Stevie Wonder – Happy Birthday (Ukulele)

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INTRO (2x): C / / / Bb / / / am / / / G / F / Verse:

             C
You know it doesn't make much sense

               Bb
There ought to be a law against

   Am
Anyone who takes offense

   G         F
At a day in your celebration

         C
Cause we all know in our minds

           Bb
That there ought to be a time

     Am
That we can set aside

     G            F       
To show just how much we love you

         F
And I'm sure you would agree

             G
It couldn't fit more perfectly

         F                         G
Than to have a world party on the day you came to be

Chorus:

       C
Happy birthday to you

       C
Happy birthday to you

      (F)   C
Happy birthday

       C
Happy birthday to you

       C
Happy birthday to you

      (F)   C
Happy birthday

Verse:

        C
I just never understood

       Bb
How a man who died for good

           Am
Could not have a day that would

    G                 F
Be set aside for his recognition

        C
Because it should never be

        Bb
Just because some cannot see

      Am
The dream as clear as he

       G                    F
that they should make it become an illusion

       F
And we all know everything

          G
That he stood for time will bring

        F
For in peace our hearts will sing

           G
Thanks to Martin Luther King

Chorus:

       C
Happy birthday to you

       C
Happy birthday to you

      (F)   C
Happy birthday

       C
Happy birthday to you

       C
Happy birthday to you

      (F)   C
Happy birthday

Bridge:

Dm                          Am
Why has there never been a holiday

Dm
Where peace is celebrated

G#         Bb       C
all throughout the world

Verse:

     C
The time is overdue

        Bb
For people like me and you

      Am
Who know the way to truth

    G                F
Is love and unity to all God's children

                 C
It should never be a great event

          Bb
And the whole day should be spent

    Am
In full remembrance

     G                              F
Of those who lived and died for the oneness of all people

    F
So let us all begin

     G
We know that love can win

       F
Let it out don't hold it in

         G           G#
Sing it loud as you can

Chorus:

       C#
Happy birthday to you

       C#
Happy birthday to you

      (F#) C#
Happy birthday

       C#
Happy birthday to you

       C#
Happy birthday to you

      (F#) C#
Happy birthday

       C#
Happy birthday to you

       C#
Happy birthday to you

      (F#) C#
Happy birthday

       C#
Happy birthday to you

       C#
Happy birthday to you

      (F#) C#
Happy birthday

C#         B
Happy     birthday

           Bbm
Happy     birthday

       G#
Happy birthday

Ooh yeah C# / / / B / / / Bbm / / / G# / / / (repeat this until end) Happy birthday... We know the key to unity all people It's in the dream that you had so long ago That lives in all of the hearts of the people That believe in unity We'll make the dream become a reality I know we will Because our hearts tell us so (I'm not quite sure with the chords of the chorus, wheter it is just one chord. You might add an F at the end. You might play it totally different: C and am alternating. Try it out. :)