If It Makes You Happy Uke tab by Sheryl Crow

7 Chords used in the song: G, C, E, D, A, Am, Em

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Year:  1996
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3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords and Tablature
Intro Riff

G G* | |x4
A|------2-----2---3-|-----3---3-2---2-|
E|------3-----3---0-|-----0---0-3-3-3-|
C|------2-----2---0-|-----0---0-2-4---|
g|--0-------0---0---|-0---------------|


Verse 1
G G*
I've belong a long way from here

Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, A|-7-8-10-8--7--|
C* E|-0-0-0--0--0--|
And drank 'til I was thirsty again C|-0-0-0--0--0--|
G* g|--------------|
We went searching through thrift store jungles
C C
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo and Benny Goodman's corset and pen
D* A|---9-9-10--9-9---|
Well, o.k. I made this up E|---5-5-5---5-5---|
C D C|-6-6-6-6---6-6---|
I promised you I'd never give up g|-----------------|

Chorus
N.C Am Am C C G G D D
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
Am Am C C G G*
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?

Verse 2
G G*
You get down, real low down. You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
C C*
Well who hasn't been there before?
G G*
I come round, around the hard way,

Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mould off the bread,
C C* D D*
And serve you french toast again. Well, o.k. I still get stoned
C C D D
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

Chorus
N.C. Am Am C C G G D D
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
Am Am C C G G
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
Am Am C C G G D D
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
Am Am C C Em Em
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?

Interlude

Em Em | |Am Am |D D |Em Em | |C C | | |
A|------10-9-7---7-----10-9-7---------10-9-7-5-7------7-7---------|----------|
E|-------------10------------10-7-------------------------10-10---|----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------9-|-9/11-11--|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|

G G* | | | ||


Verse 3
G G*
We've been far, far away from here
C C*
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos and everywhere in between
D D* C C D D
Well, o.k. we get along, so what if right now everything's wrong?


Chorus
N.C. Am Am C C G G D D
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
Am Am C C G G
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
Am Am C C G G D D
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
Am Am C C G G
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?


Outro Am Am |C C |G G |D D |Am Am |C C |G G* | ||

G G* | | | ||G G

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