G F G Dm

[Verse]

G
I was a southern child
G
Ma, I apologise
G
For all of my wilfulness

[Bridge]

   D#maj7           A#
Mistakes, mine were masterful
   D#maj7      A#
Disasters are everyday
  D#maj7      A#               G# C
Catastrophes followed like the plague

[Chorus]

          Fmaj7   A#maj7
So I take a photograph for you
Fmaj7    A#maj7
Mama I'm happy to
Fmaj7      A#maj7          D#maj7 A#maj7
All of our bad times be forgotten
            Fmaj7 A#maj7
I'll take a photograph and see
Fmaj7        A#maj7
Our happiest memory
Fmaj7           A#maj7              D#maj7 A#maj7
Coz I've got a smile, that's all I need
       G
To be happy
           G
Oh I wanna be happy
                  G
Ooh, I'm gonna be happy, oh yeah I do

[Verse]


G
So what of my loneliness
G
And all this unhappiness?
G
Well I've got a million friends

[Bridge]

   D#maj7      A#maj7
To call upon every day
   D#maj7      A#
That matter, that never say
  D#maj7      A#                           G# C
"It's too much, too late", I know I'll be fine

[Chorus]

          Fmaj7   A#maj7
So I take a photograph for you
Fmaj7    A#maj7
Mama I'm happy to
Fmaj7      A#maj7          D#maj7 A#maj7
All of our bad times be forgotten
            Fmaj7 A#maj7
I'll take a photograph and see
Fmaj7        A#maj7
Our happiest memory
Fmaj7           A#maj7              D#maj7 A#maj7
Coz I've got your smile, that's all I need, to be

[Middle 8]

     G    F
Da da, do do do
G
Do do do do da, you do

[Instrumental]

D#maj7 A#maj7 D#maj7 A#maj7
D#maj7 A#maj7 G# C

[Chorus]

          Fmaj7   A#maj7
So I take a photograph for you
Fmaj7    A#maj7
Mama I'm happy to
Fmaj7      A#maj7          D#maj7 A#maj7
All of our bad times be forgotten
            Fmaj7 A#maj7
I'll take a photograph and see
Fmaj7        A#maj7
Our happiest memory
Fmaj7           A#maj7              D#maj7 A#maj7   G
Coz I've got your smile, that's all I need, to be happy

[Otro]

G
Oh I wanna be happy, ooh I'm gonna be happy
G
I'm gon' be happy, I will be happy, I'm gon' be happy, I will be happy