Happy With Myself

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                             Happy With Myself?
                       Words: Bergquist and Detweiler
                              Music: Bergquist

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---Rhythm Figure 1----

     I'm              happy with myself.....(etc.)
      1       2       3        4
E|-----0-------0-------3--3-3-3----3-3---|----0-------0-------3--3-3-3----3-3--| 
B|-----2-------2-------3--3-3-3----3-3---|----2-------2-------3--3-3-3----3-3--| 
G|-----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0---|----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0--| 
D|-----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0---|----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0--| 
A|-----0-------0-------2--2-2-2----2-2---|----0-------0-------2--2-2-2----2-2--| 
E|---------------------3--3-3-3----3-3---|--------------------3--3-3-3----3-3--| 

E|-----0-------0-------3--3-3-3----3-3---|----0-------0-------3--3-3-3----3-3--| 
B|-----2-------2-------3--3-3-3----3-3---|----2-------2-------3--3-3-3----3-3--| 
G|-----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0---|----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0--| 
D|-----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0---|----2-------2-------0--0-0-0----0-0--| 
A|-----0-------0-------2--2-2-2----2-2---|----0-------0-------2--2-2-2----2-2--| 
E|---------------------3--3-3-3----3-3---|--------------------3--3-3-3----3-3--| 

& I don't                                             ---End Rythym Figure 1---
      have.......                    what it takes...
E|-----0-------0-------0---0----0--------|-----3-------------------------------| 
B|-----1-------1-------1---1----1--------|-----3-------------------------------| 
G|-----0-------0-------0---0----0--------|-----0-------------------------------| 
D|-----2-------2-------2---2----2--------|-----0-------------------------------| 
A|-----3-------3-------3---3----3--------|-----2-------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------|-----3-------------------------------| 

---Lead Figure---(play this during the choruses)
E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------0----2----|---------------------2-------0-------| 
A|---------------------4-----------------|----------------------------------4--| 
E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

                              (repeat a few times, then continue to the verses)
E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------0----2----|---------------------2-------0-------| 
A|-0-------------------4-----------------|----------------------------------4--| 
E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

E|---(p| lay this during the verses)--- 


   A                                       E
E|--------------0------------------------|---------------2----0----------------| 
B|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|---------2--------------2--------------|----------1---------------1----------| 
D|-------2-------------------2-----------|------2-----------------------2------| 
A|----0---------------------------0------|-------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------| 


    G                                      D
E|-----------------0---------------------|-------------------2------0----------| 
B|---------------------------------------|-------------3-----------------------| 
G|------------0-------------0------------|--------2----------------------------| 
D|--------0------------------------------|----0--------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
E|----3----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 

---Rhythm Figure 2---
E|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1------|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1----| 
B|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1------|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1----| 
G|-----0------0-----2--2--2-2-----2------|-----0------0-----2--2--2-2-----2----| 
D|-----0------0-----3--3--3-3-----3------|-----0------0-----3--3--3-3-----3----| 
A|-----2------2-----3--3--3-3-----3------|-----2------2-----3--3--3-3-----3----| 
E|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1------|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1----| 


                                              (repeat until your arm falls off)
E|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1------|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1----| 
B|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1------|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1----| 
G|-----0------0-----2--2--2-2-----2------|-----0------0-----2--2--2-2-----2----| 
D|-----0------0-----3--3--3-3-----3------|-----0------0-----3--3--3-3-----3----| 
A|-----2------2-----3--3--3-3-----3------|-----2------2-----3--3--3-3-----3----| 
E|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1------|-----3------3-----1--1--1-1-----1----| 

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    ___Lyrics & Chords___

Chorus/Intro:
A   G             A     G
I'm happy with myself

A   G             A     G
I'm happy with myself

            C              G
And I don't have what it takes

           A     G
To please you

(Repeat)

(w/ Lead Figure)

A           E                    G     D
I've been trying to write you a letter

A           E                    G     D
I've been trying for two or three years

A     E                   G     D
maybe I could just say it better

A         E                 G     D
Practice some in front of a mirror

E
here

(Chorus)

A          E                    G      D
I've been trying to build you a heaven

A          E              G     D
Crowns of thorns in Mason jars

A           E                 G        D
angels that dance on pins and needles

A           E                 G    D
maybe I've tried a little too hard

A    G            A    G
I'm happy with myself

A    G            A    G
I'm happy with myself

              C            G
And I don't have what it takes

         F            G
I don't have what it takes

           A     G
To please you

(Vocal ad-lib)

A    G            A    G
I'm happy with myself

A       G            A    G
I'm so happy with myself

             C             G
And I don't have what it takes

         F             D
I don't have what it takes

           G     F  <---------- NOTE:  Key change to G major
To please you

(Repeat for a long time with vocal ad-libs, then cut to acoustic guitar
playing Rhythm Figure 2 to the end)
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Replies, rants, raves, corrections to Ryan Wise (wise@lclark.edu)
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