Julien Baker – Happy To Be Here (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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The placement of the lyrics is not reflective of the rhythm of the song. It's
just meant to provide a reference for what is sung over each part.
[Intro] e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----| e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----------------| D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3----------------|
[Verse 1]
If I could do what I want I would become an electrician
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
I'd climb inside my ears and I would rearrange the wires in my brain
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-------|
A different me would be inhabiting this body
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
I'd have two cars, a garage, a job and I would go to church on Sunday
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3----------|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3----------|
[Verse 2]
A diagram of faulty circuitry explains how I was made
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
And now the engineer is listening as I voice all my complaints
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3----|
From an orchestra of shaking metal keeping me awake
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
I was just wondering if there's any way that you made a mistake
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3----------|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3----------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----2-----------2-----2----|
A|--3-----------3-------------|--3-----------3-------------|
D|-----------3----------------|-----------3----------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------------2-----2----|
A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------|
D|-----------3----------------|--0--------3----------------|
[Chorus 1]
Because I miss you the way that I miss nicotine
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
If it makes me feel better, how bad could it be?
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
Well I heard there's a fix for everything
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----------2-------|--------2-----------2-------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
Then why, then why, then why, then why not me?
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----2-----2-------|--------2--2--2-------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------------2-----2----|
A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------|
D|-----------3----------------|--0--------3----------------|
[Verse 3]
The 1st of April saw the sickening repair
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
Wore my best shirt to the clinic decorated with a laminate name
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3----------|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3----------|
No one is laughing from an audience of folding plastic chairs
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
And I'm not fooled when you tell me that you're glad I came
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-------|
Am I honest to admit or just a hypocrite?
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
I know I should be being optimistic but I'm doubtful I can change
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3----|
Grit my teeth and try to act deserving
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|--2--2--2-------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|
When I know there is nowhere I can hide from your humiliating grace
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-------------------|----------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
D|-----------3--3--3--3--3----|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----2-----------2-----2----|
A|--3-----------3-------------|--3-----------3-------------|
D|-----------3----------------|-----------3----------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>----------0>------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------------2-----2----|
A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------|
D|-----------3----------------|--0--------3----------------|
[Chorus 2]
Because if you swear that it's true then I have to believe
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
What I hear evangelicals say on TV
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------|--0-------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------|
A|--3-------------------------|--3-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
And if there's enough left after everyone else
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
Then why, then why, then why, then why not me?
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|--2--2--2--2--2-------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------0>----------0>------|--------0>------------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----2----|-----------2--2-------------|
A|--3-----------3-------------|-----3--------3-------------|
D|-----------3----------------|--0-----------3-------------|************************************
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