...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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You know it doesn't make much sense,
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There ought to be a law against;
Any-one who takes offense,
At a, day in your celebration.
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'Cos we all know in our minds,
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That there ought to be a time,
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That we can set aside;
To show just how much we love you.
Bridge 1:
And I'm sure you would agree,
What could fit more perfectly,
Than to have a world party,
On the day you came to be.
Chorus 1:
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
Verse 2:
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I just never understood,
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How a man who died for good,
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Could not have a day that would,
Be set aside for his recognition.
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Because it should never be,
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Just be-cause some cannot see,
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The dream as clear as he.
That they, should make it be-come an illusion.
Bridge 2:
And we all know everything,
That he stood for, time will bring.
For in peace our hearts will sing;
Thanks to Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
Middle 8:
Why has there never been a holiday,
Where peace is celebrated,
All through-out the wo-rld?
Verse 3:
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The time is overdue,
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For pe-ople like me and you,
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Who know the way to truth;
Is love and unity to all God's children.
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It should be a great event,
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And the whole day should be spent,
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In full remembrance,
Of those who lived and died,
For the oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
So let us all begin,
We know that love can win.
Let it out; don't hold it in,
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Sing it loud as you can...
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
Chorus 4:
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
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Happy birthday to you,
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birth-day.
Coda:
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
Happy birth-day,
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Happy birth-da...y. (Ooh, yeah).
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
Happy birth-day,
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Happy birth-da...y. (Ooh, yeah).
(Spoken):
We know the key, to unity of all people,
Is in the dream that you had so long a-go,
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That lives in all of the hearts of people,
That believe in unity.
We'll make the dream become a reality;
I know we will,
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Because our hearts tell us so.
Outro:
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
Happy birth-day,
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Happy birth-da...y.
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
Happy birth-day,
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Happy birth-da...y.
(Repeat to Fade)
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