Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder
...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)*
Intro:
C F, C, Bb Eb, Bb, Am Em Am, G F/G (x2)
Verse 1:
C F, C
You know it doesn't make much sense,
Bb Eb, Bb
There ought to be a law against;
Any-[Am]one who takes offense,[Em] [Am]
At [G]a, day in [F/G]your celebration.
C F, C
'Cos we all know in our minds,
Bb Eb, Bb
That there ought to be a time,
Am Em, Am
That we can set aside;
To [G]show just how [F/G]much we love you.
Bridge 1:
And I'm [F]sure you would agree; what could [G]fit more perfectly,
Than to [F]have a world party, on the [F/G]day you came to be?
Chorus 1:
C F, C
Happy birthday to you,
F, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F]birth-[C]day.
C F, C
Happy birthday to you,
F, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F]birth-[C]day.
Verse 2:
C F, C
I just never understood,
Bb Eb, Bb
How a man who died for good,
Am Em, Am
Could not have a day that would,
Be [G]set aside for his [F/G]recognition.
C F, C
Because it should never be,
Bb Eb, Bb
Just be-cause some cannot see,
Am Em, Am
The dream as clear as he.
That [G]they, should make it be-[F/G]come an illusion.
Bridge 2:
And we [F]all know everything, that he [G]stood for, time will bring.
For in [F]peace our hearts will sing; thanks to [F/G]Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
C F, C
Happy birthday to you,
F, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F]birth-[C]day.
C F, C
Happy birthday to you,
F, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F]birth-[C]day.
Middle 8:
[Dm7] Why has there never been a [Am7]holiday,
[Dm7] Where peace is celebrated, [Ab]all through-[Bb]out the wo-[C]rld?
Verse 3:
C F, C
The time is overdue,
Bb Eb, Bb
For peo-ple like me and you,
Am Em, Am
Who know the way to truth;
Is [G]love and unity to [F/G]all God's children.
C F, C
It should be a great event,
Bb Eb, Bb
And the whole day should be spent,
Am Em, Am
In full remembrance,
Of [G]those who lived and died, for the [F/G]oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
So [F]let us all begin, we [G]know that love can win.
Let it [F]out; don't hold it in, sing it [F/G]loud as you [F#/Ab]can...
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F#]birth-[C#]day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F#]birth-[C#]day.
Chorus 4:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F#]birth-[C#]day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [F#]birth-[C#]day.
Coda:
[C#] Ha.....ppy, [B]birthday.
Happy [Bbm]birth-day, happy [Ab]birth-da.[F#/Ab]..y. (Ooh, yeah).
[C#] Ha.....ppy, [B]birthday.
Happy [Bbm]birth-day, happy [Ab]birth-da.[F#/Ab]..y. (Ooh, yeah).
(Spoken):
[C#] We know the key, to unity of all [B]people,
Is in the dream that you had so long a-[Bbm]go,
That lives in all of the hearts of people,[Ab] [F#/Ab]
That believe in [C#]unity.
[B] We'll make the dream become a reality;
[Bbm] I know we will,[Ab] because our hearts tell us so.[F#/Ab]
Outro:
[C#] Ha.....ppy, [B]birthday.
Happy [Bbm]birth-day, happy [Ab]birth-da.[F#/Ab]..y.
[C#] Ha.....ppy, [B]birthday.
Happy [Bbm]birth-day, happy [Ab]birth-da.[F#/Ab]..y.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[C] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [Am] [Em]
[EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x33211 [EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]x68886 [EADGBE]x02210 [EADGBE]022000
[G] [F/G] [F] [Dm7] [Am7] [Ab]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]303210 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]x02013 [EADGBE]466544
[Bb] [F#/Ab] [C#] [F#/C#] [B] [Bbm]
[EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]4443xx [EADGBE]x46664 [EADGBE]x44322 [EADGBE]x24442 [EADGBE]x13321
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