Intro: Happy Happy oh my friend, blow out candles once again Leave the presents all inside, take my hand * And lets take a ride backwards down the number line You were eight and I was nine, * ( string 0-2-3) Do you know what happened then? Do you know why were still friends? Laughing all these many years We pushed through hardships, tasted tears Made a promise, one to keep. I can still recite it in my sleep * everytime a birthday comes call your friend and sing a song or whisper it into his ears or write it down, just don't miss a year CHORUS : You decide what it contains, how long it goes but this remains, the only rule is it begins, happy happy oh my friend (repeat x4) SOLO : Em C x2 (during first solo) BRIDGE : And when I see you coming down the line with eyes wide open somewhere between the past and future where you drift in time and you can see a different point of view SOLO : G F C (during second solo) CHORUS (NOTE: the D* has a little hammer/pull off)