Happy Birthday (Acordes)

...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder

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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*





Intro:



C  F/C, C, A#  D#, A#, Am  Em  Am, G  F/G (x2)



Verse 1:



            C                       F/C, C

You know it doesn't make much sense,

               A#               D#, A#

There ought to be a law against;

    Am                    Em  Am

Any-one who takes offense,

   G         F/G

At a, day in your celebration.



        C                     F/C, C

'Cos we all know in our minds,

           A#                 D#, A#

That there ought to be a time,

     Am               Em, Am

That we can set aside;

   G             F/G

To show just how much we love you.



Bridge 1:



        F                                G

And I'm sure you would agree; what could fit more perfectly,

        F                          F/G

Than to have a world party, on the day you came to be?



Chorus 1:



      C               F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

                      F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

      F     C

Happy birth-day.



      C               F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

                      F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

      F     C

Happy birth-day.



Verse 2:



       C                F/C, C

I just never understood,

      A#                    D#, A#

How a man who died for good,

          Am                    Em, Am

Could not have a day that would,

   G                 F/G

Be set aside for his recognition.



        C                  F/C, C

Because it should never be,

        A#                    D#, A#

Just be-cause some cannot see,

    Am                   Em, Am

The dream as clear as he.

     G                       F/G

That they, should make it be-come an illusion.



Bridge 2:



       F                            G

And we all know everything, that he stood for, time will bring.

       F                                     F/G

For in peace our hearts will sing; thanks to Martin Luther King.



Chorus 2:



      C               F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

                      F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

      F     C

Happy birth-day.



      C               F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

                      F/C, C

Happy birthday to you,

      F     C

Happy birth-day.



Middle 8:



Dm7                         Am7

 Why has there never been a holiday,

Dm7                         G#          A#         C

 Where peace is celebrated, all through-out the wo-rld?



Verse 3:



    C               F/C, C

The time is overdue,

        A#                  D#, A#

For peo-ple like me and you,

    Am                     Em, Am

Who know the way to truth;

   G                 F/G

Is love and unity to all God's children.



          C                F/C, C

It should be a great event,

        A#                        D#, A#

And the whole day should be spent,

   Am               Em, Am

In full remembrance,

   G                                 F/G

Of those who lived and died, for the oneness of all people.



Bridge 3:



   F                    G

So let us all begin, we know that love can win.

       F                              F/G         F#/G#

Let it out; don't hold it in, sing it loud as you can...



*KEY CHANGE*

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Chorus 3:



      C#              F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

                      F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

      F#    C#

Happy birth-day.



      C#              F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

                      F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

      F#    C#

Happy birth-day.



Chorus 4:



      C#              F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

                      F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

      F#    C#

Happy birth-day.



      C#              F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

                      F#/C#, C#

Happy birthday to you,

      F#    C#

Happy birth-day.



Coda:



C#         B

 Ha...ppy, birthday.

      A#m              G#         F#/G#

Happy birth-day, happy birth-day... (Ooh, yeah).

C#         B

 Ha...ppy, birthday.

      A#m              G#         F#/G#

Happy birth-day, happy birth-day... (Ooh, yeah).



(Spoken):



C#                                B

 We know the key, to unity of all people,

                                       A#m

Is in the dream that you had so long a-go,

                                          G#  F#/G#

That lives in all of the hearts of people,

                C#

That believe in unity.

B

 We'll make the dream become a reality;

A#m             G#                             F#/G#

 I know we will, because our hearts tell us so.



Outro:



C#         B

 Ha...ppy, birthday.

      A#m              G#         F#/G#

Happy birth-day, happy birth-day...

C#         B

 Ha...ppy, birthday.

      A#m              G#         F#/G#

Happy birth-day, happy birth-day...



(Repeat to Fade)





CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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   C       F/C     A#      D#      Am      Em



 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE

 x32010  x33211  x13331  x68886  x02210  022000



   G       F/G     F       Dm7     Am7     G#



 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE

 320003  303211  133211  xx0211  x02013  466544



   A#     F#/G#    C#     F#/C#    B       A#m



 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE

 x13331  4443xx  x46664  x44322  x24442  x13321





Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])