Intro: G 8 measures
Verse:
G G G G
I”ve been long, a long way from here
G G
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
G C
And drank “til I was thirsty again
G G G G
We went searching through thrift store jungles
G G
Found Geronimo”s rifle, Marilyn”s shampoo
G C
And Benny Goodman”s corset and pen
Pre-Chorus:
C D C D (1 + 2)
Well, o.k. I made this up, I promised you I”d never give up
Chorus:
Am C G D
If it makes you happy it can”t be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G G G G
If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
Verse:
G G G G
You get down, real low down
G G
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
G C
Well who hasn”t been there before?
G G G G
I come round, around the hard way
G G
Bring you comics in bed; scrape the mold off the bread,
G C
And serve you French toast again
Pre-Chorus:
C D C D (1 + 2)
Well, o.k. I made this up, I promised you I”d never give up
Chorus:
Am C G D
If it makes you happy it can”t be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G G G G
If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
Am C G D
If it makes you happy it can”t be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G G G G(hold) G G G
If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
G G G G G G
Verse:
G G G G
We”ve been far, far away from here
G G
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
G C
And everywhere in between
Pre-Chorus:
C D C D (1 + 2)
Well, o.k. I made this up, I promised you I”d never give up
Chorus:
Am C G D
If it makes you happy it can”t be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G G G G
If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
Am C G D
If it makes you happy it can”t be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G G G G(hold) G G G
If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?