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by Elvis Costello



I Hope You're Happy Now
from Blood and Chocolate


This is a guitar-based transcription, though some notes played
by other instruments may be included so that the lone guitarist
can more fully realize the tune as it exists on Blood & Chocolate.
Those lone guitarists with dexterity trouble can skip those notes
and still "put over" the song in question, but it won't sound as cool.
Lower case letters indicate that the preceding chord should be played
with the lower case note in the bass (e.g.  A    g    f#    =   you play an
A chord, then you play an A chord with a G in the bass, then an A chord with
an F# in the bass)

Tricky chords are pictured below the transcription.



N..
he's a fine figure of a man and handsome

A / Asus (alternate between the two)
too. with his eyes upon the secret places

A7                 D/ Dsus (alternate between the two)
he'd like to undo.

                  flat                                    flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

 / 

N..
he's got all the things you need and some that you would

/ 
never.  but you make him sound like frozen food his

                      / 
love will last for-  ever

                               flat                      
    flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

 /     <  >riff

     Emaj6                                                     
I           hope that you're   happy now the way you're supposed to be

DaddE,( in bass)    
and I know that         this will hurt you

                        <   >riff
more than it hurts me

/ 

N..
he's acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's

/ 
after.  like a matador with his pork sword while

                      / 
we all die of        laughter

                               flat                      
    flat
in his turquoise     pa-   jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I

                                                DaddE,( in bass)
hope you're happy now because you'll soon put

<   >riff
pay to that


    Emaj6            
       I knew then what I know now

   Emaj6                        DaddE,( in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

 /      <  >riff

    Emaj6            
       I knew then what I know now

   Emaj6                        DaddE,( in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

                
                       I hope you're happy now


--fade--

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Status: R

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW

This is a guitar-based transcription, though some notes played
by other instruments may be included so that the lone guitarist
can more fully realize the tune as it exists on Blood & Chocolate.
Those lone guitarists with dexterity trouble can skip those notes
and still "put over" the song in question, but it won't sound as cool.
Lower case letters indicate that the preceding chord should be played
with the lower case note in the bass (e.g.  A    g    f#    =   you play an
A chord, then you play an A chord with a G in the bass, then an A chord with
an F# in the bass)

Tricky chords are pictured below the transcription.


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I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW


N..
he's a fine figure of a man and handsome

A / Asus (alternate between the two)
too. with his eyes upon the secret places

A7                 D/ Dsus (alternate between the two)
he'd like to undo.

                  flat                                    flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

 / 

N..
he's got all the things you need and some that you would

/ 
never.  but you make him sound like frozen food his

                      / 
love will last for-  ever

                               flat                      
    flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

 /     <  >riff

     Emaj6                                                     
I           hope that you're   happy now the way you're supposed to be

DaddE,( in bass)    
and I know that         this will hurt you

                        <   >riff
more than it hurts me

/ 

N..
he's acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's

/ 
after.  like a matador with his pork sword while

                      / 
we all die of        laughter

                               flat                      
    flat
in his turquoise     pa-   jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I

                                                DaddE,( in bass)
hope you're happy now because you'll soon put

<   >riff
pay to that


    Emaj6            
       I knew then what I know now

   Emaj6                        DaddE,( in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

 /      <  >riff

    Emaj6            
       I knew then what I know now

   Emaj6                        DaddE,( in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

                     
and I hope  you're  happy now

                
                       I hope you're happy now


--fade--

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Emaj6                                          DaddE, (f# in bass)

            o                 o                               x  o         o
            ____________                          ____________
            6  5  4  3  2  1                           6  5  4  3  2  1
       1I              X                             1I
       2I      X  X      X                          2I  X          X
       3I                                             3I                 X
       4I                                             4I
       5I                                             5I
       6I                                             6I




            o             o  o
            ____________
            6  5  4  3  2  1
       1I
       2I      X  X  X
       3I
       4I
       5I
       6I