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Happy Birthday Tab

by The Click Five


Hello. lusion 01 here.

Yes, this is the chords for The Click Five's "Happy Birthday". Enjoy.

Here are some chords you needa know.

Guitar 1:
E (0 7 9 9 9 7)

B (7 9 9 8 7 7)

C#m OR Dbm (9 11 11 9 9 9)

A (5 7 7 6 5 5)

AND for Guitar 2 (Same chords but different positions on the fretboard):

E (0 2 2 1 0 0)

B (0 2 4 4 4 2)

C#m Or Dbm (0 4 6 6 5 4)

A (5 7 7 6 5 5) Yes I know, the same as Guitar 2.


Intro and Verse (For Guitar 1):    x2 and slightly muted.

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|    
G-----------------------------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9--11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7---9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|


     Hey,    you,   I know I'm in the wrong.
E------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------|-----------------------|    
G------------------|-----------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|


     Time,    flies, when your having fun.
E------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------|-----------------------|    
G------------------|-----------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|


 You wake up,       Another year has gone.
E------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------|-----------------------|    
G------------------|-----------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|


     Your twenty     one.
E------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------|-----------------------|    
G------------------|-----------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|


I guess you wanna know,                               Why I'm on the
                  E------------------|-----------------------|
                  B------------------|-----------------------|    
                  G------------------|-----------------------|    
                  D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
                  A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
                  E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|


Phone,                              It's been a day or 
E------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------|-----------------------|    
G------------------|-----------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|

So,                                 I know it's kinda late,
E------------------|-----------------------|
B------------------|-----------------------|    
G------------------|-----------------------|    
D--9-9-9-9---------|-----------------------|
A--7-7-7-7---9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11----7-7-7--|
E------------7-7-7-|--9--9--9--9----5-5-5--|

                             But Happy Birthday.
A (strummed down five times)

Chorus:
Guitars 1&2: 
    Yea yea, whoa oh      I know you hate me.
 x2,  x2,  OR  x2, 

    Yea yea, whoa oh      well I miss you too.
 x2,  x2,  OR  x2, 

    Yea yea, I know        I know it's kinda late, but happy birthday.
 x2,  x2,  OR  x2, 

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)
lyrics for verse 2:

So, hard, when your far away.
It's, lame, but I forgot the date.
I, won't, make the same mistake.
I'm sole to blame.

So now you know,
Don't hang up the phone,
I wish I was at home,
I know it's way too late,
But Happy Birthday.

Chorus(refer back to other chorus)

Bridge:
Guitars 1&2:

 (continuous strum, x16)
It's not that, I don't care,

 OR  (continuous strum, x16)
You know I'll make it up to you.

 (continuous strum, x16)
If I could, I'd be there.

Back to chorus, just the back vocals (Yea yea whoa oh)
Vocalist starts singing again at (Well I miss you too)

And then a repeat of the chorus with continuous strum, no x2..

Hope you guys actually understood what I've tried to tab out..