Elliott Smith – Happiness (Guitar Tab)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
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Chords

Chords used : G : 3xxx03 Bm : x24432 Cadd9/B : x20010 Gmaj7 : 3xxx32 F : 13x215 F(II) : 133211 F/G : 3xxx65 C : x32013 D7/F# : 2x0212 Em/G : 3xxx53 Eb(b5) : x6x045 G(III) : 320033 Eb(b5)/G : 3xxx45 A : x02225 Em : 022000 G5 : 3xxx33 G/F# : 2x000x G/F#(II) : 2x0003 A/G : 3xxx25 Am : x02210 B7/F# : 22120x C/G : 3xxx13 D : xx0232 C(II) : x32010 G(II) : 320003 C/G(II) : 332010 C#(b5) : x4x023 [Intro] Riff 1 G Gmaj7 F/G Em/G
C#|---3------------2------------5------------3----------|
F#|-0------------3------------6------------5------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--0---3--3--3--0---3--3--3--3-|
end Riff 1 Eb(b5)/G G5 A/G C/G
C#|---5------------3------------5------------3----------|
F#|-4------------3------------2------------1------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|---3--3--3--0---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--2-|

   Riff 2
      G(II)        Bm           F            C
                         ^            ^            ^
C#|---3------------2------------5------------3-----------|
F#|-0------------3------------1------------1-------------|
B |----------------------4-------------------------------|
E |----------------------4-------------------------2-----|
G#|------------0---2--2--2--3---------3------3--3--3-3s6-|
C#|---3--3--3-------------------1--1--1--1---------------|

                                          end Riff 2
      Eb(b5)        G(II)        A            C       D7/F#
            ^             ^            ^         ^  ^ v ^
C#|---5-------------3------------5------------3--3--------|
F#|-4---------0---0-------0----2------------1----1--1-1-1-|
B |---------0-0-----------0------------2---------0--0-2-2-|
E |---------x-0-----------0------------2---------2--2-0-0-|
G#|---6--6--6s0-----------2------0--0--0--2---3-----------|
C#|-------------3---3--3--3--4------------------------2-2-|
[Verse] G(II) Am activity's killing the actor D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am and a cop's standing out in the road F(II) D7/F# turning traffic away G(III) Am there was nothing she could do until after D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am when his body'd been buried below F(II) D7/F# way back in the day [Chorus] Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F# oh my, nothing else could've been done G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C/G(II) B7/F# he made his life a lie so Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F# he might never have to know anyone G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C(II) C#(b5) Eb(b5) made his life the lie you know [Verse] G(II) Am i told him he shouldn't upset her D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am and that he'd only be making it worse F(II) D7/F# involving somebody else G(III) Am but I knew that he'd never forget her D C/G(II) Cadd9/B Am while her memory worked in reverse F(II) D7/F# to keep her safe from herself [Chorus] Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F# oh my, nothing else could've been done G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C/G(II) B7/F# she made her life a lie so Em Am Em C/G(II) G/F# she might never have to know anyone G(II) G/F#(II) Em D C(II) C#(b5) Eb(b5) made her life the lie you know [Riff 2]
      G(II)        Bm           F            C
                         ^            ^            ^
C#|---3------------2------------5------------3-----------|
F#|-0------------3------------1------------1-------------|
B |----------------------4-------------------------------|
E |----------------------4-------------------------2-----|
G#|------------0---2--2--2--3---------3------3--3--3-3s6-|
C#|---3--3--3-------------------1--1--1--1---------------|

                                          end Riff 2
      Eb(b5)        G(II)        A            C       D7/F#
            ^             ^            ^         ^  ^ v ^
C#|---5-------------3------------5------------3--3--------|
F#|-4---------0---0-------0----2------------1----1--1-2-2-|
B |---------0-0-----------0------------2---------0--0-1-1-|
E |---------x-0-----------0------------2---------2--2-0-0-|
G#|---6--6--6s0-----------2------0--0--0--2---3-----------|
C#|-------------3---3--3--3--4--------------------------2-|
Riff 2 G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C D7/F# what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see that Riff 2 G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C D7/F# all I want now is ha- -ppiness for you and me Riff 2 G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C D7/F# what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see that Riff 2 G(II) Bm F C Eb(b5) G(II) A C D7/F# all I want now is ha- -ppiness for you and me for Riff 2 end Riff 2 Riff 3 G(II) Bm F(II) C(II) Eb(5) G(II) A C D7/F# G(II) you and me
   end Riff 2      Riff 3
      A            C        D7/F# G(II)
            ^            ^  ^     ^
C#|---5------------3--------2---------|
F#|-2------------1-------1--1-----0---|
B |---------2------------0--2-----0---|
E |---------2---------0--2--0-----0---|
G#|---0--0--0--2---3-----3--------2---|
C#|-------------------------2-----3---|
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