         F      C
But if he breaks your heart like lovers do

                       Am          F    C
Just know that I’ll be waiting here for you