If It Makes You Happy

Michael Cera Palin

  • Am
  • Am7
  • C
  • C7
  • D7
  • Em7
  • F
  • Fmaj7
  • G
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[Verse]
Am C C7 Am C C7 Am I've been long, a long way from here
C C7 Am Put on a poncho, play for mosquitos
C Fmaj7 C And drank til I was thirsty again
C C7 Am C C C7 Am We were searching through thrift store jungles
C C7 D7 Am Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
C Fmaj7 And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
C Fmaj7 Well okay, I made that up [Chorus] Am N.C. I promised you I'd never give up
Am If it makes you happy
Am C It can't be that bad
Em7 Am7 If it makes you happy
Am C Am7 G Am7 Then why the hell are you so sad [instrumental]
C C7 Am Em7 [Verse]
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Am7 Em7 Am7 C Am C7 You get down, real low down
Am7 Em7 Am7 You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Am7 Fmaj7 C Am7 C Who hasn't been there before?
Am7 C C C7 I come round, around the hard way
Am7 Em7 Am7 Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
C Am Fmaj7 And serve you French toast again Eaug Em7 Fmaj7 Well okay, I still get stoned [Chorus] C N.C. I'm not the kind of girl you'd bring home
Am If it makes you happy
Am C It can't be that bad
Em7 Am7 If it makes you happy
Am C Am7 Em7 Then why the hell are you so sad [Chorus]
Am If it makes you happy
Am C It can't be that bad
Em7 Am7 If it makes you happy
Am C Am7 C C7 Am7 Then why the hell are you so sad [Verse]
C C F C Am C7 Am We've been long, a long away from you
C F Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos
F C Fmaj7 And been everywhere in between
C Fmaj7 Well okay, we get along Cmaj7 N.C. But what if everything was all wrong? [Other]
Em7 Am If it makes you happy
Am C It can't be that bad
Em7 Am7 If it makes you happy
Am Em7 Then why the hell are you so sad
Em7 Am If it makes you happy
Am C It can't be that bad
Em7 Am7 If it makes you happy
Am C Am7 Then why the hell are you so sad
F C F C Why are you so sad
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Composition: Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott

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