Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder
...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)*
Intro:
C F/C, C
Bb Eb, Bb
Am Em Am,
[E] [D/E]
(x2)
Verse 1:
C F/C, C
You know it doesn't make much sense,
Bb Eb, Bb
There ought to be a law against;
Any-[F#m]one who takes offense,[Dbm] [F#m]
At [E]a, day in [D/E]your celebration.
C F/C, 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 [E]show just how [D/E]much we love you.
Bridge 1:
And I'm [D]sure you would agree,
What could [E]fit more perfectly,
Than to [D]have a world party,
On the [D/E]day you came to be.
Chorus 1:
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [D]birth-[A]day.
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [D]birth-[A]day.
Verse 2:
C F/C, 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 [E]set aside for his [D/E]recognition.
C F/C, 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 [E]they should make it,
Be-[D/E]come an illusion.
Bridge 2:
And we [D]all know everything,
That he [E]stood for, time will bring.
For in [D]peace our hearts will sing;
Thanks to [D/E]Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [D]birth-[A]day.
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [D]birth-[A]day.
Middle 8:
[Bm7] Why has there never been a [F#m7]holiday,
[Bm7] Where peace is celebrated,
[F] All through-[G]out the wo-[A]rld?
Verse 3:
C F/C, C
The time is overdue,
Bb Eb, Bb
For pe-ople like me and you,
Am Em, Am
Who know the way to truth;
Is [E]love and unity to [D/E]all God's children.
C F/C, C
It should be a great event,
Bb Eb, Bb
And the whole day should be spent,
Am Em, Am
In full remembrance,
Of [E]those who lived and died,
For the [D/E]oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
So [D]let us all begin,
We [E]know that love can win.
Let it [D]out; don't hold it in,
Sing it [D/E]loud as you [Eb/F]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 [Eb]birth-[Bb]day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [Eb]birth-[Bb]day.
Chorus 4:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [Eb]birth-[Bb]day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy [Eb]birth-[Bb]day.
Coda:
[Bb] Ha.....ppy, [Ab]birthday.
Happy [Gm]birth-day,
Happy [F]birth-da.[Eb/F]..y. (Ooh yeah).
[Bb] Ha.....ppy, [Ab]birthday.
Happy [Gm]birth-day,
Happy [F]birth-da.[Eb/F]..y. (Ooh yeah).
(Spoken):
[Bb] We know the key,
To unity of all [Ab]people,
Is in the dream that,
You had so long [Gm]ago,
That lives in all,
Of the hearts of people,[F] [Eb/F]
That believe in [Bb]unity.
[Ab] We'll make the dream,
Become a reality;
[Gm] I know we will,
[F] Because our hearts tell us so.[Eb/F]
Outro:
[Bb] Ha.....ppy, [Ab]birthday.
Happy [Gm]birth-day,
Happy [F]birth-da.[Eb/F]..y.
[Bb] Ha.....ppy, [Ab]birthday.
Happy [Gm]birth-day,
Happy [F]birth-da.[Eb/F]..y.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[A] [D/A] [G] [C] [F#m] [Dbm]
[DbF#BEAbDb]x32010 [DbF#BEAbDb]x33211 [DbF#BEAbDb]x13331 [DbF#BEAbDb]x68886 [DbF#BEAbDb]x02210 [DbF#BEAbDb]022000
[E] [D/E] [D] [Bm7] [F#m7] [F]
[DbF#BEAbDb]320003 [DbF#BEAbDb]303210 [DbF#BEAbDb]133211 [DbF#BEAbDb]xx0211 [DbF#BEAbDb]x02013 [DbF#BEAbDb]466544
[G] [Eb/F] [Bb] [Eb/Bb] [Ab] [Gm]
[DbF#BEAbDb]x13331 [DbF#BEAbDb]4443xx [DbF#BEAbDb]x46664 [DbF#BEAbDb]x44322 [DbF#BEAbDb]x24442 [DbF#BEAbDb]x13321
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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