Happiness Is A Choice Ukulele chords by Doc Landry

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Verse 1:
(Down Strum each chord)
     D
Well I've been sitting here wondering why
A
    We've cloned a sheep and learned to fly
       G
But despite this progress, the world's a mess
    D                  A
And no one seems to be happy

(Strum pattern 1)
D
Everybody's chasing their white picket fences
    A
And buying so much that I should mention
G                           D            A
It seems to me a paradox of rising expectations
D

Folks are all jacked up on SSRIs
A
Or praying to a deity to bring better times
G
We keep strugglin' to look within
   D                       A      G
To attain this elusive condition

Chorus:
       A       D      G
Happiness is a choice
            A             D    G
To fill our lives up with joy
            A         D   A  G
To live simply and in har-mo-ny
N.C.                                 D
So if happiness is a choice I choose you
             A           G    D  A
you, you, you, you, you, oooo

Verse 2:
D
All these experts on TV
A
With 12 step programs, books, DVDs
    G
But no paid advice can replace in your life
   D                           A
Mistakes that are totally free
   D
No ivy league diploma in Psychology
     A
Will help transcend egocentricities
    G
Cuz even the best developed conciousness
           D               A
Falls from grace occasionally
    D
The Buddha taught us not to attach
         A
But I'll bet Shaddarta's never contemplated your laugh
          G
When your similin' at me under a bhodi tree
          D                         A   G
I'm as enlightened as I'll ever be

Chorus:
      A        D      G              A            D    G
Happiness is a choice
to fill our lives up with joy
             A        D   A  G  (mute)
To live simply and in har-mo-ny
      N.C.           N.C.             D
So if happiness is a choice, I choose you
            A            G      D A
you, you, you, you, you, ooooo

The Whistling:

D | A | G | D A: x2
Pick 1-2-3 in the strumming 2 rhythm above

Verse 3:

(Down strum once on each chord)
     D
Well each of us has to find our own way
A
Life can be difficult but that's ok
          G
Sometimes all you can do is just struggle through
             D                         A
And make the most of each and every day
D
I'm so grateful that I got you
    A
But baby don't forget, you've got me too
   G                           D                A       G
No matter what life brings, No matter what life brings

Chorus:
     A         D      G               A             D     G
Happiness is a choice     to fill our lives up with joy
             A        D      A     G
To live simply and in haaaar-moooo-nyyyyy
                              D
So if happiness is a choice, I choose you
               A
you, you, you, you, you
       G              A                D
If happiness is a choice, I choose you